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First Thanksgiving Meal
Cranberries, oysters, lobster, deer, and cabbage were just a few of the foods found on the table at the First Thanksgiving. After reading a two-page passage about the historic meal, class members respond to 10 reading...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.
Ohio State University
Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Asian Art
The Huntington Archive is a photographic collection of Buddhist and Asian art acquired by two professors of Asian Art History at Ohio State University.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table, Pablo Picasso
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Bottle and Wine Glass on a Table", a cubist painting by Pablo Picasso.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Garden of Love (Improvisation Number 27)
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "The Garden of Love (Improvisation Number 27)", an expressionist painting by Wassily Kandinsky.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Cuneiform and the Invention of Writing
Article discussing early forms of writing in the Ancient Near East. Includes links to additional information.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Cubism
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the modern art movement Cubism. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Eirene (Peace)
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Eirene (personification of peace)" with a description and images of the piece.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Paleolithic Art, an Introduction
Art history and culture website introduces us to the Paleolithic art found in the caves of France. With links to additional resources.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Childe Hassam, "Allies Day"
This resource includes a picture of the famous painting, "Allies Day," as well as a brief description of the history behind it.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Michelangelo: Last Judgment: Sistine Chapel
Art history and culture website teaches us with great detail and depth of analysis about Michelangelo's High Renaissance work, Last Judgment fresco that appears in the Sistine Chapel. With video [7:29], informational text and images of...
University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame: Career Alternatives for Art Historians
This vast collection provides information on careers for those with training and interest in art history, outside of the world of universities.
ArtLex
Art Lex: History Painting
Site on history painting with several examples from different eras in art history. Each painting links to another website with further information.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art History; The Birth of the Virgin
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the early Renaissance painting by Fra Carnevale "The Birth of the Virgin" from 1467, with a description and images of the piece.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Neo Classicism a Timeline
A overview of the history of the Neo-classicism period.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: Celtic Art and Cultures
This site on Celtic Art is divided into several sections including images, maps and timelines, topics, vocabulary, and site info. The site as a whole is very comprehensive and provides excellent information on the subject of Celtic art.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent (1856 1925)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the American artist John Singer Sargent. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Paul Klee (1879 1940)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the Swiss expressionist painter Paul Klee (1879-1940). With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Modern City in Art
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Japanese Art and Architecture
This Ibiblio.org site is a thorough description of Japanese art and architecture. There are no pictures, but the writing makes up for this in its extensive history and descriptions.
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Northern Research Portal: "Art and Artists" Exhibit
The Inuit and First Nations people tended to express their culture and history through artistic expression. Highlighted is the various art forms and artists of these people and especially the Northern region of Canada. Included are...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Portait Painting in England
Illustrated essay on British portraiture, 1600-1800. Encompasses the Tudor, Stuart, and Georgian periods.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Art Movements
Choose a movement from a comprehensive list of over forty art movements to learn particulars about it. View artwork by leading proponents of the movement, find information about the movement's characteristics, read pertinent quotations,...
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