Arts - Art History - Movements Art Resources - Essays on main art movements with images gallery and articles about famous artists. Art Movements and Periods - Historical art movements arranged in dictionary format for easy digestion. 19th century art @ Heart's Ease - The classical tradition, romanticism, impressionism and pre-raphaelite movements in 19th century art. Vision - Vision of the Art of the 19th and 20th Century. ARC International - The Art Renewal Center - Offering biographical information and high-resolution images of many paintings from the great masters of the 19th century. Art at the End of the 20th Century - An article by Max Podstolski. Art Images for College Teaching - AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community. Arranged by geography and period. Centurions - BBC Radio 3 Centurions will feature 100 of the humanities hit makers of the twentieth century. The site covers all areas of international arts except music. Timeline of Art History - Displays objects from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collections in geographical and chronological context. A Hundred Highlights from the Koninklijke Bibliotheek - A virtual tour of manuscripts and illumination, engravings, woodcuts, drawings, and religious works from the National Library of the Netherlands. Art Bank - A complete data-bank on ancient art from the 10th to the 18th century. Modern Art Periods - Short description of the art movements of the 19th and 20th century. Art Movements Directory - A concise reference guide to the major art movements and periods, view by name or date. Abstract Art and Artists - Learn about the artists and styles of the abstract art movement including Cubism, Neoplasticism, and Abstract Expressionism. National Portrait Gallery - Eye Contact - A celebration of masterpieces on paper highlighting famed Americans of the past century by legendary artists. Includes large reproductions and audio commentary from the exhibitions curator. ArtLex: Baroque - Article on the Baroque, defined with illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources. Art History Resources on the Web: Baroque Art - Overview, artists, and links to paintings. Infoplease: Baroque - Overview, and bibliography with an introduction to the different periods and their characteristics. Boston College Honors Program: Baroque - List of Baroque art and architecture links. Cubism: Picasso and Braque - Description and explanation of cubism, similarities and differences between two cubists, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques. WebMuseum: Classicism - Short introduction. ArtLex on Art Nouveau - Background information, artists, examples of artists' works, and resource links. Xrefer - Art Nouveau - Definition of Art Nouveau with links to cross-referenced and related material. Suite 101: Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, or the Age of Doodling - An examination of Art Nouveau that attempts to make correlations with the act of doodling as an artistic act. Anatomy of an Exhibition - Art Nouveau, 1890-1914 - Information about the development of the National Gallery's well known exhibit. Art Nouveau World Wide Server - Text information about the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil period, including definitions, derivations, artists, some photographs, and a FAQ. Belle Epoque und Art Nouveau - Essays and galleries about Art Nouveau classified by region and accessible in English, German, or French. The Art Nouveau Collectors Site - Provides a reference guide and other practical information for Art Nouveau collectors. Art Nouveau Section - A personal site that presents details about glassware and home furnishings in the style. European Art Nouveau - A basic definition of the movement, whereby clicking on the title or the icon in the upper left corner will lead to two picture galleries. Charles Rupert Designs - Hand Painted Art Nouveau Tiles - Examples of Art Nouveau ceramic tile design. Art Nouveau at Artchive - Description of Art Nouveau movement with links to information about Gustav Klimt, Aubrey Beardsley, and Alphonse Mucha. Roland Collection - Art Nouveau - Sites with information about particular aspects of the style, with video samples from a corresponding documentary film on each one. Magazine Antiques: Art Nouveau 1890-1914 - Extremely detailed history about the Art Nouveau movement as well as the characteristics of the style. Oxton Decorative Arts - Decorative arts company that specializes in Art Nouveau. Contains pictures of its inventory as examples of the style. Violet Books: Art Nouveau Ghosts and Others - A pictorial gallery of rare dustwrappers and ornate bindings of antiquarian fantasy and supernatural fiction. Sensual Style - A gallery of Art Nouveau examples from a display originating from London. Presented by CNN Europe. Antique Jewelry Online - Art Nouveau Jewelry - Small page that describes details of the style specifically in terms of jewelry