Editing Lombardy (section)

====From prehistory to the classical era====
[[File:4193 - Milano - Ruderi dell'Arena romana - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 14-July.2007.jpg|thumb|The remains of the [[Milan amphitheatre]], which can be found inside the archaeological park of the Antiquarium in Milan]]
The first artistic evidence in Lombardy dates back to the [[Mesolithic]] period when, at the end of the [[Würm glaciation]], the historical cycle of the [[Rock Drawings in Valcamonica]] began, which continued and subsequently expanded in the [[Neolithic]] and the [[Copper Age]] to end only in Roman and medieval times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archeocamuni.it/ciclo_camuno.html|title=Il ciclo istoriativo camuno: una tradizione millenaria|access-date=1 August 2012|language=it}}</ref> The Camunian cycle is considered one of the most important testimonies of prehistory worldwide<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/94|title=Rock Drawings in Valcamonica|access-date=1 August 2012|language=it}}</ref> and is therefore included in the list of [[World Heritage Site]].

Furthermore, further finds have been found of the presence of prehistoric populations in the Lombardy territory, also included in the world heritage of humanity with the serial site of the "[[Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps]]", with several locations located in Lombardy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/fr/list/1363|title=Sites palafittiques préhistoriques autour des Alpes|access-date=1 August 2012|language=fr}}</ref>

The [[Celts]] left evidence scattered throughout the archaeological museums of the region, while the [[Etruscans|Etruscan]] presence is attested in the [[Mantua]] area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parcoarcheologicoforcello.it|title=Parco Archeologico Forcello|access-date=1 August 2012|language=it}}</ref> Following the [[Roman expansion in Italy|Roman conquest]], the artistic evolution of the region veered towards the styles of the conquerors from the late republican period to the Roman imperial era: monumental remains of this historical era can be seen in [[Brescia]] ({{langx|la|Brixia}}) and [[Milan]] ({{langx|la|[[Mediolanum]]}}).