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Practical Pages

Famous Artist of the Month

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Feature one famous artist a month with a series of portraits, biographies, and examples of their gallery. With masters such as Augustus Rodin, Francisco Goya, and Michelangelo, the resource provides opportunities every month for kids to...
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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: 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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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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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: 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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University of California

Ucmp: Leonardo's Contributions to Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Leonardo da Vinci's observations of the natural world. An insightful commentary on the scientific achievements of the Renaissance.
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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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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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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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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: Andrea Mantegna: Works Viewable on the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
Site that links you to the artwork of Andrea Mantegna at various exhibits, museums, and galleries.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a biography of Hans Holbein the Younger with links to some of his works and to other artists of his time.
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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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PBS

Pbs: Sandro Botticelli

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the life and work of Sandro Botticelli, famed artist of the Italian Renaissance, with wonderful reproductions of two of his acclaimed works, "La Primavera" and "Birth of Venus." Part of a larger site on the Renaissance...
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Allesandro Botticelli

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of Italian Renaissance painter Allesandro Botticelli.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Beauford Delaney

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Beauford Delaney is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his association with the Harlem Renaissance and his portraits of African Americans.
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: American Culture in the 1920s

For Students 9th - 10th
The First World War had a crippling effect on any notions of positivity in the artists, writers, and intellectuals of that time and they became known as the Lost Generation. This page discusses this group of people, the emergence of jazz...
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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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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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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Lucas Cranach the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account highlights the life and career of German Renaissance artist Lucas Cranach the Elder.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Pieter Brueghel the Elder

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of 16th-century Flemish Renaissance artist Pieter Brueghel the Elder.
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Matthias Grunewald

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of German Renaissance painter Matthias Grunewald.