Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Kathe Kollwitz, in Memoriam Karl Liebknecht
German artist Kathe Kollwitz worked almost exclusively in printmaking and became known for her prints that celebrated the plight of the working-class. View pictures and read about her techniques in this essay.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: From Friedrich to Richter
Acting as the homepage for a current exhibition at The Getty Center, this site examines the connections between Caspar David Friedrich and Gerhard Richter until the heading, "German Paintings from Dresden." In addition to the exhibition...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Velasco, the Valley of Mexico
"The Valley of Mexico from the Hillside of Santa Isabel" by Velasco represents an important period in the development of Mexico's national identity and an important chapter in the history of Mexican art. Velasco's landscapes became...
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Jean Hans Arp
Biographical summary of the life and career of Jean Hans Arp, a German-French sculptor, and painter known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Frederick Iii, German Emperor
Frederick III (October 18, 1831 - June 15, 1888), was German Emperor and King of Prussia, ruling for 99 days until his death on June 15, 1888. Frederick III was a war hero during the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the...
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: Marcus Aurelius and German Captives
Marcus Aurelius receiving the submission of German captives. (From a Bas-relief in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.) -Allen, 1890
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Ar Tnews: Gerhard Richter
Brief essay about the artistic preoccupations of German painter Gerhard Richter.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze
This is a wonderful comprehensive resource for German-born American painter, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. Explore the hyperlinks to Leutze's most important works with images, biographies, articles on the artist, and other sites related to...
Other
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,...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: C. Paul Jennewein
German-American sculptor C. Paul Jennewein is represented here by a copy of "Greek Dance" which he created in 1926, and "Coral" from 1915-20.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Expressionism
Expressionism described primarily in terms of visual art. A good history of the movement and its key artists.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Caspar David Friedrich
Biography of German Romantic painter Caspar Friedrich, including pictures of some of his paintings.
Other
Loyola Marymount University: Classicism
A broad site on this movement in the arts with references and links to many artists and philosophers.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Franks Casket
Franks Casket features scenes from Roman, Jewish, Christian and Germanic tradition. When it came to light in the nineteenth century, this magnificent rectangular casket was being used as a family workbox at Auzon, France. Some time...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: German Clothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students will learn to identify and name clothing items; students will learn to comment on and describe clothes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: German Clothing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson goes along with Chapter 7 of the textbook Deutsch Aktuell 1. It works on clothing and basic grammar used to describe clothing. There are links to several helpful websites to support page...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Anselm Kiefer: German Painter
Links to Anselm Kiefer's artworks at museums and galleries around the world.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Room of the German School in the New Hermitage
An image of "The Room of the German School in the New Hermitage", created by Edward Petrovich Hau in 1860 (Watercolour on paper, 303 x 328 mm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The German Huntsman
An image of "The German Huntsman", created by Gustave Courbet in 1859 (Oil on canvas, 120 x 177 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: German Artists Make Their Sketches in Rome
An image of "German Artists Make Their Sketches in Rome", created by Wilhelm Von Kaulbach, c. 1848 (Oil on canvas, 82 x 169 cm).
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: "Two Men Contemplating the Moon," by Friedrich
View one of Friedrich's famous paintings, "Two Men Contemplating the Moon." A description of the painting is also provided.
Other
20th Century Society: Bauhaus Masters' Houses
This resource recognizes the Bauhaus Master's Houses as one of the twentieth century's modernist architectural masterworks. Designed by Walter Gropius to house the distinguished faculty of Germany's Bauhaus school of design and practical...
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Gerhard Richter
A profile of German artist Gerhard Richter. Enter his name in the search box at left to locate examples of this work in the Guggenheim's collections.
Other
American Revolution: Washington Crossing the Delaware
This site explains the details of the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by German artist Leutze.