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ART
General Art Resources
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Primarily a search engine for finding images from specific artists,
this site is also helpful for finding information about different art
movements (e.g. Impressionists, OpArt, etc).
ARTiculation
http://www.articulation4kids.com
Learn to look at artwork and understand the process of making art by
examining the elements of art, principles of design and the art
critiquing process. Also included are an art timeline and vocabulary
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Art History
ARTicuation Art Timeline
http://tinyurl.com/ln86
Links to artistic eras and artists from prehistory to the present.
Includes 20th century illustrators.
Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Hundreds of links to resources in all eras and civilizations, created
and maintained by Christopher Whitcombe, professor of Art history at
Sweet Briar College in Virginia.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
"A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the
history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the
Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection." Now extends from prehistory
to 1600; to be completed by 2004. Great for art history and global
studies.
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Architecture
40 Centuries of
Architecture
http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm
Examples of
Egyptian, Greek, Islamic, Romanesque,. Roman, Gothic, Byzantine, and
Armenian Architecture.
Searchable by subject,
time period and locality.
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Animation and Cartooning
Cartoonster
http://www.cartoonster.com
Learn how to draw and animate, and discover the shortcuts and secrets
of animators, through these great online tutorials.
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Museums
The Louvre Museum Official Site
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Take a tour of the most famous museum in the world, and learn about
some of the masterpieces within its walls.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
Explore more than 3,500 pieces of art from the varied collections of
this world-class museum in New York.
The Museum of Modern Art
http://moma.org/
New York's museum of modern and contemporary art, including paintings
and sculpture, prints, drawings, photos, architectural models and
drawings, decorative arts, and furniture.
National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/
Located in Washington, D.C., this is the nation's art gallery, with
collections of painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle
Ages to the present.
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