A detailed overview of art and architecture during the Renaissance. Covers all the major figures and countries.

An account of the interests and achievements of Renaissance artists, with links to videos on the subject of Renaissance art aired on History, the cable television channel.

History Questions: Renaissance Artists Quiz, Test, and WebQuest

Kids learn about Renaissance artists including painters and sculptors such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael on this site.

A selection of high-quality images from the Flemish manuscripts in the British Library along with a timeline of contemporary European events.

Brief biographical history with links to images of his works including "The Four Holy Men." Also contains information on his high regard in Germany as an artist and offers interpretation of several of his paintings and his style.

A comprehensive museum-mounted exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci looks at all his intellectual and creative pursuits: artistic, scientific, mathematic, and technological. Includes an array of stunning images and video presentations, along...

This website from the Web Gallery of Art provides a biography of Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), the recognized master of Flemish art during the Renaissance. Site provides links to his work.

This site gives a biography of the renaissance man of many talents including artist, science, and inventor known as Leonardo da Vinci.

The arts blossomed in the Gilded Age, aided by the wealth of the business tycoons. Read about the artists who flourished at the time, along with the realism in literature that ranged from poetry to novels.

At the online home of the Berger Art Collection, which comprises two hundred works of British art and spans more than six centuries (earliest work dates from 1395), find access to information about and analysis of all the art in the...

The Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio), offers a comprehensive website exploring its current exhibitions as well as searching their collection database. Other content includes virtual tours, museum history, and teacher guides with...

This is a helpful site because it lists the museums that harbor the works of Masaccio. Any serious student of the great artist will be able to know where he can view the masterpieces in person.

View over 100 of Leonardo's paintings, drawings, and inventions. You can conduct searches, watch slideshows, or view page by page. Also includes an extensive biography and many features that make finding and bookmarking your favorite...

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

Olga's Gallery on Michelangelo. There are 71 images with a biography of the artists. This is a great site on Michelangelo!

The Art Institute of Chicago's collection of African American art provides a rich introduction to over 100 years of noted achievements in painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Ranging chronologically from the Civil War era to the Harlem...

An exhibition site from the Library of Congress examining artist Al Hirschfeld's extensive career. There are quality images and extensive background information about Hirschfeld.

Overview of the 1920s era clash in values in which religious fundamentalism flourished alongside literary and artistic movements of African-Americans and other American intellectuals.

Resource is the first Shakespeare biography, complete with notes. Very thorough as it discusses his life, work, and relationships with other artists of his time, including Sir John Suckling.

An award winning site containing fantastic information on Leonardo as a man, an artist, and an inventor. You will find detailed analysis of his paintings, a section containing his drawings, articles on his life, designs for many machines...

Kids learn about the biography of Michelangelo, Italian artist, sculptor, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.

Kids learn about the biography of Raphael, Italian artist, architect, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.

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.