Concordia University Chicago
The Pietá by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Why is arts education so important? It builds critical thinking, analysis and creative problem-solving skills. Learners review the life of Michelangelo Buonarroti, and then analyze his piece, The Pieta. After that, they'll sculpt a human...
Curated OER
The Art of the Italian Renaissance
Feast your eyes on some of the most beautiful and important art of the Renaissance, including paintings, sculptures, and architecture. The slides take care to detail the characteristics of each art form, but the presentation really lends...
Ballard & Tighe
Multiple Choice Masterpiece
What a fun way to mix up your traditional multiple-choice quiz on the Renaissance! After completing a learning exercise reviewing significant Renaissance artists and events, your learners will have the opportunity see if tiles that...
Practical Pages
Famous Artist of the Month
Feature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...
Curated OER
Art
In this artistic knowledge worksheet, students examine and discuss the concept of art. Students take a quiz to see how much they know about art history, and discuss questions pertaining to the rights that museums have regarding famous...
Curated OER
The Bartered Bride
Students explore the ways music is used to convey ideas about a culture. They define folk art by viewing and comparing visual folk and fine art. Then they analyze the musical piece," The Bartered Bride" and relate it to how folk art can...
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Lengthy biography detailing Michelangelo's life, his works, his achievements, and his influence on other artists. Links to his works including the Sistine Chapel.
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...
Other
Michelangelo.com: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Explore and discover the life and work of Michelangelo.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Michelangelo
Ibiblio WebMuseum offers a detailed biography of Michelangelo and links to some of his famous paintings including The Sistine Chapel.
Other
Michelangelo/painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet
An Italian site containing a comprehensive biography of artist Michelangelo. Also includes images of some of his paintings.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Artcyclopedia provides a biography of Michelangelo, celebrated artist of the Renaissance. The resource features links to famous works at museums around the world, articles, and other resources.
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Michelangelo Art for Kids
Kids learn about the biography of Michelangelo, Italian artist, sculptor, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio
Biographical summary of the life and career of Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
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.
Other
Vatican: Virtual Tour of the Sistine Chapel
This is an amazing panoramic virtual tour of Sistine Chapel set to music. Every inch of the Vatican can be viewed in its place by using the mouse on the video. Michelangelo's paintings are on the ceiling and above the altar and other...
Other
The Life of Michelangelo Merisi Da Caravaggio
This is a great informative site that contains an in-depth history of the artist's life as well as examples of his work.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Carvaggio Biography
Caravaggio (1571-1610), is an Italian painter whose revolutionary technique of tenebrism, or dramatic, selective illumination of form out of deep shadow, became a hallmark of Baroque painting.
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.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni[1] (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his...
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.
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.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Raphael
Detailed biography on the famous Italian painter Raphael who lived during the high Italian Renaissance. Discusses his influences by other artists, his works, and links to images of them.