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Taches Solaires, 1938, Fumage/oil on Canvas, by Wolfgang Paalen

For Students 9th - 10th
Artist Wolfgang Paalen perfected the art of "fumage" or painting with smoke. Outlined for you here are steps on tying it on your own.
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Jss Virtual Gallery: John Singer Sargent Thumbnails

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery is a great sight with thumbnails of John Sargent's artworks including the "Madame Gautreau" and "Madame X" portraits. Provides links to websites with more information on the pictures...
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New York University

New York University: The Gross Clinic

For Students 9th - 10th
Good information from the New York University on Thomas Eakins' painting, "The Gross Clinic," including visual description of the painting, commentary, and some analysis of the painting and its relationship to the medical field.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terms and Materials: Film

For Students 9th - 10th
From classic paintings to contemporary works, art continues to inspire filmmakers to develop their craft, explore the power of making images, and look at the world through a different lens. Use this glossary to familiarize yourself with...
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US Senate

Us Senate: Henry Clay in the Us Senate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Follow the history of an oil painting of Henry Clay, known as the "Great Compromiser." Well-designed site provides information on the painting including the origin and conservation, the artist, the setting, and Henry Clay himself.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Howard Cook

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Howard Cook is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work with various mediums, including oil, pastel, and watercolors.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Jan Van Eyck

For Students 9th - 10th
This online gallery contains copies of many van Eyck paintings. Also includes a link to view his biography. A good source for reports and papers.
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Native American Indian Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
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Glenbow Museum

Glenbow Museum: Up to 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
The Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta has placed several of their best paintings on this website. A museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the expansion of Western Canada, these oil portraits are treasures to be shared with all...
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Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Henri Rousseau Fantasy Jungle (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
KinderArt provides a site with information on how to teach students art techniques. Students learn to recognize and identify foreground, midground and background. They also create a stylized drawing using simple shapes as well as...
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Cyber Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the fascinating works of one of the world's greatest painters. Picasso's works have been admired and displayed throughout the world.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
View "American Gothic," with brief contextual notes and analysis.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Impasto

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a basic definition for what impasto is. Also lists the types of paintings it is primarily found in and the painters it is commonly associated with.
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Boston College

Boston College: Adelaide Labille Guiard: Madame Adelaide

For Students 9th - 10th
An oil painting, biography, and description of the painting.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arrangement of Flesh Colour and Black

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a painting "Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret," description and history of the painting.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Grant Wood

For Students 9th - 10th
CGFA provides five paintings in this online gallery: "American Gothic", "Stone City", "Self-Portrait", "Daughters of the Revolution", and "Return from Bohemia". Images only, with the briefest of information about title, date, medium, and...
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Musees De France: David Louis,

For Students 9th - 10th
View the work "The Oath of Horatii" by Jacques Louis David. Learn about the features of the painting, as well as information regarding it's history and residence.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Isabel Bishop

For Students 9th - 10th
The ARTCYCLOPEDIA details the current location of many of Isabel Bishop's paintings in museums across the U.S.
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Canadian Art Oil Painting of Two Men in Forest in Winter, 1900 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
View oil painting of two men in the Canadian forest in Winter.
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Web Gallery of Art: St Luke Painting the Virgin and Child

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St Luke Painting the Virgin and Child", created by Maerten Van Heemskerck in 1532 (Oil on panel, 168 x 235 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: St Luke Painting the Virgin's Portrait

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St Luke Painting the Virgin's Portrait", created by Lanceloot Blondeel in 1545 (Oil on canvas, 144,5 x 103 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Artist Painting, Surrounded by His Family

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Artist Painting, Surrounded by his Family", created by Otto Van Veen in 1584 (Oil on canvas, 176 x 250 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: St Luke Painting the Virgin Mary

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "St Luke Painting the Virgin Mary", created by Marten De Vos in 1602 (Oil on panel, 270 x 217 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: "The Leiden History Painting"

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of ""The Leiden History Painting"", created by Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn in 1626 (Oil on panel, 90 x 121 cm).

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