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Khan Academy: Vigee Le Brun, Self Portrait
Elisabeth Louise Vigee-LeBrun became famous and wealthy as Queen Marie-Antoinette's official court painter. View pictures and read about her life in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Lam, the Jungle
Wifredo Lam remains the most renowned painter from Cuba and "The Jungle" remains his best known work and an important painting in the history of Latin American art and the history of twentieth-century modernism more broadly. View...
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Khan Academy: Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People
Eugene Delacroix is said to be the most representative painter of French romanticism. In his painting, "Liberty Leading the People" Delacroix completed what has become both a defining image of French romanticism and one of the most...
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Khan Academy: The Artists Behind the Polychrome Sculpture
As part of an extensive research effort by the J. Paul Getty Museum into the design and construction of the polychrome sculpture Saint Gines de la Jara, researchers made an important distinction in identifying not just the artist who...
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Khan Academy: The Enduring Art of Marble Sculpture
In the 5th century B.C., Greek artists perfected an idealized version of the human form, representing figures with youthful, serene faces and toned bodies in elegant, balanced poses. Painters and sculptors of later centuries were greatly...
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Khan Academy: Copley, a Boy With a Flying Squirrel (Henry Pelham)
John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) is commonly considered the greatest portrait painter in the history of the American colonies. Read about his background and view pictures of his portraits in this essay.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Emily Mary Osborn
Nouveaunet and ArtMagic are the only two of the four links that provide information about Emily Mary Osborn at this "link site". Type "Emily Mary Osborn" and click on 2nd entry.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Janet Fish
ArtCyclopedia's resource that shows links to Janet Fish's work, website, articles and other informative sites on this contemporary artist.
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Artcyclopedia: Gustave Courbet
Artcyclopedia offers to Museums and Galleries on the internet that exhibit art work. On this page you will find links to Gustave Courbet. Many of Courbet's paintings contain nudes and may not be appropriate for grades 5-7.
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Frans Hals
Web Museum gives you biographical information about Frans Hals. There are also links to three of his paintings but not "The Merry Drinker".
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art: Claude Monet
A biography from the Getty 's Explore Art site. The site also includes four images of paintings by Monet from the Getty's collection, with information about technique, setting, and other details.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Mary Cassatt
A site by the National Gallery of Art of twelve selected Cassatt color prints. There is also a biography of the artist.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Edgar Degas
Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links to museum sites and archives where images of Degas's work can be viewed. The museum sites, especially, often include curatorial commentaries about exhibited works to aid understanding...
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Artcyclopedia: Claude Lorrain
Artcyclopedia gives you Claude Lorrain links to museums and galleries on the Internet.
Other
Canvas Creations Studio: Joseph Mallord William Turner Biography
A short biography of Joseph Mallord William Turner.
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Ibiblio: Web Museum: Bruegel, Pieter the Elder
Brief biography with links to large, clear images of some of his works.
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