The Coghlan Art Studio and Gallery provides a Norval Morrisseau biography illustrated with images of his Native American medicine paintings. A video clip is included.

More than 85,000 works of art comprise the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art, including American paintings and decorative arts, especially period rooms from Maryland historic homes and miniature rooms, sculpture gardens with...

A gallery of scanned images of works by Rembrandt, as well as a link to a biography.

This online gallery provides images of the Limbourg Brothers' (1370-1416) illuminated manuscripts from 1408 to 1416. Also included is a short biography abou their lives.

6 colorful images from Raphael. Click on each to find a brief explanation and analysis as well as details from the painting.

Students will be introduced to the first African American Regiment that fought in the Civil War through a memorial sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. They will compare and contrast the experiences of these soldiers through their...

Using Cazin's painting The Quarry of Monsieur Pascal near Nanterre, students will hypothesize about the workings, setting, and size of this French quarry. Then, applying his working method of "memory painting," they will draw or paint a...

Students will learn about White Cloud, one of the chiefs of the Iowa people who attempted to raise money for his tribe after losing their land. Through discussion and research, students will write a journal entry from the standpoint of a...

Students will identify clues and adjectives to describe Judith Leyster's personality and then develop and refine her characterizations through poetry writing. Using Leyster's monogram as their inspiration, they will then shift the focus...

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...

Students will explore how westward expansion increased the number of jobs available in the nineteenth century, including being a flat boatman through a painting by George Caleb Bingham.

Students will learn the story of young Brook Watson who lost his leg to a shark attack. By re-enacting the stances and feelings of his rescuers, they will come up with a list of adjectives to create a class definition of a hero/heroine....

Two thousand years before today's "global economy," an exchange network linked the continent of Asia via the Silk Route. Between the first and eighth centuries of the common era, the empires and states of Asia often came into conflict as...

Access the museum's collection of portraits by the sixteenth-century goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard. Find miniature portraits of many well-known figures from the Tudor and Stuart periods in British history, including Elizabeth,...

The main page of this museum allows you to see a photographic gallery, do a virtual visit, find out about current exhibitions and much more.

A picture and description of the Athena of Piraeus, a famous bronze of the goddess. Part of a larger site dedicated to all things related to Athena, including a timeline and online galleries of images of Athena in paintings and sculpture.

A gallery of scanned images of works by Rembrandt, as well as a link to a biography sourced to Encarta Online Encyclopedia.

A comprehensive site on textiles of the North American Southwest. Includes a gallery, map, catalog, glossary and timeline.

One of the 'Regina Five', Ron Bloore displayed his work in the 1961 National Gallery of Canada's exhibition "Five Painters from Regina". This article is a biography of his life and works.

Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems offers an opportunity to explore a variety of ores, metals, gems, and other specimens displayed at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. This resource offers an excellent collection of photos for...

Click and drag a variety of images onto your "canvas" to create a unique collage. Special buttons allow players to change image qualities, colors, sizes, and positions.

Extensive biography of Giotto di Bondone including links to many of his works. Comprehensive and complete information on the artist and his life. Great for research!

Extensive information on Giovanni Pisano the famous Italian sculptor including images and a biography. Great for research assignments!

Tour through twelve paintings done by John Singleton Copley. Most of the works are portraits but you can also view "Watson and the Shark," one of his most famous pieces. Click on each image to find a brief explanation and analysis.