A series of 24 introductory videos on Roman architecture and its history, presented by Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner of Yale University.

Detail offered on Teotihuacan civilization, Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, mural paintings, and the Ciudadela.

A detailed history and explanation of the ideologies behind cubism. Lots of cubism links as well.

Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, explains how this charcoal drawing by Diego Rivera reflects his usual medium of painting murals.

This article describes different forms of Maya art - architecture, sculpture and carving, stucco, murals, written works, ceramics, textiles, and body art. It also notes the many collections of Maya art in museums around the world.

From the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles, this is the "Passport to Paradise (Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal)" exhibit web-site which contains images of selected art work in the exhibit as well as photos of and info on the...

This site contains information on Art Nouveau in great detail. Find out what this term means, and how this "new art" adapted from old styles.

Find the vibrant paintings, murals, prints and drawings of Cuban-American artist Xavier Cortada.

Designed by architect Charles Moore, the Hood Museum of Art has a permanent collection ranging from Ancient and Asian to Modern and Contemporary Art. Of special note are American portrait paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries,...

In this video, students explore Depression-era post office murals and modern outdoor murals to learn how artists use proportional reasoning and measurement to create large-scale paintings. The video ends with the question, "How do...

Excavation reveals murals in tunnels and earliest example of painted hieroglyphic script in Maya Lowlands.

These eight churches of northern Moldavia, built from the late 15th century to the late 16th century, their external walls covered in fresco paintings, are masterpieces inspired by Byzantine art. They are authentic and particularly well...

The fortified town, first established in the 16th century to protect the Royal Route inland, reached its apogee in the 18th century when many of its outstanding religious and civic buildings were built in the style of the Mexican...

An image of "Flagellation of Christ", created by Sebastiano Del Piombo from 1516-24 (Mural painting in oil).

An image of "The Martyrdom of St Matthew", created by Girolamo Muziano from 1586-89 (Mural painting in oil, 320 x 350 cm).

An image of "Apollo Vanquishing the Python", created by Eugene Delacroix from 1850-51 (Mural painting, about 800 x 750 cm).

WebMuseum provides a biography of Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt, along with images and discussion of his work.

An image of the South Wall of the Detroit Industry Mural by Diego Rivera painted in 1932/3.

A description of the "foremost French mural painter of the second half of the 19th century". This site provides examples of his work as well as a summary of his work at the end of the page.

After the Conquest, Spanish colonizers' first task was to convert the indigenous peoples to Christianity and eliminate their religious beliefs. Painted murals within their missions demonstrate the great fear and urgency of the...

Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls- graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's raised...

A great cross-curricular lesson that focuses on humanity in the time of the Stone Age. Students will study prehistoric cave paintings and then produce their own paintings as part of a large mural.

A biography of David Hockney, Pop artist. Examples of his work with some explanation. There is a link to a short discussion on the Pop movement.

Artlex.com surveys Roman art and artists with text and illustrated examples. Features include links to related terms, concepts, art examples, and the like.