Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: Landscape and Mood
How can a landscape convey mood? Take a look at Vincent van Gogh's "Landscape with Snow" and examine the painting's mood with the help of this site's writing/discussion prompts.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Minnesota River Valley Rocks: Outdoor Observational Investigation
In this investigation, students will observe, record and compare the differing landscapes and rocks located at three sites along the MN River Valley.
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Kerry Hallam
Hallam is a landscape painter who has traveled around the world portraying scenes with vivid and bold colors. However, most of his work is done in the United States. He is heavily inspired by the post-impressionists and it shows in his...
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Bruce Ricker
A landscape artist who works both with screenprints and paintings. Ricker calls his style of painting an "epic visionary."
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite: About 'Springtime in Eskdale'
Learn about this landscape by Scottish artist James McIntosh Patrick. You can view the painting with a special zoom feature to get a close look. There are also example lessons, for teachers, based on the painting.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Art Wonders: Neighborhood Notes [Pdf]
In this lesson, students observe their neighborhood, record details about it, and collaborate in producing a neighborhood mural.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Taoism and the Arts of China
Chinese art is often used to depict the religion of Taoism. In addition to many images, there are also lesson plans for all ages.
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: Learning About Landscapes
Take a look at aspects of drawing landscapes from horizontal lines to titles of some landscapes on display in the Birmingham Art Gallery.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite: 'A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning' [Pdf]
As part of the National Gallery's Take One Picture project, this PDF offers suggestions for using this Rubens painting in a cross-curricular study in elementary grades.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: John Singer Sargent
Biography of the artist John Singer Sargent and four paintings are featured. Links to important people in his life.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Landscape
A very nice website with a definition of landscape and several examples of landscape paintings and photographs. Provides links to landscape art from specific historical eras.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Examples of Landscapes by Artists Born Before 1700
This website has great examples of landscapes done by artists born before 1700 by artists of a variety of nationalities and art movements. Includes art ranging in date from as early as the 3rd millenium B.C. to 1701. Each image has a...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1701 and 1800
A nice website with examples of landscapes by artists born during the 18th century. Each example is annotated with general information and a link is provided for more information on the individual piece of art.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1801 and 1820
Great website of landscapes done by artists born in the early 19th century (before 1820). Includes nice images and links to further information on specific pieces of art.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Pastoral Art
This website describes a specific type of landscape, the pastoral. Includes several examples of pastoral scenes and links to further information on the individual pieces of artwork.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Composition
This online dictionary of art terms from Artlex is a valuable tool. The composition page explains how the term is used in the world of art. There are related links and works of art to explore.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Grant Wood
CGFA provides five paintings in this online gallery: "American Gothic", "Stone City", "Self-Portrait", "Daughters of the Revolution", and "Return from Bohemia". Images only, with the briefest of information about title, date, medium, and...
Other
Flemish Art Collection: "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin
Depiction of the painting "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin. The page loads in Dutch, but there is an option to view the page in English.
Other
Alien Travel Guide: Styles of Painting
A descriptive site from Alientravelguide.com that explains nine different styles of painting.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite About 'Nottingham From the East'
A beautiful scene painted by Jan Seberechts in 1695. Come and learn more about the painting and get a zoomed-in look using a special feature.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Architect
This Kiwi Careers site gives an overview of the architectural career field. While some of the information is specific to New Zealand, there is information that is uniform throughout the architectural career field.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Alfred Thompson Bricher
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Alfred Thompson Bricher is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings. For the last seventeen years of his life, Bricher...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: John F. Carlson
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, John F. Carlson is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Thomas Chambers
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Thomas Chambers is described here along with information on his contributions to art through landscape and portraits. His landscape paintings famously depict the Hudson River...