Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art of the First Cities
Learn about art history in Mesopotamia and its surrounding regions, circa 3000 B.C. Explore the history of the region through various topics including cities, rulers and religious vestments.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statuette of Nike
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 5th century Greek sculpture "Statuette of Nike" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table, Pablo Picasso
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Standing Female Nude, Pablo Picasso
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Standing Female Nude", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Garden of Love (Improvisation Number 27)
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "The Garden of Love (Improvisation Number 27)", an expressionist painting by Wassily Kandinsky.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: St. Paul's, Manhattan, John Marin
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "St. Paul's, Manhattan", a painting by American modern artist John Marin.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Portrait of a German Officer, Marsden Hartley
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Portrait of a German Officer", a painting by German modern artist Marsden Hartley.
Other
Art in the Picture an Introduction to Art History
Get to know some of the most well known names, paintings, styles, and museums within the world of art. Perfect for any art enthusiast or art student. Don't miss this fantastic art history site that even includes an art video of the week!
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National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Edward Hopper Exhibition Brochure [Pdf]
From the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., this is the exhibition PDF of the brochure for the Edward Hopper Exhibition that runs through January of 2008.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: American Impressionists
This site provides many examples of American Impressionistic work. Also, under the section titled "Overview", it gives information into the origins of American Impressionism (click the "continued" link after the paragraph).
National Gallery of Canada
Cybermuse: Introduction to Pictorial Space
A site featuring the work of Cezanne, Monet, Picasso, and Mondrian, among others, that explores pictorial space in a composition There are lesson plans for ages 4-18, and a great section where works are juxtaposed for comparison. Use the...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Neo Classicism a Timeline
A overview of the history of the Neo-classicism period.
Other
The Cincinnati Art Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio), offers a comprehensive website exploring its current exhibitions as well as searching their collection database. Other content includes virtual tours, museum history, and teacher guides with...
Smart History
Smarthistory: Michelangelo: Last Judgment: Sistine Chapel
Art history and culture website teaches us with great detail and depth of analysis about Michelangelo's High Renaissance work, Last Judgment fresco that appears in the Sistine Chapel. With video [7:29], informational text and images of...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Sculpture
This is a nice selection of lesson plans for classroom activities that teach both hands on creative skills as well as art history and theory.
Museum Network (UK)
The Museum Network Uk: Talking Objects
What do the objects around you tell people about you? This resource takes a look at the question and offers some common themes and pieces of artwork. Teacher resources are available.
Other
Reynolda House, Museum of American Art
The Reynolda House, Museum of American Art site, offers collections of Artworks, Costumes, and Decorative Arts from the 18th thru the 20th century.
Kinder Art
Kinderart: Daydreaming With Marc Chagall
The goal of this lesson plan is to explore the concepts of surrealism and early cubism that Chagall portrayed in his work. Students will create works of art inspired by artist Marc Chagall's painting I and the Village.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Caravaggio
The BBC presents the topic in this thematic exerpt from Simon Schama's popular visual art documantary "Power of Art".
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Rembrandt
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the Dutch master Rembrandt.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Picasso
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the Spanish master modernist painter Pablo Picasso.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Bernini
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the Italian, Baroque, master sculptor, Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: David
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the French, NeoClassicist, Jacques-Louis David.
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Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Rothko
From the BBC's documentary series on art "Simon Schama's Power of Art", this is the web-page synopsis version of the program on the American abstract-expressionist painter, Mark Rothko.