design. Styles and Movements: Art Nouveau - Article from Grove Dictionary of Art that has numerous links to related information within the style. International Poster Gallery: Art Nouveau - Large collection of posters, mostly commercial ones, exemplifying the style. The Home of Qdesign (Art Nouveau) - History of the style, with picture examples, from the perspective of industrial design. Tile Image Gallery - Small collection of pictures demonstrating the Art Nouveau style in terms of ceramic tile. Art Nouveau Sampling - Examples of Art Nouveau commercial posters. Review: Tarot Art Nouveau - A review of a Tarot card deck done in the Art Nouveau style, with links to picture examples. Quia Quiz: Art Nouveau Furniture - A series of multiple choice questions testing knowledge of the movement with a photo example with each question. Art Nouveau Lamps from Europe - Art Nouveau lamps created by Armindo Da Costa and made with a brass patina. Artcyclopedia: Art Nouveau - Provides brief overview of the movement along with a chronological listing of Art Nouveau artists. Art Nouveau from Encyclopedia.com - Encyclopedia.com article, text only. ArtLex on the Ashcan School - Background information, artists, resource links. Images - Ashcan School - Artists and art images from this movement Ashcan Spirit - Ashcan School paintings from the Milwaukee Art Museum's collection of "The Eight." Creative Quotations from Robert Henri - (1865-1929) born on Jun 25; U.S. painter and major member of this movement DaDa Online - Comprehensive introductory site for those that want to learn the history of the Dada movement. Do da DADA List - Basic Dada resource with mailing list information, the Dada Tarot, and links. International Dada Archive - The gateway to the International Online Bibliography of Dada. An extensive research site about the Dada movement. WebMuseum: Dada - Short piece on the definition! and description of the Dada nihilistic movement. Dadaism - 1918-1922 essay by Tristan Tzara. The Photomontages of Hannah Hoch - A collection of photo montages created by Hannah Hoch. Women Artists -- Dada and Surrealism - An excerpted chapter from Margaret Barlow's illustrated book "Women Artists." Beginner's Guide to Dada - An appropriately irreverent profile of the Dada movement. The DADA Server - A humorous site that marries DADA and the Web by putting text, electrons, elephants and your name into a blender. John Heartfield - Contains a brief biography of the controversial artist and a sampling of his artwork. Art Institute of Chicago - Documents Of Dada and Surrealism - An overview of Dada in Zurich, Berlin, Paris and New York by Irene Hofman. Cut And Paste - Dada - Biographies and galleries of the photomontages of Heartfield, Höch, Hausmann and Schwitters. Art Deco - Phil Fare introduces this style of the 1920s and 1930s and looks at its influence on architecture, design, film and even music. Artlex on Art Deco - The Art Deco entry from this visual arts dictionary provides a description and examples of the style, with links to related entries and web-sites. 7th World Congress on Art Deco - Will be held in Cape Town, South Africa in April of 2003. Aims, program, information on Cape Town and The Cape Art Deco Society of South Africa. Decopix - Randy Juster provides dozens of spectacular photographs of the world's major Art Deco buildings, along with a discussion of the style and examples of art and design of the period. Fair Park Mural Conservation Project - Aims to conserve the murals of Carlo Ciampaglia at Fair Park, Dallas, a product of the 1936 Texas Centennial Celebration. Illustrated history of Fair Park, project overview and progress. The Art Deco Society of New York - A non-profit organization for the study, preservation and celebration of all forms of Art Deco. Membership, events, newsletter, links. Art Deco Society Inc. - A non-profit organisation promoting the preservation Art Deco in Victoria and Tasmania. News, events, publications, membership. Deco Nut - A Deco fan provides photographs of Art Deco architecture, especially in Omaha, art and design. Feature on unusual period radios. Personal pages. Art Deco Society Auckland New Zealand - Promotes interest in and preservation of the Art Deco style in all its manifestations. Joining, events, preservation issues. Early 20th-century New Zealand artists. Art Deco - Erte - On-line exhibition of works by the Russian-born artist and designer Romain de Tirtoff (Erte) in all media: sculpture, paintings, graphics, fashion, stage and costume design. Art Deco Fashion and Jewellery - An illustrated history from Serial Design. Art Deco - Lee Tanner provides pictures and raytraced images of Art Deco objects. Constructivism - Basic overview by Ed Melliza, with images of famous Constructivist works. Constructivism - History of the movement. Constructivism - Encyclopedia.com definition. History of Mannerism Architecure - Discusses a number of Mannerist structures in Italy. National Gallery of Art - Extension Programs: Neoclassic/Romantic from the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. Informative links, resources, and exhibitions. Romanticism in Dresden - a photographic exhibition of artwork at one of the greatest centers of the Romantic era Anno Domini 1800 - "Our collection concentrates on romantic paintings. Not only from Dutch and Flemish masters but also from their contemporaries in other European regions, especially France and Italy." WebMuseum: Romanticism - Short introduction. AIHA: Hudson River School Collection - A look at some of the better selections from the Albany Institute of History and Art's collection of over 60 Hudson River School paintings. Frye Mounts Small Jewels Of Hudson River Art - Review of an exhibition at Seattle's Frye Art Museum. Hermus: Hudson River School - A brief review of the Hudson River School with scans of three paintings. Hudson River Reference Collection - A collection of images of Hudson River School paintings by lesser known artists. Select Hudson River School Paintings - A small gallery of paintings by several artists. Tocqueville and the Hudson River School - A review of the Hudson River School and its history, philosophical underpinnings, iconography, gallery, and contrast to de Tocqueville. IHAS Movements: The Hudson River School - A brief summary of the School's place in American philosophy by Thomas Hampson, narrator of the PBS series "I Hear America Singing." Includes a video clip review of Durand's Kindred Spirits. Art and Nature: The Hudson River School, Paintings from the AIHA - A brief summary of an exhibition by the Orlando Museum of Art. ArtLex on the Hudson River School - Gallery of many paintings by several artists. Marist College: Hudson River School - A brief overview of the School and biographies of both the commonly known and less recognized artists. White Mountain Art and Artists - An extensive compilation of art from New Hampshire's White Mountains with an emphasis on those artists who painted during the heyday of the Hudson River School. Hudson River School Painters - AskART's short history of this mid-19th century American school of art. Artcyclopedia: The Hudson River School - A list of major and minor artists of the Hudson River School, with links to online collections and exhibits. Glorifying the Wilderness: The Hudson River School - Summary of a fifteen painting exhibition at BYU's Museum of Art with images and page length reviews of each work. The Artchive: Hudson River School - Long review of the Hudson River School with links to the Artchive's galleries of paintings by the more noted artists. Ringwood Manor Gallery - Photos of the five Hudson River School paintings in Ringwood Manor collection. Nationalism, Romanticism, and the Celebration of the American Landscape - A review of the Hudson River School and its impact for an American Environmental History class at Virginia Tech. In Pristine Grandeur, a Sublime Presence - New York Times Arts Abroad review of exhibition of American Landscape Paintings from 1820-1880 at London's Tate Gallery. Requires free registration. A Hike to History, With Nature as a Guide - New York Times article from the series "In Art's Footsteps" about an annual class trip to the Catskill Mtn. House, where F. E. Church and other members of the Hudson River School often visited. Requires free registration. New York State Hudson River School Collection Locations - Location and descriptions of 14 significant Hudson River School collections in New York from the state tourism website. Art and Nature: The Hudson River School - Summary of an exhibit at the Morris Museum of Art in Augusta, Georgia. This Tranquil Land: Hudson River Paintings from the Hersen Collection - Information on an exhibition at Seattle's Frye Museum. NGA - 18th- and 19th-Century France -- Neoclassicism - Introduction from the National Gallery of Art Neoclassicism - some definitions of what it is 18th-Century France: The Rococo and Watteau - Introduction from the National Gallery of Art Catholic Encyclopedia: Rococo Style - Very good introduction to this style. History of Surrealism - Surrealism, surrealist, surreal, art, literature, music, dada, dadaism, and everything else. History of Surrealism - Good introduction to Surrealism maintained by Monica Sanchez. Women in Surrealism - Bibliography - part 1. Surrealism - Books on the subject with details and notes Women In Surrealism - bibliography - part 2 "Sluice Gates of the Mind" at Leeds Central Gallery - - Groundbreaking exhibit on British Surrealism. An exhibit at the Leeds Central Gallery provided an eye-opening glimpse at a significant moment in the history of British and international Surrealism. Women Artists -- Dada and Surrealism - An excerpted chapter from Margaret Barlow's illustrated book "Women Artists." Surrealism Gallery - A small virtual gallery of artwork by a number of noted surrealist painters. Hungryflower - Surrealist painters' links and