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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Renaissance and Baroque Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...
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Other

Web Museum: The Calling of Saint Matthew

For Students 9th - 10th
The WebMuseum gives you information about Caravaggio's, "The Calling of Saint Matthew," including who each person in the painting is.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Orchestra Seating Chart: Baroque, Classical, Romantic

For Students 3rd - 8th
See how the number of orchestra members increased from the Baroque period through the Classical, up to the Romantic. You can print each orchestra seating chart.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Frans Hals

For Students 9th - 10th
Web Museum gives you biographical information about Frans Hals. There are also links to three of his paintings but not "The Merry Drinker".
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: The Love Letter by Jan Vermeer

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Claude Lorrain, "Pastoral Landscape"

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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PBS

Classics for Kids: Antonio Vivaldi

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short biography of Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Thomas Gainsborough

For Students 9th - 10th
Olga gives you many Gainsborough works, including "Mrs. Siddons". You can also link to a bio page on the site.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: European Art: Jonathan Buttal: The Blue Boy (C 1770)

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of Thomas Gainsborough's eighteenth-century portrait, "The Blue Boy." Accompanied by a brief description.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Claude Lorrain

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia gives you Claude Lorrain links to museums and galleries on the Internet.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Thomas Gainsborough

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent depiction of the artist's life. Includes his influences and a photo of one of his greatest paintings, "The Blue Boy."
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Nicolas Poussin

For Students 9th - 10th
The Catholic Encyclopedia site gives you a rather extensive biography on Nicolas Poussin. 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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Other

Rhythm in Baroque Music

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing in detail the rhythmic aspects of Baroque music.