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Web Exhibits: Color Vision & Art
This online exhibit demonstrates how human vision works and has influenced Western art. It combines the biology of vision and art history. The exhibit focuses on the eye and its response to color and contrast while highlighting several...
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Web Exhibits: Daylight Saving Time
Why in the world do we turn our clocks forward in the Spring and back again in the Fall? Share with your students the rationale and history of the Daylight Saving Time concept from Benjamin Franklin through World War I and World War II...
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Web Exhibits: Causes of Color
Why are things colored? This site explores the 15 phenomena that create our colorful world. Learn how light is made, lost, and moved!
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages
Exploration of the full spectrum of color choices available to artists past and present.
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Web Exhibits: Calendars Through the Ages: Announcing the Sky
Well-organized website depicts the "Fascinating history of the human endeavor to organize our lives in accordance with the sun and stars." Gives an overview and specifics of the basis of calendars through the ages.
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Web Exhibits: Contrast of Color
This exhibit of color contrast focuses on simultaneous contrast, the contrast of two colors, side-by-side, interacting with one another to change our perception. Pictures and examples are provided.
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Web Exhibts: Butter : Explore the History and Making of Butter
Students learn about the history and making of butter.
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Web Exhibits: Sir Sanford Fleming (1827 1915)
Here you will find the story of how and why time zones came about and the Canadian who developed the system that has become so important around the world. Be sure to read the "Incidents and Anecdotes" section to find interesting facts...
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Web Exhibits: Investigating Bellini's "Feast of the Gods"
This site provided for by WebExhibits.org describes, Giovanni Bellini's canvas of "Feast of the Gods." Technical innovations in conservation science over the last 50 years have enabled specialists to obtain X-ray, infrared and...
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Web Exhibits: Van Gogh's Letters
This site provides the full text (English translation) of all Vincent van Gogh's letters, complete with "doodles." Search by topic, or by keyword.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Pigments in Oil
Illustrated overview of oil paints and oil-painting techniques.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Pigments in Acrylic
Overview of acrylic paint and techniques for painting with acrylics.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Look Closer: Visible and Beyond
Illustrated explanation of the analytical work that art historians and curators perform using visible light and imaging technologies.
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Web Exhibit: The Islamic Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Islamic calendar.
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Web Exhibits: Alfonso D'este, Duke of Ferrara
This site from WebExhibits.org briefly explores the life of Alfonso d'Este, and the role Bellini's painting, the "Feast of the Gods," played in his palace.
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Our Year
The concept of a year in time and the various kinds of year used in human timekeeping are discussed.
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Web Exhibit: The Chinese Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Chinese calendar.
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Web Exhibit: The Christian (Julian) Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Christian (Julian) calendar.
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Web Exhibit: The Indian Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Indian calendar.
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Web Exhibit: The Jewish Calendar
This website gives very detailed information about all aspects of the Jewish calendar.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Watercolor
Overview of watercolor paints and techniques.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Pigments in Pastel
Illustrated overview of pastels and pastel painting.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Egg Tempera
Overview of egg tempera paints and painting techniques.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Prehistory: Painting Techniques
Portion of an essay on the techniques seen in paintings from the prehistoric period.