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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Renaissance Humanism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a overview of Renaissance humanism from the modern European intellectual history lectures. It discusses the age, the tenets of humanism, and the major personalities involved in the movement.
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Other

Amistad Digital Resource: Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Harlem Renaissance, the 1920s rebirth of African American arts centered in the Harlem neighborhood in New York City.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Vasari Lives of the Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
This wonderful site from the Fordham University indexes selections from the great writer Vasari and his major work on the lives of Renaissance artists. The text is translated into English and a bibliograpy is provided for further research.
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National Library of France

National Library of France: Renaissance Drawings

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition of drawings from the Renaissance contains numerous examples of figurative, architectural, and decorative subjects. Short explanatory notes provide the historical and artistic context of similarly themed works. A useful...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Titian and the Late Renaissance in Venice

For Students 9th - 10th
6 colorful images from Titian during the Italian Renaissance. Click on each image to find a brief description and analysis. Also has one image from Paris Bordone.
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Museum Network (UK)

Wallace Collection: Myths and Legends: "Perseus and Andromeda" by Titian

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented on the Museum Network, Myths and Legends section, this is the mannerist painting "Perseus and Andromeda" by the Venetian artist, Titian. The painting resides in the Wallace Collection.
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Other

Institute and Museum of the History of Science: Mind of Leonardo

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive museum-mounted exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci looks at all his intellectual and creative pursuits: artistic, scientific, mathematic, and technological. Includes an array of stunning images and video presentations, along...
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British Library

British Library: Illuminating the Renaissance: Flemish Manuscripts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of high-quality images from the Flemish manuscripts in the British Library along with a timeline of contemporary European events.
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British Library

British Library: The Leonardo Notebook

For Students 9th - 10th
Page through one of Leonardo's notebooks, in which he works out his observations about weights, measures, reflections, and similar material matters. Interesting examples of the master's characteristic "mirror writing" and of his...
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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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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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Ducksters

Ducksters: Leonardo Da Vinci Biography for Kids: Artist, Genius, Inventor

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site gives a biography of the renaissance man of many talents including artist, science, and inventor known as Leonardo da Vinci.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Artistic and Literary Trends

For Students 5th - 8th
The arts blossomed in the Gilded Age, aided by the wealth of the business tycoons. Read about the artists who flourished at the time, along with the realism in literature that ranged from poetry to novels.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Titian

For Students 9th - 10th
Very informative article on Titian's career as an artist, his works, his styles of painting, and his influences.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Parmigianino

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes images of some of Parmigianino's most famous paintings including "Madonna with the Long Neck." It includes a biography of the artist.
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Other

Michelangelo/painter, Sculptor, Architect, Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
An Italian site containing a comprehensive biography of artist Michelangelo. Also includes images of some of his paintings.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: The High Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing, with links, of some of the artists associated with The High Renaissance art.
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Crayola

Crayola: Bold and Bright in Harlem (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan incorporates art into a social studies or language arts class. Students create their own pictures, using the work of Harlem Renaissance artists as inspiration. Also provides resources and adaptations to try with this...
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Robert H. Sarkissian

Island of Freedom: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete discussion of Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance artist. Discusses his life, his impact on the art world, his political views of the times, and his influence on society. Explanation of works, additional links to other great artists.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Giorgione

For Students 9th - 10th
This art museum site offers an enlarged image of "The Tempest."
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Columbia University

Columbia University: "The Migration Series" by Jacob Lawrence

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a four slide-show examination of the pictorial series that the Harlem Renaissance artist Jacob Lawrence created in paint to tell the story of the "The Great Migration" of African-Americans from the Southern United States to the...
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Other

Berger Collection Educational Trust: Berger Art Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Berger Art Collection, which comprises two hundred works of British art and spans more than six centuries (earliest work dates from 1395), find access to information about and analysis of all the art in the...
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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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