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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.
Tate
Tate Online I Map: "Still Life With a Beer Mug" by Fernand Leger
This resource provides "Still Life with a Beer Mug" by French cubist painter Fernand Leger. An image file along with information about the artist and the artwork provide an excellent resource on the topic.
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Columbus Museum of Art: Curator's View: Picasso Cubist Still Life
See the cubist still life painting 'Still Life with Compote and Glass' by Pablo Picasso, in this Curator's View series description and image from the Columbua Museum of Art.
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The Worldwide Art Gallery: Still Life
This site has a basic description of still-life art with several famous examples from great painters.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Still Life With a Ginger Jar and Eggplants
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the impressionist painting "Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants" by Paul Cezanne, is described in a short paragraph and presented with a large-format image.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Still Life With Apples and a Pot of Primroses
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the impressionist painting "Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses" by Paul Cezanne, is described in a short paragraph and presented with a large-format image.
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Art Show: Progression of Painting of Apples
Here at ArtShow, artist Betsy M. Kellum explains her pastel technique with this still life drawing. Both oil paints and pastels are used. Kellum explains the drawing/painting process from the blueprint of the artwork to the finishing...
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Alien Travel Guide: Styles of Painting
A descriptive site from Alientravelguide.com that explains nine different styles of painting.
Curated OER
Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Pigments in Oil: Still Life With Flowers
Oil painting of flowers.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: 18th Century French Portraiture
This is a "tour" of portrait paintings done by 18th Century French painters, Jean Simeon Chardin, Nicolas de Largilliere, Jean-Marc Nattier, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Jean-Antoine Houdon. There are ten portraits, each with an extensive...
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite: 'Madame De Pompadour at Her Tambour Frame'
See an example of how one teacher used the painting of Madame de Pompadour in her classroom to develop a lesson for a personal still life.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Food Theme
This site from EnchantedLearning.com provides food-related activities including nursery rhymes, printables, crafts, and quizzes. Includes pages on the food pyramid, food terms in other languages, famous paintings, and a feature on the...
Curated OER
Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Egg Tempera: Painting of Flowers
Still life of flowers, painted with tempera.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Esther Before Ahasuerus by Artemisia Gentileschi
At a time where still-life paintings ruled the art world this leading 17th century female painter set out to break all the rules. Read about the artist and the story behind the painting.
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Spainarts: Ribera, Jose De
This site is provided for by Spainarts. Paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.
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Flemish Art Collection: "Cat and Dead Game" by Carstian Luyckx
Depiction of the painting "Cat and Dead Game" by Carstian Luyckx. The page loads in Dutch, but there is an option to view the page in English.
Curated OER
Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Pigments in Acrylic: Flowers in Vase
Still life of flowers painted with acrylics.
Curated OER
Still Life With Bottle, Fruit, and Napkins
A biography on the French painter Georges Braque (1882-1963 CE), plus many links to other sites.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin
The WebMuseum gives you brief biographical information of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin and reproductions of Chardin's work, including "Back From the Market." There is also a link to de Hooch, an artistic influence of Chardin's.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Anne Vallayer Coster
Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818) was an eighteenth-century French painter. Known as a prodigy artist at a young age, she achieved fame and recognition very early in her career, being admitted to the Royal Academy in 1770, at the age of...