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Boston Public Library: The Sargent Murals

For Students 9th - 10th
A fully illustrated examination of John Singer Sargent?s monumental mural cycle, "Triumph of Religion," with information on the history of the murals, their interpretation, and the steps the library is taking to conserve the work.
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Precita Eyes Mural Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
A non-profit organization in San Francisco, CA that promotes community through the painting of murals.
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The Monumental Mural Art of John Pugh

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a personal website of a contemporary artist who uses trompe l'oeil in his mural paintings.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mexican Muralism: Los Tres Grandes David Siqueiros, Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is This Painting So Shocking?

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1937, in one of the worst civilian casualties of the Spanish Civil War, Fascist forces bombed the village of Guernica in Northern Spain. For Pablo Picasso, the tragedy sparked a frenzied period of work in which he produced a massive...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Brief History of Graffiti

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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The Virtual Diego Rivera Web Museum: The Mexican Children of Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful resource for teachers and students studying the life and artwork of Mexican artist, Diego Rivera. Includes many samples of his paintings and murals, as well as a detailed timeline.
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Alfredo Zalce "Gran Artista Mexicano"

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on Mexican mural artist, Alfredo Zalce. Hundreds of photographs, interviews and images with pages in both English and Spanish.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Roman Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of 24 introductory videos on Roman architecture and its history, presented by Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner of Yale University.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Gustav Klimt

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMuseum provides a biography of Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt, along with images and discussion of his work.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: John Frederick Finerty by Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Education: Chicago: The City in Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons on a variety of themes based on mural paintings in eleven Chicago public school buildings.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: David Hockney

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Hood Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Convento of San Nicolas De Tolentino, Actopan, Hidalgo

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Pierre Puvis De Chavannes

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Mex Connect

Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans

For Students 9th - 10th
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Romania: Churches of Moldavia

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Romania: Monastery of Horezu

For Students 9th - 10th
Founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brancovan, the monastery of Horezu, in Walachia, is a masterpiece of the 'Brancovan' style. It is known for its architectural purity and balance, the richness of its sculptural detail, the treatment...
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Unesco: Mexico: San Miguel and Sanctuary of Jesus Nazareno De Atotonilco

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Unesco: Bulgaria: Rock Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

For Students 9th - 10th
In the valley of the Roussenski Lom River, in north east Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed in the vicinity of the village of Ivanovo. This is where the first hermits had dug out their...
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Curated OER

Eye Contact: Portrait of John Frederick Finerty by Diego Rivera

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Curated OER

Unesco: Bulgaria: Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

For Students 9th - 10th
Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a large Thracian necropolis. The...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Bulgaria: Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari

For Students 9th - 10th
Discovered in 1982 near the village of Sveshtari, this 3rd-century BC Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult buildings. The tomb has a unique architectural decor, with polychrome half-human,...