Paleolithic art can be found to date back over thirty thousand years. The first discovery of this type of art was in Spain 1879. They were cave paintings that depicted men, women and, animals, these types of works were most often found deep in caves were no natural light could reach. In the gloom of the caves, the paintings look remarkably realistic. As well as paintings there were many sculptors, mainly animals, the human forms discovered are believed to be symbols of fertility, these were carved form materials like ivory, serpentine and limestone.

Greek art was developed through several cultural phases, geometric, archaic, classical, and Hellenistic. Geometric was characterized by the use of geometric shapes; the archaic style developed from the use of oriental motifs. The period of The Classical was composed of idealistic human figures with emphasis on naturalism, grace and sophistication, depicted with drapery.

The Human form in an idealized state was much admired by Roman artists, as they valued the emotional and psychological sid

The boulevards of Paris play host to an exciting array of people, enjoying the flamboyant life style. It is a life style, which created an interesting selection of artists. One of these was Edward Manet [1832-83] described as being the rebel of the art world, the painter of modern Paris, though he himself was not considered an impressionistic artist. Impressionistic art works reflected the personal impressions of the artist. The artist used small canvases, and as little oil in paint as possible, as it was discovered the oil absorbs light- this is why the works of this time tend to look very pastel. Post-impressionism loosely describes the work of a few artists whose work was built on impressionistic principles ages after the movement lost its fever. The realistic use of colors wore off during post-impressionism.

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