Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Southern Renaissance: Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty is identified in this brief biography as one of America's greatest southern writers. See "Eudora Welty Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Leonardo Da Vinci Biography for Kids: Artist, Genius, Inventor
This site gives a biography of the renaissance man of many talents including artist, science, and inventor known as Leonardo da Vinci.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Sir Walter Raleigh/guiana
Fordham University offers Sir Walter Raleigh's text entitled "The Discovery of Guiana." It is very specific and descriptive.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science, Boston: Leonardo Da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist
Archived exhibition about Leonardo lets visitors explore his many dimensions, as scientist, inventor, and artist.
Other
Black Inventor Online Museum: Lewis Latimer
The biography of the fascinating African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In addition to finding out about his development of the carbon filament for the incandescent lamp, you can read about his expertise in patent law, his association...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Codex Leicester: Fossils/mountains, Moon/tides
An excerpt from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester. Find out how this "Renaissance man" observed the Earth and learned more about tides, moons, and fossils in the mountains.
Other
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...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Power, Politics, and Religion
A murdered king, a homeless ruler, a man who sells his soul to the Devil: discover how Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers represented power and powerlessness.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Scientific Revolution, 1543 1600
A look at how Copernicus, Descartes, and Newton change the thought process of man! Explore how these men contributed to the scientific revolution and how the revolution changed human knowledge. A biography of these scientists is linked...
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Walter White
An encyclopedia article about Walter White,a man influential in the quest for civil rights in the 20th century.
Other
Drawings of Leonardo
A collection of high-quality scans of drawings by the Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci. Includes anatomical drawings, mechanical drawings, studies for sculpted works, and an assortment of oddities.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Significant Influence: Describing an Important Teacher
In this project, students write tributes to teachers who have made a profound difference in their lives then publish their work in a class collection.
Black Past
Black Past: Gordon Parts
Gordon Parks was a force in many fields, particularly photojournalism, as you will read in this encyclopedia entry.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Leonardo Da Vinci
A superb online collection of Leonardo's art. View many of his masterworks at this site, along with drawings, paintings, and inventions. Each reproduction includes a short commentary. A detailed biography is included, with embedded links...
Curated OER
Tobias and the Angel
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...
Curated OER
Annunciation
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...
Curated OER
Madonna and Child With a Carnation
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...
Curated OER
The Baptism of Christ
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...
Curated OER
Portrait of Ginevra De' Benci
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...
Curated OER
Madonna and Child (The Benois Madonna)
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...
Curated OER
Madonna Litta
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...
Curated OER
Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Renaissance and Baroque: Van Eyck
Reproduction of a Van Eyck portrait of a man in a red turban.
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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...
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Black Inventor Online Museum: Lewis Latimer
The biography of the fascinating African-American inventor, Lewis Latimer. In addition to finding out about his development of the carbon filament for the incandescent lamp, you can read about his expertise in patent law, his association...