History of the European art market can be broadly divided into four historical periods: ancient Greece to the Roman period,the middle ages,the Renaissance to the 18th century,after the 19th century.In the four historical periods in the art market have their own characteristics: the first is the third-largest art market in the period that is parasitic,employment,freedom of art market evenly;the second period is the art of employment markets dominate the world;the third is a free art market's recovery during the period four times is a free art market leader.