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Livius: Pliny the Elder, Natural History
Part of a comprehensive site giving biographical information on Pliny. It takes a look at the famous historian as a child, an officer, scholar, and a procurator, this page is about his encyclopedia, Natural History. Several of the books,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Farnese Hercules
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Renaissance engraving of the "Farnese Hercules" by the transplanted Dutchamn to italy Jacob Bos in the 16th century; with a description and images of the engraving.
Other
Clyfford Still Museum: Collection
This page shows a few examples of works from the collection of the Clyffrod Still Museum and talks about the collection in general. Still was an important American abstract-expressionist painter who produced thousands of large format...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: "Live" Paintings (Lesson Plan)
This art project will teach students about various art styles and allow them to investigate various art historical periods. The site has a lesson plan included.
Cool Fire Technology
Brain Bank: Art Movements and Periods
This website alphabetizes and briefly describes all the major movements in the history of visual arts. Good for use as a general reference for Art History studies and the study of historically based painting and art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hagia Sophia
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this page provides an explanatory description of the 6th-century church Hagia Sophia in modern-day Istanbul. Various images of the structure and links to other related topics are also included.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Eugene Delacroix
A short biography of Eugene Delacroix. Includes specific notes for many of his works, including "Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi", though there is no reproduction of the painting.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Flowers & Georgia O'keeffe (Lesson Plan)
Students will have the opportunity to create a drawing of a flower using Georgia O'Keeffe as their inspiration. They will develop skills in drawing and composition and understand the difference between realistic and abstract art.
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago
In addition to information about the museum, its exhibits and programs, the site offers much to those arts and humanities teachers exploring online. Teacher and student resources are described and can be purchased and downloaded at the...
National Museums Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery: Hide and Seek With the Little Artists
Two cartoon characters hide in paintings found throughout the Walker Gallery. See if you can find them in each one.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Colosseum
This resource details the neo-classical engraving of the "Colosseum" by an unkown italian artist of the 19th century, with a description and images of the engraving.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
A detailed description of Jaques-Louis David's painting Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Includes audio of a modern art professor's perspective of the art. [3:43]
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Apollo Belvedere
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the classical engraving "Apollo Belvedere" by Marcantonio Raimondi from the 1530's, with a description and images from the book.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Farnese Hercules
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Renaissance engraving of the "Farnese Hercules" by Hendrick Goltzius of the 16th century; with a description and images of the engraving.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art;statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Herakles seated on a rock" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Peach Blossoms?villiers Le Bel
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Peach Blossoms?Villiers-le-Bel" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Torso of a Centaur
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Torso of a centaur" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Romanticism
Metropolitan Museum of Art essay detailing the history of 19th Century artistic movement, Romanticism. Accompanied by visual examples of original paintings from the era.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: John Singer Sargent
This entry presents a biography of John Singer Sargent, with links to images of 15 of his painted works.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Neoclassicism
This site, taken from the Nation Gallery of Art talks about some of the art pieces of the Neo-Classical period.
Other
Warnock Fine Arts: Printmaking
Article that explains and gives examples of many printmaking processes. Includes details about relief printing, lithography, serigraphy, intaglio and more. Links to books and artist's examples.
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago
In addition to information about the museum, its exhibits and programs, the site offers much to those arts and humanities teachers exploring online. Teacher and student resources are described and can be purchased and downloaded at the...