ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Degas and Dancers
This ibiblio.org page provides an introspective look into the story behind Degas' dancer paintings. Also includes a gallery of such paintings as "The Dancing Class."
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: William Blake
Information about William Blake's life and examples of his engravings.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Rossetti Archive: Digital Scholarship With Wombattitude
A comprehensive archive of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's writings and paintings. This hypermedia archive contains detailed information on the life and works of this famous man.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute:visual Blues of Lawrence, Douglas, and Bearden
Within this lesson plan there is a nice introduction to Douglas' work.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Elaine Fried De Kooning
Brief, yet informative article on Elaine Fried de Kooning who was an artist, writer, critic, and educator. Although she primarily painted in the abstract expressionist form, she also painted a portrait of John F. Kennedy.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Edgar Degas
This DiscoverFrance site provides two images of the artist's work, biographical information, quotations, and links to other sites with information about the artist.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Paul Cezanne
This website is an interesting biography on Paul Cezanne, the French painter whose works evolved from one style into another. Links to related sites included.
Art Institute of Chicago
Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
This presentation offers a biography of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. There are also links to information about other featured artists.
Other
The Rossetti Archive: d.g. Rossetti
This site from The Rossetti Archive provides an incredible site in the making of all kinds of information and texts of works of Dante Grabriel Rossetti. Much is already working with a completion date of the entire project at the end of...
Other
Spanish arts.com: Murillo
SpanishArts.com offers paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
Other
Tfao: Appleton Museum of Art
A brief, yet informative, overview of Lee-Smith's work accompanied by two painting images.
Other
University of Nebraska: Audubon
This site gives a brief biography of the famous artist John James Audubon and contains a couple of images of his paintings.
Other
Read Works: Art and Artists Goya, Oh Boya! [Pdf]
A biographical text about artist Francisco de Goya. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: The Love Letter by Jan Vermeer
A great Web Gallery of Art site for information on Vermeer's painting "The Love Letter." Click the links for a picture of the painting, notes about the painting, and a study of what Vermeer was trying to accomplish through the painting.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Georgia O'keeffe
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the American realist painter, Georgia O'Keeffe.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Jose Clemente Orozco
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography of Mexican muralisgt Jose Clemente Orozco.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters:thomas Eakins
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography for the 19th century American realist painter, Thomas Eakins.
Princeton Review
The Princeton Review: Career Artist
Information on the career of an artist. Tells requirements (both personal and educational), future job outlook, and typical job duties.
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)
Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Jacques Newashish
View works by Jacques Newashish, painter and printmaker and learn what influences his work.
New York University
Grey Art Gallery: John Singer Sargent, Draughtsman
Resource presents this look at the drawings and sketchwork of American painter John Singer Sargent.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Sfmoma: Making Sense of Modern Art: Gerhard Richter
A multimedia in-depth look at the artist Gerhard Richter.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Claude Lorrain, "Pastoral Landscape"
The Metropolitan Museum of Art gives you Claude Lorrain, "Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna". Here you can find a brief discription of the painting and a reproduction of the work.
Read Works
Read Works: The Making of a President
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about methods various types of artists used in order to determine what George Washington must have looked like. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...