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International Festival: France
Students explore French culture. In this cross-curriculum social studies lesson, students listen to Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans and identify words and landmarks associated with France. Students pronounce several phrases in French,...
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Visite Virtuelle du Louvre
Students complete a virtual tour of the Louvre Museum in Paris. Using the internet, they identify the items they expect to see and the ones they actually see. They discuss the different types of artwork that can be found there as well.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Periods: Cubism
A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.
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The Louvre Museum: Official Website
The official website of the Louvre is a treasure trove of the incredible art displayed at that iconic museum.
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Louvre Museum
Official web site of the museum, with links to virtual visits, online exhibitions, and a storehouse of resources designed to make its collections available to a worldwide audience.
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Louvre Museum: Selected Works
A selection of artworks displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Categorized by theme, including Masterpieces, The French Revolution, Travel, Landscapes, and more. Clicking on an artwork leads to a description of the piece and a...
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Louvre Museum: Visitor Trails: Daily Life in Egypt in the Time of Pharoahs
Take a tour through the Louvre and discover examples of art depicting daily life in ancient Egypt during the time of the pharoahs. Read descriptions of the scenes and click to learn more about the details of the artwork itself. A very...
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Musee Du Louvre (Louvre Museum)
Official web site of the museum, with links to virtual visits, online exhibitions, and a storehouse of resources designed to make its collections available to a worldwide audience.
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Winged Victory of Samothrace
A closer look at the Winged Victory of Samothrace: A peerless masterpiece of Greek sculpture, the Winged Victory of Samothrace standing on the prow of a ship overlooked the sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace. The...
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss
A closer look at Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss: In the Michelangelo Gallery at the Louvre, the visitors crowd around this idyllic image of a loving couple: a winged man and a swooning woman in a voluptuous embrace, their lips about to...
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Seated Scribe
A closer look at the Seated Scribe: Painted in bright colors and gazing expressively at the visitor, the Seated Scribe is one of the most famous statues in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities. Egyptologists think it is probably the...
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Madonna of the Rabbit
A closer look at the Madonna of the Rabbit: Take a closer look at the Madonna of the Rabbit, a major work by Titian which was painted in the 16th century and is conserved at the Louvre. The commentary by Jean Habert, curator in the...
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Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Mona Lisa
A closer look at the Mona Lisa: Forget the cliche and look at the painting. In the early 16th century, Mona Lisa represented a turning point in the history of portraiture. Leonardo da Vinci linked the monumentality of a figure before a...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Marcel Proust: Writing and the Arts
A rich look at the influences on Marcel Proust's writing from the National Library of France. See how his interaction with art, artists, music, composers, and contemporary society developed his craft.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Art Nouveau
This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum: Imaginary Exhibition: Louis La Caze Collection
Site that describes and depicts paintings from the renown Louis La Caze Collection at the Louvre Museum.
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Louvre Museum: Thematic Trails: Masterpieces of the Louvre
Learn what it means to designate an artwork as an artistic masterpiece by considering twelve works linked together in a thematic trail of Louvre-owned masterworks. Each piece can be enlarged for closer inspection, and description windows...
Read Works
Read Works: Art and Artists Leonardo Da Vinci
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Frommer's: Musee Du Louvre
A great excerpt from Frommers world travel guide about the famous Parisian fortress/museum, The Louvre. Offers a brief history behind the museum and its acquisition of over 30,000 priceless pieces of artwork, tips on which works are a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: Seeing America
A course on looking at American history through art. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: French Art & Architecture
Scroll to the middle of the page for two brief paragraphs on French Baroque architecture during the 17th century. It mentions the leading architects during this time period and their accomplishments.
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A site from Artchive.com about Greek statues. There is no history on the Venus de Milo, however a fantastic image is available.
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Click to View Full Sized Image
A site from Artchive.com about Greek statues. There is no history on the Venus de Milo, however a fantastic image is available.