View a selection of paintings by English romantics Constable and Turner in the collections of the National Gallery. Tour has biographical and curatorial notes, along with detailed views of each painting.

A printable, kid-friendly introduction to the art of Georgia O'Keeffe. Includes activities and images of her work.

Features the biographical information about American artist John James Audubon.

Provides a biography of the artist, Lyonel Feininger.

Students will be introduced to the Greco-Roman myth of Diana and Endymion by critically analyzing a painting by Fragonard. They will then write and illustrate their own myth to describe a natural phenomenon or social custom.

A detailed biography of 19th century artist, Honore Daumier. Includes bibliographic references.

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...

Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a...

An exhibition that examines the many influences that Jackson Pollock absorbed before breaking with past traditions to create a new kind of abstraction. Beginning with Thomas Hart Benton, who was Pollock's first teacher, Pollock learned...

A printable, kid-friendly introduction to Andy Goldsworthy. Goldsworthy has spent nearly three decades exploring the raw materials of nature, shaping them into poetic and mysterious forms that invite us to see our surroundings in new ways.

View several of Houdon's most famous sculptures from the neoclassical period of art. All linked to descriptions of the pieces.

Students will be introduced to the life and art of Andy Warhol as a way of considering photography as a self-portrait medium. They will create their own digitally manipulated photographic self-portrait and then write a poem to describe...

Read about the life of John Carter Brown, long-time Director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. He is remembered for vastly expanding the gallery's collection and the breadth of its exhibitions, and for making world class...

Works by Piero di Cosimo are represented in the collection of London's National Gallery of Art. Clicking on the title results in an enlarged version with an in-depth discussion of the artwork.

Showcases prominent pieces of art by Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, David Smith, and Roy Lichtenstein. Click on each image to find a brief description.

Students will examine works of art that involve appropriated images and then create their own works of art appropriating text, music, or images of their choice. Students will follow up with a discussion of how appropriation can become an...

Students will examine the work of artist Barbara Kruger and consider how visual media, such as in print and advertising, can be constructed to influence viewers' perceptions and behaviors. Students will create their own works of art...

Students will learn the color theory and techniques that guided Claude Monet's impressionist painting and apply those techniques to the creation of their own works of art.

Students will examine the work of German artist Anselm Kiefer and discuss how art might be a means of understanding and coming to terms with history. Students will follow in Kiefer's practice by creating their own works of art that...

Fly all the way to Washington D.C. and take a trip into the National Gallery of Art. You will have fun completing a scavenger hunt through the images of many famous artists. There are interactive questions for all ages. Just look to the...

Works of art by Everett Shinn may be viewed and enlarged here. A biography is available by clicking on the link.

With Vuillard's painting of a park in Paris as a backdrop, students will explore the social concepts of parks both in this painting and their own life.

Students will be introduced to the Greek myth of Apollo and Daphne by critically analyzing the painting Apollo Pursuing Daphne by Tiepolo. They will then design a coat of arms with symbols that best represent their personality and...

The story of "Watson and the Shark" painted by John Singleton Copely, is told in an easy-to-read sequence. QuickTime video of the painting, clickable enlargements of portions of the artwork, and an art activity are included within the site.