Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Catal Hoyuk
Article discussing the importance of Catal Hoyuk in Turkey for understanding the beginning of art during the Neolithic period.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Nicolas Poussin
Thematic essay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the French painter Nicolas Poussin, with historical and biographical information and samples of his work.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Nineveh
This article outlines the history of the city of Nineveh and its rulers, and the archaeological discoveries that followed centuries after its demise. Includes a slideshow of relief carvings and other pieces of art from Nineveh.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Farnese Hercules
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Renaissance engraving of the "Farnese Hercules" by Hendrick Goltzius of the 16th century; with a description and images of the engraving.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Art and Civilizations: Ziggurat of Ur
History of the Ziggurat of Ur, c. 2100 BC Located in Tell el-Mukayyar, Iraq. Includes links to additional information.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Apollo Belvedere
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the classical engraving "Apollo Belvedere" by Marcantonio Raimondi from the 1530's, with a description and images from the book.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ming Dynasty (1368 1644)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Ming dynasty art from 1368 to 1644. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Nature in Chinese Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the importance of Nature in Chinese Art. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Henri Matisse (1869 1954)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the modern master Henri Matisse (1869-1954). With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England
Article discussing the construction and the significance of Stonehenge. Includes links to additional information, images, and an animation.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: British and American History Paintings of the 1700s
This website provides a nice exhibit of history paintings from the 1700s. There are eight paintings discussed depicting various historical events including religious and mythological stories.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: William Henry Fox Talbot
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on William Henry Fox Talbot(1800-1877)and the invention of photography. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hudson River School
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the Hudson River School of American artists. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Georges Seurat (1859 1891) and Neo Impressionism
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Georges Seurat (1859-1891) and Neo-Impressionism. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Walker Evans (1903 1975)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the American photographer Walker Evans (1903-1975). With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Post Impressionism
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Post-Impressionism. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Pablo Picasso (1881 1973)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Renaissance and Baroque Art
Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...
University of Toronto (Canada)
Canadian Painters as Art Educators 1920 1950
Interesting general discussion of Canadian art and artists between 1920-1950 that was a new generation of painters than before the First World War. Gives biographical information on a variety of different painters with examples of their...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: John Constable
Life and work of John Constable captured in a brief illustrated essay.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art Collection at Lacma
This site explains Islamic Art from the early to the late Islamic period.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: The Neolithic Revolution
Article discussing some of the significant changes and achievements that marked the beginning of the Neolithic era. Includes links to additional information and images.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African Art: Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art
Explore the crafts that the African American culture exported from native African lands, basketry and cultivation of rice. With the lessons provided in the downloadable document, students will weave together history, geography, social...
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