biographies, including Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Ana Mendieta, and Francesca Woodman. Andre BretonWhat is Surrealism? - A lecture given in Brussels on 1st June 1934 at a public meeting organised by the Belgian Surrealists, and issued as a pamphlet immediately afterwards Surrealism. Defined and described. - A concise description of the 20th century visual arts and literary movement Surrealism at Biddington's Pedigree & Provenance. Dada and Surrealism: Texts and Extracts - comprehensive - by Gerry Carlin & Mair Evans Butterfly Farm - Surrealism and the Uncanny - Online gallery of surreal images and presentation addressing the Uncanny as a condition of the Surreal. WebMuseum: Expressionism - Comprehensive and well organized site that offers rich images and concise historical context for artists and art movements. Join the Movement - A vision of the post-impressionist art featuring an image gallery focused on the German Expressionism. The Fauves Page - Dedicated to the 'wild beasts' of early 20th century art, artists, paintings, the development and evolution. WebMuseum: Fauvism - Introduction and links to the artists. Les Fauves - Gallery of fauvist artists. Futurism - Manifestos and Other Resources - The definitive site on the Futurist art movement of the early 20th Century, featuring most of the original manifestos of the members, and an extensive list of related links. Italian Futurism - "Italian Futurism was initially a literary movement created by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti in 1909 with the manifesto Le Futurisme. The intentions of this manifesto was a wake-up call to Marinetti's countrymen to make them aware that they had been 'wearing second-hand clothes for too long.' " Futurism and the Futurists - Resources on the early 20th century art movement: artists and images of their works, timeline, bibliography, essay, newsletter. Impressionism: Paintings Collected by European Museums - Online art exhibition including the works of reeminent Impressionists. Learn about the Impressionist movement and experience their art. Impressionism (1880 -- 1920) and the New Media - by Gary Daum. This online edition is presented as a service to the community of Georgetown Preparatory School. Relates Impressionism in art and music. Irish Impressionists - Irish Impressionist Artists in France and Belgium Olga's Gallery: Unknown Impressionist Masterpieces - Impressionist masterpieces which were presumed lost during WWII were revealed to the public. The Impressionists - Biographies and images of the works of Degas, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Bazille, Cassatt, Manet, and Sisley are included in this site which combines information from A&E television and the Gale Biography Resource Center. Impressionist and Postimpressionist Masterpieces: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Annenberg Collection of Impressionist and Postimpressionist Masterpieces features fifty-three works by Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Picasso on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Impressionist Still Life - Catalogue and exhibition of paintings by Manet, Monet, Degas, van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne at the Phillips Collection, later at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Artcyclopedia: Impressionism - A list of major and minor Impressionist artists with links to online collections and museums. WebMuseum: Impressionism (1860-1900) - More from Web Museum: The artists and their work Cafe Guerbois - The artists, their paintings and the life of the Impressionists in 19th century Paris. Beautifully designed site with lots of information that really helps to understand the Impressionist style. First Impressionist Exhibition, 1874 - Virtual recreation of the revolutionary show, with images, catalog facsimiles and contemporary criticism. Included works by Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Morisot, Degas, Sisley, Boudin and Cezanne. Cleveland Museum of Art: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism - Excellent guide with slides and extensive notes - mainly aimed at teachers Impressionism. Gardens of the Sunlight. - The Virtual Gallery of Impressionism and Post-impressionism. Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, Manet, van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, and others. A lot of high quality images. Heart's Ease Gallery: Impressionism - The impressionist movement in 19th century art. The site provides biographies and representative works for the key artists of this movement. 