CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Edouard Manet
See what the artist Edourard Manet looked like in a photograph and read all about his life in this biography.
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Paul Emile Borduas
This resource highlights Canadian artist Paul Emile Borduas' views on the impact of his art. Background information included. Includes a brief video and learning resources.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Arshile Gorky: Armenian/american Abstract Expressionist
Contains several links related to Arshile Gorky.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Michelangelo and His Early Drawings
Michelangelo's drawings offer a unique insight into how the artist worked and thought. They are beautiful artworks in their own right but also provide a crucial link between his work as a sculptor, painter and architect. Michelangelo was...
Black Past
Black Past: Grafton Tyler Brown (1841 1918)
Learn about Grafton Tyler Brown, the most successful African American artist in the 19th Century west, who lived his adult life as a white man.
Other
Native American Indian Art
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan: Ken Lochhead
Biographical information on Canadian born painter and teacher, Ken Lochhead. He directed the Regina College School of Art and started the Mackenzie Art Gallery. In 1961, he displayed his paintings at the National Gallery of Canada with...
Other
Hokusai Katsushika (1760 1849)
This site provides a detailed look into the life of one of Japan's most famous painters, Hokusai.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer was born in Nuremberg; he was apprenticed to the painter Michel Wolgemut. He traveled widely from 1492 to 1494, visiting Schongauer's workshop in Colmar, the leading German painter and engraver at the time. From 1494-5 he...
Other
The Musee Collections: 1900 2000
The Musee in Quebec offers a collection of works from artists dating from 1900-2000. Featured artists include Suzor-Cote, Gagnon, Huot, Pellan, Lemieux, Borduas, Riopelle, among others. Click on the artist's name for biographical details.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: The Two Sides of Vincent Van Gogh
PBS Senior Producer Jeffrey Brown 1998 interview with Earl Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art, John Leighton, Director, Van Gogh Museum, Richard Schickel, Time Magazine and others. Brown discusses the artist's intent as...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Late Gothic Painting
Learn about artists of the Late Gothic Period and see many examples of their work. Hieronymus Bosch is among the artists explored at this site.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera
This site has a series of curricular resources on the Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The site is primarily directed toward teachers to strengthen their teaching skills but has other content beyond those dedicated to lesson...
Other
Drawing Society of Canada
A broad discussion of Canadian art over the past 100 years. Describes the different artistic movements, styles, and eras and the artists associated with each. Includes the complete list of members and honourary members of the Drawing...
Other
Walter J. Phillips (1884 1963)
Offers a biographical summary on the life and work of Canadian artist, printmaker, and writer Walter J. Phillips, who was a contemporary of the Group of Seven. He painted mostly watercolours, but in a different style.
Other
Spanish Arts: Goya, Francisco
Very thorough collection of paintings by this famous Spanish artist in the Prado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
Other
Spainarts: Ribera, Jose De
This site is provided for by Spainarts. Paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
Other
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Quebec and Canadian Art
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents images of works from its collection of Canadian art featuring historic Canadian artists.
Other
Museo De Arte De Puerto Rico (Museum of Art of p.r.)
The online home of the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico lets visitors view special exhibitions and examples from its permanent collection. Its artist biographies and its glossary of art terms, which is accessible by clicking through to the...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur
Explains how Rosa Bonheur uses gradient value in her painting, The Horse Fair. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can answer questions about the painting, and compare and...
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Vincent Van Gogh
Olga's Gallery of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890 CE). There are 122 images with a biography of the artists.
National Museums Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery: George Romney
An intriguing site on the life and works of British artist George Romney. There are links to further biographies of important people in his life, including Emma Hart, Sir William Hamilton, and Lord Nelson, and how their lives intermingled.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Robert Indiana
Artcyclopedia contains several links related to Robert Indiana's artworks.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Thomas Eakins
This Ibiblio.org site contains a summary on the life of artist Thomas Eakins. Also includes images of some of his most famous work.