Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Van Gogh Museum
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) in the world. The permanent collection includes over 200 paintings by Vincent van Gogh, 500 drawings, and more than 750 letters....
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Van Gogh and Gauguin
The Art Institute of Chicago examines the friendship of the postimpressionists Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh during the period from 1887 to 1889.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Van Gogh and the Colors of the Night
A unique look at the work of a master painter. The focus of this site is on Vincent Van Gogh and his fascination with nature, particularly at night. Loads of wonderful information and colorful images in a graphically appealing site.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh
A Webmuseum English biographical essay of Vincent van Gogh, with a number of art illustrations.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh, Self Portraits
Displays a representative collection of self-portraits by van Gogh for the purposes of comparing and contrasting. Includes a short note on van Gogh's unique and intense style. Excellent site for exploring the changes in van Gogh's...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: How Van Gogh Made His Mark
An exhibition that focuses primarily on Van Gogh's drawings. Includes many illustrations and tools to help learners develop a deep level of understanding of "how Van Gogh made his mark." Helpful extras include a glossary, interactive...
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Vincent Van Gogh
Olga's Gallery of Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890 CE). There are 122 images with a biography of the artists.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: "The Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh's "Starry Night" is featured here, with background on the painting that conveys its emotional content.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Destination Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art invites young readers interactively learn about Vincent van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, and Umberto Boccioni using sound, simple language, and engaging animations.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Van Gogh's Self Portraits
Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a...
Van Gogh Gallery
Vincent Van Gogh Gallery: Drawings
This site offers tremendous drawings by Vincent van Gogh that are listed in alphabetical order. Peruse through the listings and gaze upon some of the most creative works of art in history.
A&E Television
Biography: Vincent Van Gogh
A brief look at the creative, but tumultuous, career of artist Vincent van Gogh. Discusses several of his most famous works ("The Potato Eaters" and "Sunflowers"), his artistic influences, and legacy.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Vincent Van Gogh for Kids
A biography of Vincent van Gogh who was an artist and painter of the Post-impressionist art movement.
Art Institute of Chicago
Modern Collection: Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1887
Click to enlarge Van Gogh's self-portrait from 1886-87, and read the paragraph of text explaining his methods.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: The Two Sides of Vincent Van Gogh
PBS Senior Producer Jeffrey Brown 1998 interview with Earl Powell III, Director, National Gallery of Art, John Leighton, Director, Van Gogh Museum, Richard Schickel, Time Magazine and others. Brown discusses the artist's intent as...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Van Gogh, the Starry Night
Van Gogh's canvas "The Starry Night" is an exceptional work of art, not only in terms of its quality but also within the artist's collection, since in comparison to favored subjects like irises, sunflowers, or wheat fields, night...
Starfall
Starfall: Vincent Van Gogh
A short interactive story for early readers based on the artist Vincent van Gogh. Three of his paintings are presented. The story vocabulary is posted below the book. A link also takes you to a short biography.
BBC
Bbc: Simon Schama's Power of Art: Van Gogh
From the BBC's documentary series "Simon Schama's Power of Art," find a synopsis of the broadcast on the Dutch master Van Gogh.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Integration of Art and Drama
A 7-day unit of lessons integrating art with drama. Artists covered include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and five Indiana artists.
Eduweb
Eduweb: Inside Art: An Adventure in Art History
Inside Art lets younger students explore multiple aspects of landscape painting as they jump into a work by Vincent van Gogh. After learning about color, form, genre, and the artist, art adventurers take a short quiz to check their...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Van Gogh's Sunflowers
This lesson plan from KinderArt will show students how to use pastels to create a variety of lines and textural effects after the manner of Vincent van Gogh. Students will learn that colors can be subjective as well as objective.
California State University
Van Gogh Lesson
Introduce the masters to young students. This art lesson plan will have your 2nd graders singing the praises of Vincent van Gogh as they create their very own "Starry Night."
Other
Kunstmuseum Basel ( Fine Art Museum of Basel, Switzerland)
This is the home page of the Fine Art Museum in Basel, Switzerland. You can browse through the artworks in the collection online. Among the paintings on exhibit are ones by such renowned artists as Picasso, Gauguin, Monet, and Van Gogh....
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Looking at Art: Art Investigations: Landscape and Mood
How can a landscape convey mood? Take a look at Vincent van Gogh's "Landscape with Snow" and examine the painting's mood with the help of this site's writing/discussion prompts.