19th Century European Art - Essays on Manet, Monet, Degas, van Gogh. The Impressionists at Argenteuil - National Gallery of Art - Impressionist paintings by Boudin, Caillebotte, Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Sisley exploring the fascination with the many progressive paintings created in Argenteuil, France. Ad Litteram Gallery of Impressionism - The lives and works of Impressionist artists. French Impressionism in New Orleans, Louisiana - Article about Degas' work in New Orleans. American Impressionism - National Gallery of Art. Over the past forty years, Margaret and Raymond Horowitz have assembled a superb collection of American art from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Excerpts from the exhibition catalogue including comments from the collector Raymond Horowitz, illustrated essays on 12 works from the exhibition, and 8 artist biographies An American Tradition: The Pennsylvania Impressionists - Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. American Impressionism - The article dedicated to the exhibition at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts with brief history of American Impressionism, links to the pages of major American Impressionists artists and to the several other articles on American Impressionism American Impressionism: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum - Story about the one of eight exhibitions in Treasures to Go, touring the nation through 2002, features 52 works by turn-of-the century painters such as Childe Hassam, John Twachtman, Thomas Wilmer, Maria Oakey Dewing and William Merritt Chase. American Impressionism - Article about the exhibition of the paintings of the American impressionists at the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts. Haber's Art Reviews: American Realism and Impressionism - An article about the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1994. Painting with Light: American Impressionism - Short history of the movement with links to artists' biographies and images of their works. American Impressionism - Short history of the movement. ArtLex on American Impressionists - Examples of artworks by American Impressionists Mary Cassatt, Julian Alden Weir, John Henry Twachtman, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Childe Hassam, Frank Benson, and others with quotations and links to other resources. American Impressionism Along the Connecticut Shore - An article from the Maine Antique Digest about several exhibitions in Connecticut where works of the American impressionists were present. Portraits of Leisure: The American Response To French Impressionism - American Impressionism is compared to the French. American Impressionism from the Permanent Collection - An article about the exhibition at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden in June 2000. The Gamble House - An example of American A&C-style architecture, designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908. Arts & Crafts Society - Archives and photos, books, classifieds, and a discussion forum. A good place to start for basic Arts & Crafts links. American Bungalow Magazine - Bungalow and other Craftsman-style exterior and interior design publication. Artsncrafts.com - Listings of auctions and in-store items as well as modern craftspeople specializing in this style. The Roycrofters - The Roycroft handicraft community of East Aurora, NY, and its founder, Elbert Hubbard. Events, forums, and desktop themes. Craftsman Perspective - Comprehensive site with FAQs on Craftsman architecture, history, links and resources, from color schemes to garage plans. Arts & Crafts Movement - Explores the people, places and things unique to the Arts & Crafts Movement in America and Britain. Founders Of The Arts & Crafts Movement - Anthology of writings on interior design by William Morris and his contemporaries; information about the early years of the movement in England and America. Craftsman Farms - The home page of Craftsman Farms, the Gustav Stickley Museum and center for the study of the American Arts and Crafts movement in Parsippany, New Jersey. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art - Description of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America. Special emphasis on furniture and art pottery pieces in the museum's collection. The Arts and Crafts Movement: A Pathfinder - Bibliography of periodicals and books about the movement available at the University of North Carolina. On-Line Arts & Crafts Movement Resource Directory - Simple site with links to related companies and resources. The Demise-and Rebirth-of the Arts and Crafts Movement - Bibliography of the Arts and Crafts Movement in the American Midwest. P22 Type Foundry - Features many font sets based on original Arts and Crafts designs including Dard Hunter and Frank Lloyd Wright. The Arts and Crafts Movement in Great Britain. - History of the movement, founders, branches, information for collectors. Art History Resources on the Web: Prehistory - A directory of Prehistoric art divided by time period. Rock Art Net - Links: petroglyphs, pictographs, rock art, engraved boulders. Macedonian Rock Art Research Centre - The Centre has discovered more than 460,000 rock drawings. Aims, history, activities, publications and personnel of the Centre. Illustrated outline of rock art in Macedonia. World