Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Paul Cezanne: The Basket of Apples
An art historian presents a comprehensive discussion of Paul Cezanne's 1893 painting 'The Basket of Apples', which is an excellent representation of Post-Impressionism art.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Article discussing the features of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's Apotheosis of Homer.
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Khan Academy: Stepanova, the Results of the First Five Year Plan
Have you ever wondered what came before Photoshop? After the First World War, artists in Germany and the Soviet Union began to experiment with photomontage, the process of making a composite image by juxtaposing or mounting two or more...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rodin, the Burghers of Calais
In 1885, Rodin was commissioned by the French city of Calais to create a sculpture that commemorated the heroism of Eustache de Saint-Pierre, a prominent citizen of Calais, during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. View...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Getty Exhibitions: Shaping the Great City
Cities in Central Europe were required to expand their infrastructure due to industrialization and an increase in the need for workers. This exhibit details and illustrates the shift and growth through modern architecture of the era.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Reflecting Antiquity
"Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Rome" is an on-line exhibit corresponding to an exhibit on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, dealing with the beautifully intricate utilitarian glasswork of the ancient Romans.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Chicago Tribune Cartoons
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Digital History
Digital History: Popular Culture During the Great Depression
A great description of the tension in popular culture during the Great Depression with a focus on tradition abutting modernism in the arts and architecture. Read about the new comic book and radio superheroes, and commonality in American...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hagia Sophia
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this page provides an explanatory description of the 6th-century church Hagia Sophia in modern-day Istanbul. Various images of the structure and links to other related topics are also included.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 11: The Scarlet Letter
Students explore the role and impact religion had on the establishment of the American colonies and its continued influence throughout the formation of the American identity. Foundational literary works, speeches, and documents...
Other
The Legend of Camelot
Here you can learn more about the story of Camelot as it has been told for hundreds of years--including the myth of Camelot, the Round Table, and the sword Excalibur.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Movies
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Airplane
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Automobile
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Buddhism
Buddhism originated in what is today modern India, where it grew into an organized religion practiced by monks, nuns, and lay people. Read a brief history of this religion in this article.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: "Machine Age"
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: New York City Subway Posters
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lam, the Jungle
Wifredo Lam remains the most renowned painter from Cuba and "The Jungle" remains his best known work and an important painting in the history of Latin American art and the history of twentieth-century modernism more broadly. View...
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Khan Academy: Mexican Muralism: Los Tres Grandes David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera
Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, and Jose Clemente Orozco-known as Los tres grandes-cultivated an artistic style that defined Mexican identity following the Revolution. They crafted epic murals on the walls of highly visible, public buildings...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Monochrome, Defined
Term monochrome, used in art, is defined.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Only Yesterday Year by Year
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The online home of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, which houses a large collection of sculpture, both ancient and modern.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Paul Cezanne: The Bather
Features an in-depth look at Paul Cezanne's painting 'The Bather', which is an excellent example of Post-Impressionism art.
Mex Connect
Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.