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Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Paintings
Dozens of useful photos of various paintings from around the world! A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singleton Copley
This sample "exhibit" from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a short biography of colonial painter and portrait artist John Singleton Copley. Includes links to six different paintings, each with an informative caption.
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John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery
This site known as the JSS virtual gallery is a great site with a biography of the artist John Singer Sargent and an extensive listing of his works. Links 350+ paintings.
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Jss Virtual Gallery: John Singer Sargent Thumbnails
This site from the John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery is a great sight with thumbnails of John Sargent's artworks including the "Madame Gautreau" and "Madame X" portraits. Provides links to websites with more information on the pictures...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Terms and Materials: Film
From classic paintings to contemporary works, art continues to inspire filmmakers to develop their craft, explore the power of making images, and look at the world through a different lens. Use this glossary to familiarize yourself with...
Boston College
Boston College: Adelaide Labille Guiard: Madame Adelaide
An oil painting, biography, and description of the painting.
US Senate
Us Senate: Henry Clay in the Us Senate
Follow the history of an oil painting of Henry Clay, known as the "Great Compromiser." Well-designed site provides information on the painting including the origin and conservation, the artist, the setting, and Henry Clay himself.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arrangement of Flesh Colour and Black
Resource provides a painting "Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret," description and history of the painting.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Making Friends With Franklin
This site is an introduction plus a series of three lesson plans that explore Franklin's portraits plus aspects of his work in science and writing.
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Grant Wood
CGFA provides five paintings in this online gallery: "American Gothic", "Stone City", "Self-Portrait", "Daughters of the Revolution", and "Return from Bohemia". Images only, with the briefest of information about title, date, medium, and...
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Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Jan Van Eyck
This online gallery contains copies of many van Eyck paintings. Also includes a link to view his biography. A good source for reports and papers.
Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum: Up to 1914
The Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta has placed several of their best paintings on this website. A museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the expansion of Western Canada, these oil portraits are treasures to be shared with all...
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait as a Mature Man
An image of "Self-Portrait as a Mature Man", created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1630-35 (Oil on canvas).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of the Artist's Mother
An image of "Portrait of the Artist's Mother", created by Pierre Puget from 1651-55 (Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait
An image of "Self-portrait", created by Pierre Puget from 1668-69 (Oil on canvas, 47 x 38 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait in Old Age
An image of "Self-portrait in Old Age", created by Pierre Puget from 1690-92 (Oil on canvas, 75 x 61 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait as a Young Man
An image of "Self-Portrait as a Young Man", created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, c. 1623 (Oil on canvas).
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait
An image of "Self-Portrait", created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, c. 1635 (Oil on canvas, 62 x 46 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of a Boy
An image of "Portrait of a Boy", created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, c. 1638 (Oil on canvas).
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Web Gallery of Art: St Luke Painting the Virgin's Portrait
An image of "St Luke Painting the Virgin's Portrait", created by Lanceloot Blondeel in 1545 (Oil on canvas, 144,5 x 103 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait at an Easel Painting an Old Woman
An image of "Self-Portrait at an Easel Painting an Old Woman", created by Aert De Gelder in 1685 (Oil on canvas).
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The Origin of Painting: Dibutades Tracing the Portrait of a Shepherd
An image of "The Origin of Painting: Dibutades Tracing the Portrait of a Shepherd", created by Jean-Baptiste Regnault in 1785 (Oil on canvas, 120 x 140 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
An image of "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting", created by Artemisia Gentileschi during the 1630's (Oil on canvas, 96,5 x 73,7 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Artist Painting a Portrait of a Musician
An image of "Artist Painting a Portrait of a Musician", created by Marguerite Gerard, c. 1803 (Oil on panel, 61 x 52 cm).