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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Dome at St. Peter's

For Students 9th - 10th

This site, which is provided for by the Web Gallery of Art, gives a brief description of the dome at St. Peter's as well as providing a picture.

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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: The Conversion of Saul

For Students 9th - 10th

The Web Gallery of Art offers a look at Michelangelo's painting of Saul's conversion to the disciple Paul. Also explains the historical background of the event.

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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo's "The Holy Family"

For Students 9th - 10th

The Web Gallery of Art offers this digitized image of this famous painting by Michelangelo. Includes some notes on the background of the painting and the artist's style.

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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives: Renaissance: Focus on Florence

For Students 9th - 10th

Overview of Florence during the Renaissance discusses the key elements and individuals that made the city a center of Renaissance power and culture: the Medici family, the wool trade, humanism, Florentine art and architecture,...

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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Florentine Art and Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th

This site from Learner.org illustrates the inner and outer workings of Renaissance art and architecture in the Italian city of Florence. It also provides an example by noting some works by Michelangelo and Botticelli.

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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th

Contains a detailed biography of artist Michelangelo. Written from a Catholic perspective. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around...

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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Michelangelo

For Students 9th - 10th

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Michelangelo.

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Robin Chew

Lucid Cafe: Michelangelo

For Students 9th - 10th

This website provides a brief composite of Italian artist Michelangelo 1475-1564. The site mentions various work of art; Pieta, David, and the Sistine Chapel. Site also offers links to other painters.

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Palomar Community College District

Donatello's David vs. Michelangelo's David

For Students 9th - 10th

This website provides information about Donatello's David and Michelangelo's David. The site contains the specifications of the two statues: date, material, period, etc.

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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Michelangelo Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th

Kids learn about the biography of Michelangelo, Italian artist, sculptor, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.

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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: The High Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th

A listing, with links, of some of the artists associated with The High Renaissance art.

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Michelangelo's Pieta

For Students 9th - 10th

This site contains a beautiful digital image of Michelangelo's "Pieta."

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Curated OER

Symbolism in Visual Images

For Students 9th - 10th

Brief essay on visual symbolism in literature and art. Provides examples and nice images. Shows that visual images can have the same type of symbolism as literary works.

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