Image credits

The records drawn on this site, oldest first, with their sources and licenses.

  1. Hand axe, Olduvai Gorge, about 1.2 million years ago. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  2. Horse, Lascaux cave, about 17,000 BCE. EU, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  3. Hand stencils, Cueva de las Manos, about 7300 BCE. Mariano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  4. Cuneiform tablet, a barley account, about 3000 BCE. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  5. Stonehenge, about 2500 BCE. Mactographer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  6. Book of the Dead of Hunefer, about 1275 BCE. British Museum free image service, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  7. Red-figure cup by the Brygos Painter, about 480 BCE. J. Paul Getty Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  8. The Parthenon, 438 BCE. User:Mountain, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  9. Rosetta Stone, 196 BCE. Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  10. Alexander Mosaic, Pompeii, about 100 BCE. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  11. The Pantheon, Rome, about 125. Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  12. Mural, Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, about 700. G41rn8, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  13. Book of Kells, about 800. Meister des Book of Kells, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  14. Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s. Myrabella, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  15. North rose window, Chartres, about 1235. Eusebius, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  16. Giotto, Lamentation, about 1305. Giotto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  17. Gutenberg Bible, 1455. NYC Wanderer (Kevin Eng), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  18. Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, about 1485. Sandro Botticelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  19. Leonardo da Vinci, a flying machine, about 1488. Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  20. Leonardo da Vinci, Vitruvian Man, about 1490. Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  21. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, begun 1503. Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  22. Raphael, The School of Athens, 1511. Raphael, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  23. Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, about 1512. Michelangelo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  24. Albrecht Dürer, Rhinoceros, 1515. Albrecht Dürer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  25. Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, about 1665. Johannes Vermeer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  26. Niépce, View from the Window at Le Gras, about 1827. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  27. Hokusai, The Great Wave, about 1831. After Katsushika Hokusai, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  28. Daguerre, Boulevard du Temple, 1838. Louis Daguerre, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  29. The Crystal Palace, London, 1851. Dickinson Brothers, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  30. Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884. Georges Seurat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  31. The Eiffel Tower under construction, 1888. Louis-Emile Durandelle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  32. First powered flight, Kitty Hawk, 1903. John T. Daniels, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  33. Flatiron Building, about 1903. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  34. Malevich, Black Square, 1915. Shakko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  35. Bauhaus building, Dessau, 1926. A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons.
  36. ENIAC, 1946. Unidentified U.S. Army photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  37. Earthrise, Apollo 8, 1968. NASA/Bill Anders, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  38. Mandelbrot set, first drawn 1980. Created by Wolfgang Beyer with the program Ultra Fractal 3., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  39. Fractal flame, 2000s. Garden, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  40. Generative art, 2015. Gwendal Tsang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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