Curated OER
Fighting Corrosion to Save an Ancient Greek Bronze
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on lesson plan. As pupils place a penny in water with salt, they observe the changes in the penny throughout a period of a week. They then analyze the pre-conservation and the...
Curated OER
Recreating Chinese Bronze Vessels
Students are shown how to make Chinese Bronze Vessels using coil or slab-built clay ceramic techniques. They are given an overview of the history of Chinese Bronze Vessels and given examples. Students are shown photographs, and they take...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Head of Victory
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze sculpture "Head of Victory" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Samuel Gray Ward
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze relief sculpture "Samuel Gray Ward" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Robert Louis Stevenson
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze relief sculpture "Robert Louis Stevenson" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Jules Bastien Lepage
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze relief sculpture "Jules Bastien-Lepage" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Amor Caritas
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze sculpture "Amor Caritas" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Victory
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze sculpture "Victory" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description and lonks to...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Diana 2
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined second version, bronze sculpture "Diana" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a description...
University of California
Univ. Of California, Davis: Chapter 4: The Bronze Age
Use this site to learn about how bronze was made and how bronze, and its numerous uses, aided in the advancement of many groups of people. This detailed article adresses bronze use in China, Egypt, and the Mediterranean region. Site by...
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia Douglas Johnson
Learn about Georgia Douglas Johnson, an important Harlem Renaissance poet and playwright. List of suggested readings included.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Roman Art
Artlex.com surveys Roman art and artists with text and illustrated examples. Features include links to related terms, concepts, art examples, and the like.
Other
Logoi.com: Chinese Bronzes
This site from Logoi.com contains information on the ancient Chinese Bronzes. This site focuses on the meaning and the explanation behind the ritual bronzes, and it also provides pictures. Definitely a site worthy of checking out.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Alloys
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of alloys and examples.
Other
Taipei Economic & Cultural Office: Chinese Bronzes
This is a nice site about Chinese bronzes. This page actually explains a lot about the history of the bronzes, how bronze is made, and the different patterns that different dynasties put on their bronzes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bronze Head From a Statue of the Emperor Hadrian
Hadrian (reigned 117-138 C.E.), once a tribune in three different legions of the Roman army and commander of a legion in one of Trajan's wars, was often shown in military uniform. He was clearly keen to project the image of an ever-ready...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Covered Ritual Wine Vessel (Gong)
View an object (gong) from the Zhou Dynasty and read about its cultural importance.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Adriaen De Vries's Bronze Casting: Direct Lost Wax Method
Using Adriaen de Vries's stunning 17th-century sculpture Juggling Man as an example, this article examines the laborious process of creating a bronze sculpture with the direct lost-wax method.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: De Vries's Bronze Casting Quiz
Test your knowledge of De Vries's bronze casting technique.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Alloy
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides the definition of the term, "Alloy," and then offers hyperlinks to special alloys. The information is very brief, but factual, and worth checking out on the subject.
Other
The Art Foundry of Inverness
The process of casting bronze or aluminum is shown at this site as well as examples created by some of their artists. Site is in both English and French.
Science for Kids
Science Kids: Copper Facts
Interesting facts about copper including its unique properties and uses.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Philip Pavia
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Philip Pavia is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his sculptures of both bronze and stone.
Curated OER
Logoi.com: Chinese Bronzes
This site from Logoi.com contains information on the ancient Chinese Bronzes. This site focuses on the meaning and the explanation behind the ritual bronzes, and it also provides pictures. Definitely a site worthy of checking out.