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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: The Northern Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Centered in Germany and the Netherlands during 1400 and 1500s, the northern European tradition of Gothic Art was greatly affected by the technical and philosophical advancements of the Renaissance in Italy. While less concerned with...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students work in collaborative groups to conduct Internet research and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Renaissance Renaissance Art

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about changes in art during the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of what the Renaissance was with links to examples to a number of different paintings from that era.
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A&E Television

History.com: Renaissance Art

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the interests and achievements of Renaissance artists, with links to videos on the subject of Renaissance art aired on History, the cable television channel.
Article
San Diego State University

Renaissance Men

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This art card game is similar to "Gin Rummy" where players collect sets of three. The game's purpose is to recall art and artists from the three Renaissance periods (proto, early, and high).
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science, Boston: Leonardo Da Vinci: Scientist, Inventor, Artist

For Students 9th - 10th
Archived exhibition about Leonardo lets visitors explore his many dimensions, as scientist, inventor, and artist.
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Other

Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne: The Italian Renaissance [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed slideshow that presents key concepts and ideas on Renaissance economics, society, politics, arts and architecture, philosophy, the Papacy, and the spread of humanism. The significant individuals in each category are also...
eBook
Other

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: European Renaissance and Reformation, 1300 1600 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 17 of a textbook on world history (36 pages). Includes a Renaissance timeline and map. Looks at the conditions that led to the Italian Renaissance, major artists, writers, the Northern Renaissance, the Elizabethan Age, the...
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United Nations

Unesco: Ferrara, City of the Renaissance, and Its Po Delta

For Students 9th - 10th
This World Heritage website features Ferrara, a focal point for the Italian Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries. Ferrara is known as well as the place where modern town planning began. Found here are a description, a map,...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia provides a biography of Michelangelo, celebrated artist of the Renaissance. The resource features links to famous works at museums around the world, articles, and other resources.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a detailed look at the Renaissance movement. Content includes a focus on important Renaissance political leaders, religious figures, authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, and composers.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: High Renaissance Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronological listing of artists from the High Renaissance. This list covers the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Works of art and biographies available with each name.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: The Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a list of fifteen artists from the movement with links to images in various museums.
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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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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Early Renaissance Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Here at Artcyclopedia you find a very brief explanation of the Early Renaissance along with many links out to the artists related to the movement.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.com explains the Renaissance, not only as a time period, but as how it changed thought, writing, and art throughout Europe. See links to Renaissance in Italy, Germany and Netherlands.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Giorgione and the High Renaissance in Venice

For Students 9th - 10th
7 full-color images from Italian Renaissance artists. Three of the works are from Giorgione. Click on each to find a short explanation and analysis.
Article
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Renaissance and Baroque

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated essay on the paints and painting techniques used by Renaissance and baroque artists.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Renaissance Artists for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Renaissance Artists Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: History: Renaissance Artists for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Renaissance artists including painters and sculptors such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael on this site.
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Other

Rhapsodies in Black: Art of the Harlem Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit of representative art from the Harlem Renaissance.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses all aspects of European Renaissance including the artists of Italian high renaissance. Links to the renaissance movement in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
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Other

West Valley College: The Italian High Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
The site from the West Valley College briefly surveys several pieces of artwork from the Italian High Renaissance including those from Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

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