European art Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
art created in any of the current or historical locations of the European continent
About European art
Thevisual artdescribed in this article was, at the time it was made – from the 15th to the 19th century – known just as "art", and is usually categorized by period, genre, medium, and country. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the institutional study and recognition of art broadened, and came to include folk art, modern art, and art from other continents. Most non-European art used to have lower status in Europe and among people of European heritage. It was labelled with terms such asprimitive artortribal art, with some exceptions; art fromImperial Chinaandpre-modern Japanwas highly appreciated in Europe. Today, the institutions have given more recognition to non-Western art; theLouvredevotes a whole section to pre-colonial art from Africa, Oceania and the Americas. Similarly, the status of
European art Travel Guide Sections
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