Whether sitting in an art or European history class, viewers will enjoy the rich images presented in these slides. Art from the Baroque period, including paintings, sculptures, and furniture, is featured in this presentation, along with...

Young artists are immersed into the tranformative world of Manneristic Art and Architecture during the Renaissance in this vivid presentation. Providing not only clear and concise charactertistics of Mannerism but examples of many...

Learners examine how allegory is defined and used in the visual arts. They create a list of the arts, and list the objects, symbols, and figures that suggest each art category, analyze various paintings, and identify the allegorical...

Class groups examine a series of poems that use Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice Isaac as a motif in Holocaust poetry. Included are questions, notes to the teacher, and bibliographical information on each poem. The activities could be...

Eighth graders imagine they are getting ready to "take off." They may imagine themselves in any type of aircraft or spaceship. They may then sketch themselves as passengers anticipating this moment.

High schoolers complete a variety of activities as they study the basics of artistic composition in the visual arts.

Students define allegory and discuss its use in visual arts. They identify and explain allegorical themes in a number of images.

High schoolers investigate the meaning of a composition in the realm of the visual arts. The elements of an image are taught in order for students to answer the guiding questions that are presented.

This site explores the violent tendencies of the great artist Caravaggio and how this affected him, his life, and his art.

Article discussing the history and features of Caravaggio's Deposition, or Entombment.

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Biographical summary of the life and career of Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Caravaggio.

The WebMuseum gives you information about Caravaggio's, "The Calling of Saint Matthew," including who each person in the painting is.

The BBC presents the topic in this thematic exerpt from Simon Schama's popular visual art documantary "Power of Art".

This is a great informative site that contains an in-depth history of the artist's life as well as examples of his work.

This resource contains a biography of the great artist as well as a gallery of his works. Be sure to click the link at the bottom for more information.

This site gives a really great look at the famous picture.

This site has a wonderful picture of the "Masterful" painting.

This site from the Web Gallery of Art contains an in-depth biography as well as the artist's works in different time periods. A great site to check out on the subject.

Caravaggio (1571-1610), is an Italian painter whose revolutionary technique of tenebrism, or dramatic, selective illumination of form out of deep shadow, became a hallmark of Baroque painting.

An image of "Caravaggio", created by Ottavio Leoni from 1621-25 (Chalk on blue paper, 234 x 163 mm).

This site contains many really nice pictures of the artist, but the text seems to be in another language.