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Michelangelo/painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet
An Italian site containing a comprehensive biography of artist Michelangelo. Also includes images of some of his paintings.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Mannerism
Artlex.com defines and describes mannerism in European art between 1520 and 1600 with examples by Michelangelo, El Greco, and others. Features links to related artists, concepts, terms, and examples.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: 23 Interesting Facts About the Sistine Chapel
Lots of interesting facts about the Sistine Chapel, its history, Michelangelo, and about visiting it.
McGraw Hill
My Art Studio: Search Across Time: Renaissance Visual Art
Brief introduction to Renaissance art and links to web searches for specific artworks.
Robert H. Sarkissian
Island of Freedom: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Complete discussion of Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance artist. Discusses his life, his impact on the art world, his political views of the times, and his influence on society. Explanation of works, additional links to other great artists.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 4: 2 D Art
This fourth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of two-dimensional art. Students learn about the invention of paper, early perceptions of drawing, how hatching and cross-hatching were used by Michelangelo,...
Other
Caravaggio: No Art in Violence?
This site explores the violent tendencies of the great artist Caravaggio and how this affected him, his life, and his art.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Raffaello Sanzio
An in-depth biography of the painter Raphael discussing his life and works. A link is also provided to a listing of his works.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Moses (After Michelangelo) by Edmonia Lewis
Resource about the sculpture Moses by Edmonia Lewis. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio, links for more information about the sculpture and artist as well as a link to "Do More", a place to...
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Caravaggio
The BBC presents the topic in this thematic exerpt from Simon Schama's popular visual art documantary "Power of Art".
Robin Chew
Lucid Cafe: Michelangelo
This website provides a brief composite of Italian artist Michelangelo 1475-1564. The site mentions various work of art; Pieta, David, and the Sistine Chapel. Site also offers links to other painters.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo Buonarroti: Pieta
This website from the Web Gallery of Art discusses Michelangelo's Pieta. The site provides information about "the seated Madonna holding Christ's body in her arms." Discusses Divine Beauty and the artistic changes made by Michelangelo.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Tomb of Pope Julius Ii by Michelangelo
The Web Gallery of Art contains high-quality images of sculptures from Pope Julius II's tomb by Michelangelo. Each thumbnail image can be enlarged by clicking on it. Includes a link to a biography of Michelangelo.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Masaccio
This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biographical sketch on Masaccio, "the first great painter of the Italian Renaissance." Includes link to related information and to examples of Massacio's artwork.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo's "The Holy Family"
The Web Gallery of Art offers this digitized image of this famous painting by Michelangelo. Includes some notes on the background of the painting and the artist's style.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Contains a detailed biography of artist Michelangelo. Written from a Catholic perspective. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around...
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: The Conversion of Saul
The Web Gallery of Art offers a look at Michelangelo's painting of Saul's conversion to the disciple Paul. Also explains the historical background of the event.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Renaissance: Florentine Art and Architecture
This site from Learner.org illustrates the inner and outer workings of Renaissance art and architecture in the Italian city of Florence. It also provides an example by noting some works by Michelangelo and Botticelli.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Dome at St. Peter's
This site, which is provided for by the Web Gallery of Art, gives a brief description of the dome at St. Peter's as well as providing a picture.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Slave Called Atlas by Michelangelo
Resource about the sculpture Slave Called Atlas by Michelangelo. Includes questions for reflection and a suggested art activity, an image of the sculpture and an audio version of the questions. Includes links for more information about...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Studies for the Last Judgment and a Late Crucifixion Drawing
The Last Judgement was a common theme in church art, but Michelangelo's interpretation was entirely novel. His vision of the Apocalypse is a swirling maelstrom, filled with thick-set and muscular naked figures. Traditional symmetry and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
How much do you know about the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo? Find out by answering this four-question multiple-choice and true/false quiz. Check each answer before moving to the next question. Hints are available for...
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Caravaggio
This site from the Web Gallery of Art contains an in-depth biography as well as the artist's works in different time periods. A great site to check out on the subject.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Caravaggio
This resource contains a biography of the great artist as well as a gallery of his works. Be sure to click the link at the bottom for more information.
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