Water has been used throughout history in artistic pieces. Over the ages, water has been used as a calming symbol of peacefulness, tranquility, and sophistication. Alternatively, it has been depicted as a foreboding power, with unreliable and inestimable power. Artistic styles and techniques have grown and shifted over the eras. Unsurprisingly, the use of water in art has also changed. The artistic creations of ancient Rome are vastly different from those of the renaissance era, which are equally different from modern art. For more information about any of these three eras in art history, follow the links below.