The first art objects of Georgia are dated from the BC times. The gold treasures discovered by the archaeological excavations confirm the ancient and rich culture of the country. Already in the antique period, making jewellery and architecture were developed in the Georgian states (Colchis, Iberia). In the era of the Stone Age, the Georgian tribes produced metals, and in the territory of Georgia, sufficient metal mineral deposits were won.
Medieval architecture developed in the first half of the 4th century AD. The royal palaces and fortifications, cities and bridges were created. Christianity (327) changed the art and architecture of Georgia. They were influenced by the Georgian-Orthodox Apostolic Church and influenced by Byzantine art. The whole country was built with Christian churches: monumental cathedral, basilicas, three aisles, numerous monasteries.
In the 6th - 7th century, the cross-dome churches and the form of Tetrakonchos were preferred. Medieval Georgian icons, cult objects, frescoes, hagiographies are among the best works of art.
Georgian art and architecture reached its renaissance in the 12th and 13th centuries. During this period valuable works of art were created: Rustaveli, the book of the gospel and the triptych of Khakhuli, a cell-melting icon, created by precious gemstones, by Georgian goldsmiths Beshken and Beka Opizari. The first academies were founded in Gelati and Ikalto.
From the 16th century the decline of Georgia has begun, and the decline of Georgian art. It is only in the so-called "Silver Age" of Georgian literature when blooming occurs. The seal remains the domain of the Hoch Adel: three kings (16th-18th century). King Vachtang VI, the last poet of the "Silver Age" founded the first printing house in Tbilisi in 1709, and the Georgian art of the modern era began. After the annexation of Georgia by Russia in 1801, Russian culture, as well as western European, influenced on the indigenous. It was followed by Russian classicism, followed by eclecticism. Although in the 19th / 20th. Georgian culture suffered under the rule of the Soviet Union, many famous writers, art painters, scientists, composers in the country.
Among numerous artists, the naive art painter Niko Pirosmani became famous. The present image of the Georgian capital Tbilisi shows us its diverse architecture, landscape and history. There, Georgian, Moorish, Persian and European elements have been united. It is not invisible dreary suburban backdrops from the Soviet era, whose squalid buildings only give rise to moods in the evening light.
Today's modern architecture, which has developed since 2003 under the third president, is peculiar and highly interesting. The admirable, modern buildings of Italian, Spanish, and German architects give the city a picturesque but dazzling city panorama. These include the Peace Bridge over the river Mtkvari by the Italian architect Michele De Lucia, the judicial house by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, the Presidential Palace and others. The new parliamentary buildings, flooded with light, in the second city of Kutaisi, and many interesting new buildings in the coastal town of Batumi, shows a modern, architectural Georgian architecture and also takes advantage of the different currents that have developed since the Soviet era.