South Carolina Educational Television
South Carolina Etv Commission: Artopia: Painting
Enter a world of painting in Artopia. Here, you can become an art critic, meet some professional painters, and learn some tricks to creating your own painting masterpiece.
Tech4Learning
Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Paintings
Dozens of useful photos of various paintings from around the world! A useful reference in an art or history class. Browse through the examples, then click to enlarge.
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National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Still Life Painting [Pdf]
A look at the history of still-life painting through a printable catalog of multiple example works of art. Images are accompanied by descriptions and detailed examinations of their elements, meanings, and context.
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Painting in India
This site gives an insightful overview to the paintings of India including the earliest forms of art found in the country.
Kentucky Educational Television
Kentucky Educational Television: Ellis Wilson: So Much to Paint
Created as a supplement to a television documentary on the African-American artist, Ellis Wilson, site content includes extensive biographical information, a timeline of his life, and examples of many of his paintings.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Painting of Shah 'Abbas, Khan 'Alam and a Page
This painting shows the meeting of Shah 'Abbas I of Iran and Khan 'Alam, the ambassador of Mughal India, at the former Safavid capital, Qazvin in 1618. Their meeting was recorded by a Mughal court artist, and this image is most likely...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gold Ground Painting Quiz
Test your knowledge of Italian gold-ground painting.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Explore the Writing Process Through Painting [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, students imagine their dream destination spots and sketch them. They use basic watercolor painting techniques to paint their images and follow this by writing descriptions. In groups, they then compile a...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Painting and Coating Workers
Learn all about the painting trade, the working conditions, and employment outlook for painting and coating workers.
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Pilgrim Hall Museum: History Paintings
This website from the Pilgrim Hall Museum contains a collection of various history paintings depicting the pilgrims. Each image is annotated with a brief summary of what event the painting is depicting and general information about the...
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The Paintings From Boscotrecase
A art history article on a series of wall paintings belonging to the "Third Style" found in a villa near Pompeii that may have belonged to the daughter of Augustus. There are five sections, the section entitled "The Painter in Roman Art"...
Museum Network (UK)
Wallace Collection: Material World: Paint
Learn about the material composition of paints used by artists and where pigments that give paint its color come from. Emphasis is on natural pigments obtained from plants, animals, and minerals, rather than on paints created for...
Brown University
Brown University Libary: Persian, Mughal, and Indian Miniature Paintings
A browsable gallery of Perisan, Mughal, and Indian miniature paintings from the Minassian Collection at Brown University. Includes a history of the collection and essays on the paintings.
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Norval Morrisseau and Medicine Painting
Norval Morrisseau, a Canadian Ojibwa, is the founder of Woodland school of Native American medicine painting.
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Early American Paintings in the Worcester Art Museum
A site with examples and information about early American paintings from 1671-1829. Use the timeline to click on a time period, or click and select by artist, genre, or place of origin. Also includes an extensive bibliography.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Paint by Number
Discover the history of a favorite American past-time. Learn the art of creating your own masterpieces with a little bit of help.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: European Paintings Collection Highlights
Explore a selection of the MFA's holdings of over 1,400 paintings from across Europe, featuring masterworks from the middle ages to the mid-twentieth century. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.
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Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy Landscapes
An fascinating collection of documents, maps, paintings, and more, exploring the region where Tom Thomson painted shortly before his death.
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China the Beautiful: Classic Chinese Paintings
This site provides beautiful examples of Chinese paintings ranging from the Tang Dynasty to the 20th century. Although the majority of paintings are not accompanied by much information, the pictures alone are worth the visit.
Brown University
Brown University: Tibetan Buddhist Wall Paintings: A Photographic Survey
A survey of three Buddhist temples in the Mustang district of Tibet. Includes words of a Tibetan prayer as well as an audio file, details about Mustang, explanations of Tibetan art, and images of paintings found in the temples.
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Boston Public Library: On the Edge: Hidden Art of Fore Edge Book Painting
An exhibition of books with painted fore-edges.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Collections: Spanish Paintings
Explore fifteenth- to twentieth-century Spanish paintings, including major works by Zurbaran, Goya, Velazquez, and Picasso. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.
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Leonardo Da Vinci & His Treatise on Painting
Digital archive dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) and his Treatise on Painting gathers critical resource materials on the legacy and reception of Leonardo's art theory.
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