PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Learners will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Introduction
This is an introduction to the English Renaissance, a rebirth of the arts including the literary arts from 1485 to 1660. The essential questions for the unit focus on how the events of the period influence the writing of the carpe diem...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Chivalry and Courtly Love
In this 9-12 lesson, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. They will examine the way in which these ideals have influenced our modern concepts of...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Picturing America
In this gallery you will encounter art of America in a completely new fashion. Taking a look at various paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography provides an inside look at our nation's character and ideals. Learn...
National Library of France
National Library of France: Renaissance Drawings
This exhibition of drawings from the Renaissance contains numerous examples of figurative, architectural, and decorative subjects. Short explanatory notes provide the historical and artistic context of similarly themed works. A useful...
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Loyola Marymount University: Classicism
A broad site on this movement in the arts with references and links to many artists and philosophers.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum: Nicholas Hilliard: Young Man Among Roses
Short essay about one of Hilliard's most famous miniatures (Robert Deveraux, second Earl of Essex?) examines the artist's influences, Tudor symbolism, Elizabeth's relationship with the subject of the portrait, and the romantic ideals of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Bottle and a Toy: Objects From Daily Life
The wall paintings from Nebamun's tomb-chapel show an idealized vision of daily ancient Egyptian life. Much less is known about the lives of the majority of society. The study of human remains in poor cemeteries is often the only way of...
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Landscape With the Flight Into Egypt
An image of "Ideal Landscape with the Flight into Egypt", created by Claude Lorrain in 1663 (Oil on canvas, 193 x 147 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Landscape: Morning
An image of "Ideal Landscape: Morning", created by Johann Nepomuk Schodlberger in 1817 (Oil on canvas, 131 x 171 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Landscape: Evening
An image of "Ideal Landscape: Evening", created by Johann Nepomuk Schodlberger in 1817 (Oil on canvas, 131 x 172 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Landscape Near Rocca Canterana
An image of "Ideal Landscape near Rocca Canterana", created by Carl Philipp Fohr in 1818 (Oil on canvas, 98 x 135 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Portrait of Alexander the Great
An image of "Ideal Portrait of Alexander the Great", created by Andrea Del Verrocchio during the 1480's (Marble, 43 x 33 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Landscape
An image of "Ideal Landscape", created by Nicolas Poussin from 1645-50 (Oil on canvas, 120 x 187 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal City
An image of "Ideal City", created by Piero Della Francesca, c. 1470 (Panel, 60 x 200 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Landscape With the Titus Arch
An image of "Ideal Landscape with the Titus Arch", created by Giovanni Paolo Panniniz (Oil on canvas, 73 x 95 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ideal Landscape
An image of "Ideal Landscape", created by Frederick De Moucheronz (Oil on canvas, 84 x 117 cm).
University of Sydney (Australia)
Ahas: Flappers: Overview
A lengthy discussion of the Flapper in 1920s America. Read about flapper fashion, how Clara Bow, the movie star, epitomized the flapper, and how the ideals of the flapper were reflected in changes in women in the work force.
EL Education
El Education: And Justice for All
Students in 11th grade at Tapestry Charter High School created this project during a trimester-long study of constitutional rights and social justice in American history. The learning expedition centered around the question of whether...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Euripides
The next evolution is presented in Euripides. He is less ideal than his predeccesor, but truer to nature. His drama is more of a reality. He takes his stand in the midst of human life as it is. His language is the language of the people....
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Roman Centurio
A Centurio was a low-to-middle ranking officer in charge of a "century", ideally 100 men but ranging higher and lower than that number.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 - 6 July 1535), from 1935 Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, author, and statesman who in his lifetime gained a reputation as a leading humanist scholar, and occupied many public offices, including...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Thomas More
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 - 6 July 1535) was an English lawyer, author, and statesman who in his lifetime gained a reputation as a leading humanist scholar, and occupied many public offices, including Lord Chancellor (1529-1532),...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion...