British Library
British Library: The Leonardo Notebook
Page through one of Leonardo's notebooks, in which he works out his observations about weights, measures, reflections, and similar material matters. Interesting examples of the master's characteristic "mirror writing" and of his...
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo
The Web Gallery of Art provides an amazing online collection of Michelangelo's (1475-1564) art. Not only can you view high-quality reproductions of his drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural commissions, you can also click...
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Titian
Link to images of his most famous paintings and his biography.
Other
Louvre Museum: Mona Lisa: Portrait of Lisa Gherardini
Learn about the various actions that have been taken to preserve the "Mona Lisa," one of Leonardo's most famous portrait paintings. Explore compositional details, unfinished portions of the painting, and other interesting tidbits about...
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Institute and Museum of the History of Science: Mind of Leonardo
A comprehensive museum-mounted exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci looks at all his intellectual and creative pursuits: artistic, scientific, mathematic, and technological. Includes an array of stunning images and video presentations, along...
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University of the Arts, London: Manuscripts at Universal Leonardo
This gallery of 22 excerpts from Leonardo's notebooks is accompanied by historical information and links to additional explorations of his interests in the forces of nature, light and vision, and imagination and invention. The drawings...
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Jan Van Eyck the Complete Works
View over 100 of Van Eyck's paintings. You can conduct searches, watch slideshows, or view page by page. Also includes an extensive biography and many features that make finding and bookmarking your favorite works very easy.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Moldenhauer Archives
The Moldenhauer Archives at the Library of Congress contain approximately 3,500 items documenting the history of Western music from the medieval period through the modern era.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Giorgione
This art museum site offers an enlarged image of "The Tempest."
Other
Leonardo Da Vinci the Complete Works
View over 100 of Leonardo's paintings, drawings, and inventions. You can conduct searches, watch slideshows, or view page by page. Also includes an extensive biography and many features that make finding and bookmarking your favorite...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Hero vs. Claudio
What do you know about marriage customs during the English Renaissance? Students will have an opportunity to learn about weddings and marriages in Renaissance English using "Much Ado About Nothing" as source material.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Cervantes
Informative biography on the Spanish Renaissance playwright and author of "Don Quixote." Includes excerpts from several of his works.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Middle English Literature (1350 1485)
Listed as Medieval literature, you can find authors from the 14th and 15th centuries here, as some are considered Renaissance writers. Excellent resource with links to extensive info on the writers including Chaucer, Langland, and Gawain.
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.
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo: Helene Johnson Poetry
This site, which is provided for by the University at Buffalo, gives the text of three of the poems of this famous Harlem Renaissance author.
PBS
Pbs.org: Sterling Brown, Biography
PBS offers a brief, but well-written, biography of the famous Harlem Renaissance author.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Rhythms in Poetry: Claude Mc Kay
This is a succinct biography of Claude McKay, infamous Harlem Renaissance poet who expressed the need for the African American community in America to speak out against racism. See "Claude McKay Activities" for related materials.
New York Times
New York Times: Helene Johnson, Poet of Harlem, 89, Dies
[Free Registration/Login Required] An obituary for Helene Johnson, a famous Harlem Renaissance poet. Includes quotations from some of her poems.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Age of Discovery
A survey of the explorers of the Renaissance period. Includes a general look at the main explorers, with links to biographies of many of them.
University of California
Ucmp: Leonardo's Contributions to Science
Information about Leonardo da Vinci's observations of the natural world. An insightful commentary on the scientific achievements of the Renaissance.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Walk Through Harlem: Finding Their Voice
African Americans in the 1920's had a new attitude. In this video segment from A Walk through Harlem, learn about the Harlem Renaissance. [0:59]
Luminarium
Luminarium: John Skelton (Ca.1460 1529)
This index page provides access to biographical information, full texts, articles, as well as other resources about this poet of the early English renaissance.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Robert Lehman Collection
View fifty selected pieces from the Robert Lehman Collection of European art, which features paintings, drawings, and works of decorative art from the Italian and Northern Renaissance up through the twentieth century. An excellent survey...
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University of the Arts, London: Paintings at Universal Leonardo
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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