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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Raffaello Sanzio

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth biography of the painter Raphael discussing his life and works. A link is also provided to a listing of his works.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy biography detailing Michelangelo's life, his works, his achievements, and his influence on other artists. Links to his works including the Sistine Chapel.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: The Art of Romare Bearden

For Students 9th - 10th
Newshour with Jim Lehrer, a nightly news broadcast on PBS, offers a wealth of material on Romare Bearden. Content includes the NewsHour report, a gallery of his artwork, extended interviews with the artist, and a companion lesson plan.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Duccio Di Buoninsegna

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation provides a list of Duccio di Buoninsegna's work (complete with pictures), as well as a brief biography.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Venetian Painting in the Early Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
From this site you can learn a little bit about the Renaissance art movement's beginnings in Venice. You will also view 7 representative works from various artists.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: The Italian Renaissance (1420 1600)

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief ibiblio.org article provides an overview of the key painters of the Renaissance in Italy. The artists and their major works are the key focus here and while further links on them are available, but you will not find anything...
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Other

Renaissance Personalities Student Home Page: Titian 1477 1576

For Students 3rd - 8th
Easy-to-read short biography of Titian citing his background and his accomplishments. Part of a school project for 8th graders.
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Early Renaissance Florence at the Metropolitan Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
"Painting and Illumination in Early Renaissance Florence" was a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. This is a review of the show. It mostly addresses Illuminated manuscripts.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: The Italian Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short timeline of key events of the Italian Renaissance. Make sure to click on "Humanism" and "Renaissance Art" for more information.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo's "The Holy Family"

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Gallery of Art offers this digitized image of this famous painting by Michelangelo. Includes some notes on the background of the painting and the artist's style.
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Other

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
At the Brooks Museum in Memphis, the collection includes Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculpture, English portraits, European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, and works on paper, including drawings,...
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Princeton University

Princeton University: The Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Museum at Princeton University has a permanent collection ranging over time from ancient to contemporary and from the Mediterranean to Western Europe, China, Latin America and the U.S. Greek and Roman antiquities and Roman...
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Other

Milwaukee Art Center

For Students 9th - 10th
At the home page, click on collection and read an overview, then go to areas of interest: Earlier Art, Modern and Contemporary, Prints and Drawings, Photography, Decorative Arts, and Folk and Outsider Art. Of special note are the Brooks...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Malvin Gray Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on African American artist of the Harlem Renaissance Malvin Gray Johnson. In addition, an extensive listing of his works as...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Michelangelo Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Michelangelo, Italian artist, sculptor, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Raphael Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Raphael, Italian artist, architect, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Dante's Divine Comedy in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of Dante's image-driven descriptions in "Divine Comedy", many artists have sought to illustrate his text through a wide variety of media. This essay will look at two outstanding examples of how Dante's words fed the creative...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Renaissance Renaissance: The Spread of Ideas

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the invention of the printing press. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Duccio's Madonna and Child

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and short article discussing the history and features of the Duccio's Madonna and Child. [4:46]
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Perspective Drawing Inspired by n.c. Wyeth [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, learners will generate unique fantasy drawings that utilize perspective and create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. Deriving inspiration from the American painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth's The Giant,...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Raphael

For Students 9th - 10th
6 colorful images from Raphael. Click on each to find a brief explanation and analysis as well as details from the painting.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Giorgione Da Castelfranco

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation provides a biography of Giorgione, an Italian painter who invigorated the Venetian school of painting.
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Other

Flemish Art Collection: "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Depiction of the painting "Italian Landscape" by Karel Dujardin. The page loads in Dutch, but there is an option to view the page in English.
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Flemish Art Collection: "Cat and Dead Game" by Carstian Luyckx

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Depiction of the painting "Cat and Dead Game" by Carstian Luyckx. The page loads in Dutch, but there is an option to view the page in English.

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