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Artcyclopedia
Offers "a comprehensive index of every
artist represented at hundreds of museum
sites, image archives....have now indexed
700 leading arts sites, and offer more than
24,000 links directly to an estimated 80,000
works by 7,000 different artists." Search
or browse by movement, medium, name of
artist, nationality, etc. |
Web Museum Famous Paintings
A listing of links to famous paintings from
throughout history. Just a click or two is
all that is needed in order to view a famous
painting by a famous painter.
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The Web Gallery of Art
"... contains over 8,500 digital
reproductions of European paintings
and sculptures created between the years
1150 and 1800. A considerable number of the
pictures are commented and biographies of
the significant artists are given." |
World Arts Resources
This site attempts to compile all visual
arts information that is available via the
World Wide Web. |
Diego Rivera Web Museum
Pintor muralista, fue uno de los grandes
artistas del Siglo XX. Nació en la ciudad de
Guanajuato y en 1892 se trasladó a México
con su familia. Estudió en la academia de
San Carlos y en el taller del grabador José
Guadalupe Posada, cuya influencia fue
decisiva. Más adelante recibió en París la
influencia del post-impresionismo y del
cubismo, en cuyo lenguaje se expresó con
soltura. |
Online School Museums and Projects
Many students at K-12 schools create online
exhibitions, known as "museums". This site,
created by the noted online educator Jamie
McKenzie (FromNowOn), offers how-to-do-it
information, as well as links to student
creations. |
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Online Art
Exhibitions |
Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Greek and
Roman Worlds
"Look through a massive library of art
objects, sites, and buildings at The Perseus
project Website. The library's catalogs
document 523 coins, 1548 vases, over 1400
sculptures, 179 sites and 381 buildings.
Each catalog entry has a description of the
object and its context; most have images.
This web site currently publishes over
33,000 pictures! Descriptions and images
have been produced in collaboration with
many museums, institutions and scholars."
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By the People, For the People: Posters from
the WPA, 1936-1943
"Consists of 907 boldly colored and
graphically diverse original posters
produced from 1936 to 1943 as part of the
New Deal. These striking silkscreen,
lithograph, and woodcut posters were
designed to publicize health and safety
programs; cultural programs including art
exhibitions, theatrical, and musical
performances; travel and tourism;
educational programs; and community
activities. |
African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning
"African artifacts have generally been
exhibited with reference only to cultural
context and use. In view of recent studies
of African aesthetic principles and related
moral and religious values, there is good
reason to emphasize the formal aesthetic
aspects of the objects and the moral and
religious ideas they express." |
ArtsEdge
ArtsEdge, a cooperative agreement between
the JFK Center for the Performing Arts and
the National Endowment for the Arts, with
support from the U.S. Department of
Education, has built a set of resources,
filled with professional development
information, program information, Arts and
Education research and more... |
The Electric Gallery
Many of the painters exhibiting here hang in
prestigious galleries and museums. Some of
these paintings are in private collections.
Most of them are available for purchase.
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Virtual Photo Gallery
Collection of links to online photo
galleries and exhibits. This is an excellent
collection, with several famous
photographers listed. Sponsored by LIFE
magazine. |
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Other Related Arts
and Exhibitions |
Museum of San Francisco
A museum of historical information, about
the events San Francisco, and of course,
California as well! |
Old Postcard Exhibition
A man in Sweden displays some of his
historic postcards! |
Photography Net Resources
Photography resources on the Net compiled by
Steve Dietz. Recent links are listed first
and then alphabetically. |
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