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Princeton University

Princeton University Art Museum: Art of China

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Princeton University art museum, this is a broad overview of regional and period information on Chinese art with selcted relevant works from the collection of Asian art.
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Princeton University

Princeton University Art Museum: Art of Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent overview of both regional and period art from Japan, with images of example pieces and detailed descriptions of the work.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Here, This Is Stieglitz Here, Francis Picabia

For Students 9th - 10th
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Here, This Is Stieglitz Here", a DADA painting by Francis Picabia.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Renaissance and Baroque Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Nature in Chinese Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the importance of Nature in Chinese Art. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ming Dynasty (1368 1644)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on Ming dynasty art from 1368 to 1644. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Henri Matisse (1869 1954)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the modern master Henri Matisse (1869-1954). With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
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Museum of International Folk Art:carnaval Around the World;recife&olinda,brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
From the exhibit "Carnaval Around the World" at the Museum of International Folk Art, we have a feature page on the celebration as it occurs in Recife and Olinda, Brazil. With a description, photos, map and audio clip this is a nice...
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Museum of International Folk Art:carnaval Around the World;port of Spain,trin Tob

For Students 9th - 10th
From the exhibit "Carnaval Around the World" at the Museum of International Folk Art, we have a feature page on the celebration as it occurs in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. With a description, photos, map and audio clip this is a...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art Collection at Lacma

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains Islamic Art from the early to the late Islamic period.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Catal Hoyuk

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the importance of Catal Hoyuk in Turkey for understanding the beginning of art during the Neolithic period.
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Smart History

Smarthistory: Dante's Divine Comedy in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Smarthistory article explores the relationship between Dante and the visual arts and how the Divine Comedy played an important role in the creation of a great many outstanding works of art.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Art, Music and Popular Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the music, art, and popular culture that shook the world in the 20th century.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Farnese Hercules

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Renaissance engraving of the "Farnese Hercules" by Hendrick Goltzius of the 16th century; with a description and images of the engraving.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Marin and Alfred Stieglitz, by Marius De Zayas

For Students 9th - 10th
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "John Marin and Alfred Stieglitz", a charcoal portrait of the two artists by the Mexican painter Marius de Zayas.
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
A general introduction to Islamic art. Explains the term, the unifying style elements of Islamic art, the role of calligraphy, popular misconceptions about Islamic art, and similar topics. Includes internal links to definitions of...
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The Social and Public Art Resource Center (Sparc)

For Students 9th - 10th
SPARC is an arts center in Los Angeles that produces, preserves and conducts educational programs about community based public art works. If you live nearby you can get involved. Otherwise, be inspired by their work. The murals are...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A solid introduction to Islamic art of the late medieval period (approximately A.D. 1250 to A.D. 1450) that relates historical events to the art production of the time. With informative descriptions and wonderful reproductions that...
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Berger Collection Educational Trust: Berger Art Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: European Decorative Arts and Sculpture Highlights

For Students 9th - 10th
The MFA's collection of European decorative arts and sculpture include approximately 22,000 works of art from the seventh century until the present day. Click on 'View All Works' to access the collection.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the crafts that the African American culture exported from native African lands, basketry and cultivation of rice. With the lessons provided in the downloadable document, students will weave together history, geography, social...
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Columbia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The collection of the Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina is accessible online through chronologically arranged galleries. The superb text gives background information for the art works, and enlargeable images are linked within the...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hudson River School

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on the Hudson River School of American artists. With information and pictures this in a nice resource for study.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Nicolas Poussin

For Students 9th - 10th
Thematic essay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the French painter Nicolas Poussin, with historical and biographical information and samples of his work.

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