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Artistic eras

The major periods of artistic development in England

Celtic and Medieval

Celtic and Medieval

From pre-history to the late Middle Ages

Self-portrait (1669) by Rembrandt van Rinj (1606–69) (Photo courtesy of the National Gallery)

Renaissance and Baroque

The rebirth of Classical ideals lead to a Europe-wide flowering of the arts

Self Portrait (1799/1804) of John Constable, at the National Portrait Gallery, London (Photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery)

The early 19C Romantic era of painting

The Pre-Raphaelites

The Pre-Raphaelites

This late 19C Romantic offshoot offered a, well, a romanticized reinterpretation of the Medieval style

Reflection, a self-portrait (1985) of Lucian Freud (Photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London)

The 20th Century

Modern art in England

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