Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Landscape Painting
A Smithsonian website plus lesson plans on the art of landscape painting. Includes details on landscape painting techniques to create the illusion of depth and space as well as information on four landscape artists.
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: Landscapes in Art: Explore, Learn, Inspire
The Museum Network presents, "Landscapes in Art: Explore, Learn, Inspire", an interactive exploration of the visual art genre, the landscape. With activities, information about the development of the landscape in painting, examples of...
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.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1801 and 1820
Great website of landscapes done by artists born in the early 19th century (before 1820). Includes nice images and links to further information on specific pieces of art.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1701 and 1800
A nice website with examples of landscapes by artists born during the 18th century. Each example is annotated with general information and a link is provided for more information on the individual piece of art.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Courbet and the Modern Landscape
The Getty's multimedia-rich exploration of the life and career of French realist Gustave Courbet, whose innovative approach to landscape painting inspired many artists who came after him, including Monet, Cezanne, and Pissarro. Along...
Crayola
Crayola Asian Landscape Scroll
Here's a lesson plan for students of any age! Children use Chinese scroll painting as inspiration to create their own version of this ancient art form. Provides resources and adaptations as well. You need to register to view the page,...
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: "Landscape With a Watermill" by Francois Boucher
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "Landscape with a Watermill" by the French Rococo painter, Francois...
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Network: "The Rainbow Landscape" by Peter Paul Rubens
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "The Rainbow Landscape" by the Flemish Baroque painter, Peter Paul...
Museum Network (UK)
Museum Netowrk: "A Wooded Landscape With a Waterfall" by Jacob Van Ruisdael
From the British, Museum Network, which brings together information from and the expertise of various professionals at numerous museums, this is an object description of "A Wooded Landscape with a Waterfall" by the Dutch Baroque painter,...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Chinese Calligraphy & Ink Painting
Students explore Chinese culture while creating unique pieces of calligraphy with watercolor paint. This two-part lesson plan includes an assessment rubric and a list of sources to use as a reference.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Lets Net: Electronic Field Trips: Comparing Landscapes
Art unit teaching how to compare landscape paintings. Includes unit description, list of materials, and links to lesson plans.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Art Wonders
Can portraits talk? What's in a landscape? How do artists make furniture? ArtWonders helps young learners ask and answer the kinds of questions that make observing art an interactive experience.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Three Ways to Make a Scene
Students will analyze landscapes by three artists. After learning about the horizon line, they will create their own painted and collaged landscapes inspired by one of the artists.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Exploring Weather Conditions in Paintings
Enrich your science lesson with watercolors! This lesson plan contains assessment criteria, links to more information, and step-by-step ideas to cultivate your students' knowledge about weather conditions.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Landscape
A very nice website with a definition of landscape and several examples of landscape paintings and photographs. Provides links to landscape art from specific historical eras.
Other
Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy Landscapes
An fascinating collection of documents, maps, paintings, and more, exploring the region where Tom Thomson painted shortly before his death.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Landscape Painters
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of landscape painters from the 16th thru the 20th centuries. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Young America in Art
An historical site from the Smithsonian American Art Museum that shows the growth of America through art work by over 45 artists. This site by the Smithsonian Institute has fascinating images showing American artists depicting the...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Floating World of Ukiyo E
An exhibition review on the Japanese art form Ukiyo-e. Very nice images and history of this art form with an interpretation of an historical link of Japan and the Western world.
University of Alberta
Eas: A Gallery of 19th Century Icelandic Landscape Art
This website provides images of 19th century landscapes of various parts of Iceland. Images links to larger images for viewing purposes.
Other
De Young Museum: Analyze California Art Objects (I Notice . . . I Wonder . . .)
This pdf file is a multi-discipline analysis of the painting "View of Donner Pass", which guides one through the process of asking questions about an artwork in order to understand it's historic relevance.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Taoism and the Arts of China
Chinese art is often used to depict the religion of Taoism. In addition to many images, there are also lesson plans for all ages.
PBS
Pbs: Sister Wendy's American Collection: City Landscape by Joan Mitchell
Webpage describing City Landscape, a painting by Joan Mitchell from the Art Institute of Chicago. Image of art provided as well as an option of a larger version or a detail viewer that can be navigated. Also includes a quote about the...