ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Timeline of Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau was a type of art that was popular a long, long time ago - about 120 years ago! It started around the 1890s and lasted until about the beginning of World War I in 1914.

Art Nouveau was a really special type of art because it was very different from all the other kinds of art that came before it. Art Nouveau artists wanted to make things look more nature-y and organic - kind of like plants and flowers.

The name "Art Nouveau" is French, which is a language that some people speak. It means "new art." That's because people who liked this type of art thought it was really new and cool.

People made all sorts of things in the Art Nouveau style, like furniture, jewelry, posters, and even buildings! The buildings were really different because they were all curly and swirly and they had lots of little details that made them look like they were growing out of the ground.

People in different countries all over the world liked Art Nouveau, like in France, Belgium, and Austria. Even though it's not super popular anymore, you can still see Art Nouveau things if you go to some places - like some cities in Europe!

So, to sum it up, Art Nouveau was a really cool type of art that was popular a long time ago. It was different from all the other kinds of art that came before it because it was all about nature and organic shapes. People made lots of things in the Art Nouveau style and it was popular in many different countries.