Question

Why do we group artworks with similar characteristics into periods or styles?

Answer 1

Answer: it helps us understand people from different times and places.

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Answer 2

We group artworks with similar characteristics into periods or styles because it is easiest to do it that way - this way we can find common characteristics in these literary/artistic eras, and name them. For example, the Renaissance had a distinct style, which differs greatly from that of Romanticism.