Study works of American art from the eighteen and nineteenth centuries. Works in a variety of media, including the decorative arts, are represented as are pieces by some of America's best-known artists: Copley, Church, Homer, and...

Carol Gerten-Jackson gives a good biography supplied by Encarta. There are links to more information on Rubens's work.

This resource provides a very informative biography as well as a gallery with 15 pictures of great Escher art.

Test your knowledge of British art from the 16th - 18th centuries using this five-question quiz.

This site has a gallery of the works of Edgar Degas (1834-1917 CE). Contains short biography of the artist.

A reference point for study of Rembrandt.

A reference point for study of Rembrandt.

A reference point for study of Rembrandt.

A reference point for study of Rembrandt.

A reference point for study of Rembrandt.

Lesson about William Butler Yeats based off a "New York Times" article entitled "Yeats, a Poet Who Kept Trying on Different Identities" (link included). It includes a warm-up activity, discussion questions, extensions, interdisciplinary...

At the Brooks Museum in Memphis, the collection includes Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculpture, English portraits, European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, and works on paper, including drawings,...

This account of the portrait of the famous mathematician looks at the mathematical significance of the rhombicuboctahedron depicted in the painting.

This site contains a short biography on artist Maria Cosway. The site also contains her self-portrait, some of her paintings, and an original source document of a (unlegible) letter to Thomas Jefferson, whom she was rumored to have an...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a display of John Singer Sargent's portrait "Madame X," or "Madame Pierre Gautreau." The enlargeable image has some background information about the painting.

This lesson plan teaches some basic facts about Elizabeth I's early life and provides information about her painted portraits.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart aims to help students understand how Frederick Douglass's writing painted a powerfully negative portrait of life on southern plantations. It uses video as well as text to inform students.

Profiles William H. Johnson, an African-American artist best known for his paintings and prints of landscapes and portraits.

This site includes a very brief description of the cubist painter, Juan Gris. Gris painted the famous "Musician's Table." This work is not included on the page, but the page does include a portrait of the artist, and a quotation.

This site from WebMuseum contains a summary on the life of artist Paul Gauguin. Also includes images of some of his most famous work. Links are provided to view paintings of many other artists.

This site from WebMuseum contains a summary on the life of artist Paul Gauguin. Also includes images of some of his most famous work. Links are provided to view paintings of many other artists.

This resource provides Peale's rendition of the famous American leader, George Washington.

This website from Webmuseum of Ibiblio.org provides information about the greatest artist of Renaissance Germany (goldsmith, illustrator, painter), Albrecht Durer (1471-1528). Site provides many images of his work.

The Chandos portrait of William Shakespeare, an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminate dramatist. This portrait is attributed to Joseph Taylor, and dated to...