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Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Inspiration from the Classics

For Students 11th - 12th
Even cartoonists can take inspiration from the masters. Learners will learn about Fuseli's The Nightmare and compare it to the cartoon it inspired. They'll analyze the cartoon in relation to the original piece as well as the political...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

The Art of Studying Art

For Teachers 6th
Students explain the value of different genres of art. In this art lesson, students describe the differences in various genres of art and make comparisons between them. Students choose an art genre and create an original work of art...
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Activity
Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Girodet Romantic Rebel

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderfully detailed exhibition site, developed by the Art Institute of Chicago, devoted to this gifted French painter, whose work is often viewed in opposition to the prevailing neoclassical style of his time. With a career that...
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Other

National Gallery of Australia: Constable: Land, Sea, and Sky

For Students 9th - 10th
Online counterpart to a retrospective of the work of landscape artist John Constable displays and comments on over one-hundred watercolors, oils, and drawings by the artist. An excellent resource for in-depth studies of landscapes,...
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Museum profiles the work of the American painter John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).
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Hanover College

Hanover College: Images of Romantic Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hanover College History offers several excellent images of Romantic Art. The site provides the year each one was created.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Tour: Constable and Turner: British Landscapes

For Students 9th - 10th
View a selection of paintings by English romantics Constable and Turner in the collections of the National Gallery. Tour has biographical and curatorial notes, along with detailed views of each painting.
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Article
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Romanticism

For Students 9th - 10th
Metropolitan Museum of Art essay detailing the history of 19th Century artistic movement, Romanticism. Accompanied by visual examples of original paintings from the era.
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Handout
Baertracks

Creative Quotations: Eugene Delacroix

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Creative Quotations contains a brief list of quotes from the artist. A very short biographical sketch is also available. An interesting site, and worth checking out.