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Art Gallery of Nsw: Pissarro, the First Impressionist

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Gallery of New South Wales developed this website to accompany an exhibition of Pissarro mounted by the museum in late 2005. The site contains an interesting, although limited, mix of photographs of the artist and reproductions...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Silversmiths

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's complete list of silversmiths from the 18th and 19th centuries. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
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National Library of France

National Library of France: Marcel Proust: Writing and the Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich look at the influences on Marcel Proust's writing from the National Library of France. See how his interaction with art, artists, music, composers, and contemporary society developed his craft.
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Henri Cartier Bresson Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home of the HCB Foundation amasses a range of information about Cartier-Bresson, including a biography and examples of his work. An excellent starting point for any inquiry into the life and career of this French master.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Critic: Monument to Balzac by Auguste Rodin

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource about the sculpture Monument to Balzac by Auguste Rodin. Includes an image of the sculpture, a suggested art activity in text and audio, links for more information about the sculpture and artist as well as a link to "Do More", a...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief notes about the art movement Realism. Check this site out for more information, artist links and images.
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Yakima Valley Museum: Rodin: Maryhill Comes to Yakima

For Students 9th - 10th
An educators guide to an exhibit featuring Auguste Rodin at the Yakima Valley Musem. Includes biographical information about Rodin, with background information on many of his sculptures, classroom activities, and discussion points.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the features of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Apotheosis of Homer.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: The Art of Parisian Art Dealer Ambroise Vollard

For Students 9th - 10th
Paris at the end of the nineteenth century was at the center of a cultural arts explosion owing, in part, to the constellation of artists surrounding the art dealership of Ambroise Vollard. This archived report from NPR tells the story...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Boucher, Francois

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of French painter, noted for his pastoral and mythological scenes, Francois Boucher. Includes full color images of his work with captions.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Henri Matisse (Biographie en Francais)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of twentieth-century French painter Henri Matisse.
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Paul Gauguin Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Paul Gauguin's artwork has been scrambled! You need to use the mouse to put these three puzzles back together. French version is available by clicking back to homepage.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Henri Matisse: Dance 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a comprehensive discussion by two art historians of Matisse's painting 'Dance 1', which is considered a Fauve masterpiece.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Herbert Katzman

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Herbert Katzman is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his paintings, which showed an influence of French Expressionism.
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Other

Fondation Beyeler: Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition takes a look at how Claude Monet, the "father of Impressionism," influenced the work of future artists, including today's digital impressionists. It includes a lengthy chronology of Monet's life and many examples of his...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Anne Louis Girodet

For Students 9th - 10th
Artcyclopedia maintains an impressive list of links to museum sites and archives where images of Girodet's work can be viewed. The museum sites, especially, often include curatorial commentaries about the exhibited works to aid...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Torso of a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an image of the acubist sculpture by the French artist, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, entitled "Torso of a Young Man."
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jean Baptiste Greuze

For Students 9th - 10th
A Webmuseum English biographical essayof Jean-Baptiste Greuze, with four illustrations.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Henri De Toulouse Lautrec

For Students 9th - 10th
A WebMuseum English biographical essay from Ibiblio.org on painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, with a number of art illustrations.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a detailed biography of Claude Monet, as well as images of many of his works. His work is broken into numerous sub-sections for display purposes, and many include detailed accounts of the work.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Vincent Van Gogh

For Students 9th - 10th
A Webmuseum English biographical essay of Vincent van Gogh, with a number of art illustrations.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jean Baptiste Camille Corot

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Webmuseum English biographical essay of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, with a number of art illustrations.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

For Students 9th - 10th
A Webmuseum English biographical essay of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, with a number of art illustrations.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Gustave Courbet

For Students 9th - 10th
A Webmuseum English biographical essay, with a number of examples of his art work. Good images, each with a description.