Curated OER
Archaeology Quiz
In this archaeology quiz worksheet, students complete 4 multiple choice questions about general archaeology concepts. An answer link is included.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Superstition Forces Airline Logo Change
In this English worksheet, students read "Superstition Forces Airline Logo Change," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: European Paintings Collection Highlights
Explore a selection of the MFA's holdings of over 1,400 paintings from across Europe, featuring masterworks from the middle ages to the mid-twentieth century. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.
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.
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Boston Public Library: On the Edge: Hidden Art of Fore Edge Book Painting
An exhibition of books with painted fore-edges.
Indiana University
Indiana University: Lilly Library: Fore Edge Painting
Exhibition of an obscure art form known as fore-edge painting, a decorative art that arose in Europe alongside the bookbinding trade. View examples of books embellished with finely painted fore-edges of subjects such as the Canterbury...
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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Dayton Art Institute: An European Portrait
Before cameras were invented artists painted portraits to show what people looked like. This website shows a famous portrait done by artist Peter Paul Rubens and tells you how to create a portrait on your own.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Index of Artists
Go directly to an A-to-Z index of the names of hundreds of European artists from which you can link to artist biographies, sample artwork, and useful analyses. Also available are "tours" or curated collections of which focus on specific...
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The Age of Enlightenment in the Paintings of France's National Museums
Contains a brief history and listing of artists in France during the late 18th century. Focus of this site is on painting and portraits of key figures from this time.
Other
European Library: A Roma Journey
Digitized collection of materials (photographs, paintings, recordings, texts) communicates the essential character of Romany culture, with some documentation related to persecution of the Roma by the Nazis.
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Seattle Art Museum
The 23,000 objects in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum represent ancient to modern cultures. Areas include Asian Art, African Art, Northwest Coast Native American art, modern art, European painting, and decorative arts.
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Georgia Museum of Art
Home page for the Georgia Museum of art, which is on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens. It's permanent collection consists of American paintings; American, European, and Asian works on paper; the Samuel H. Kress Study...
Yale University
Yale University Art Gallery
The Yale University Art Gallery offers collections of Egyptian, Etruscan, and Greek art, early Italian panel paintings, European, Asian and African art, impressionist, modernist, and contemporary paintings and sculpture as well as...
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Impressionism
A large collection of artists who were considered Impressionists. Click on the links to get information on the artists and see examples of their paintings.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Caspar David Friedrich
Biography of German Romantic painter Caspar Friedrich, including pictures of some of his paintings.
Other
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
A great museum with a wonderful collection. See works of art, schedule tours for students, and see current (and past) exhibitions. Located in Hartford, Connecticut.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Besides viewing the collections and exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can view the "Timeline of Art History" and other useful resources at this site.
Other
Toledo Museum of Art
Located in Toledo, OH. A fine collection of world-famous works of art from various periods throughout history. Although located in a smaller mid-western city, you'll be surprised at what it has to offer.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Academic Art
Academic Art is the painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies--especially France--characterized by a highly polished style, use of mythological or historical subject matter, and moralistic tone....
ArtLex
Art Lex: Mannerism
Artlex.com defines and describes mannerism in European art between 1520 and 1600 with examples by Michelangelo, El Greco, and others. Features links to related artists, concepts, terms, and examples.
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Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna
This beautiful and historic museum houses maninly European art. Highlights include Renaissance and Baroque paintings from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Flower Painters
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of flower painters from the 16th thru the 20th centuries. There are links to the painters' biography and works.