rock art congress in 2002. Cave Paintings of the Baja California Peninsula - An illustrated article by Mark Rose from Archaeology on the rock shelters painted c.600 years ago with animals and people - a World Heritage Site. Ancient Ideas in Ritual and Myth - Analysis of ancient ideas in India, Sumer, Egypt and rock-carvings of Scandinavia. Origin of law and ritual in civilization of the Western World. Review of boat symbolism in ritual astronomy and reality. Essays covering 6000 BC to 1000 AD including golden bracts and medallions in Anglo-Scandinavia during the Great Migration. Rock Art in the British Landscape - Offers information about prehistoric (late Stone- early Bronze Age) open-air abstract rock art in England and Scotland. Locations and maps, news, articles. EuroPreArt - Online database of European prehistoric art and petroglyphs. Features image galleries, links to related resources, maps, and links to related resources. Palaeolithic Art - The State Hermitage Museum: illustrated collection highlights. Artifacts from the Caucasus, Crimea, Russian steppes, Siberia and Altai. Cave Art - A gallery that contains the Hall of Bulls at Lascaux, bison sculpture and other Paleolithic art forms. Cave of Lascaux - Comprehensive information and a virtual tour of the cave from the French Ministry of Culture. Signs of Consciousness : Speculations on the Psychology of Paleolithic Graphics - by J. A. Cheyne : from Paleo-Psychology Chauvet Through the Eyes of a Sculptor - Sculptor John Robinson was invited to give an artist's view of the prehistoric art of the Cave of Chauvet Pont d'Arcby. The Bradshaw Foundation hosts his illustrated commentary. First Human Creations - A gallery of rock art from the caves at Lascaux in France. Contemporary Approaches to World Rock Art - A comparative analysis of rock art created by Paleolithic cultures and historic foragers. Ice Age Art - An online exhibition of Ice Age art and symbol from the Texas Humanities Resource Center. Carved objects, including the Venus figure, and cave art of Western Europe. Rock Engravings at Vermelhosa - Describes and discusses the importance of Paleolithic rock art in the Côa Valley, Portugal. Paleolithic Art - An illustrated article by Igal Koshevoy introducing the first art - found throughout Western and Central Europe in the Late Upper Paleolithic Period, approximately 40,000 years ago. Paleolithic Art of the Pyrenees - A gallery of artwork from the Magdalenian cultural horizon from the French Ministry of Culture. Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave - History of its discovery, and pictures of the finds, and the scientific research Entoptic Imagery in People and Their Art - Linda Thurston's Masters thesis explores entoptic imagery in Paleolithic cave art, and controversy regarding shamanism and trance states. Extensive bibliography. The Dawn of Prehistoric Rock Art - An article by James Q. Jacobs summarizing the earliest known rock art, with a focus on recently discovered painted caves in Paleolithic Europe, Grotto Cosquer and Grotto Chauvet. Cosquer Cave - The French Ministry of Culture describes a Paleolithic art gallery in a cave that can be accessed only through a 175-metre tunnel beneath sea level. Photographs of the animal drawings and hand stencils that decorate it. The Cave of Chauvet Pont-D'Arc - Decorated Paleolithic cave in the Ardèche region of France. The Ministry of Culture describes its discovery, authentication and preservation. The context and research. Virtual tour. Women in Prehistory: The Venus of Willendorf - Illustrated essay by Christopher Witcombe of Sweet Briar College on this famous figure and the history of its discovery, with bibliography. Mothers of Time : Seven Palaeolithic Figurines - Approximately 25,000 years on from their birth date and almost 4,000 kilometres distant from their place of origin, these seven Balzi Rossi figurines shed new light on the origins and meaning of an art that is still our own. Palaeolithic Art in Spain - Information and pictures about the Spanish paleolithic caves: Altamira and Castillo. Paleolithic Art Magazine - Promotes acknowledgment and interpretation of paleolithic art everywhere in the world, and of the origins of Man. In English and Italian. MSN Learning & Research: Paleolithic Art - Encarta Encyclopedia article giving a general overview of artistic expression in the Paleolithic Period. Neolithic Art - The State Hermitage Museum: illustrated highlights of the large and varied collections of objects found in Eastern Europe, Siberia and Central Asia, particularly in the forest regions of European Russia. Gold earrings. Jewellery in the Prehistoric Aegean - Images of Greek jewellery of the Neolithic Age from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Gold earrings and silver bracelets, with commentary. Rock Art in the Alps - A descriptive essay and gallery of Neolithic rock art from Valtellina is situated in the north of Lombardy (Italy). Orientalists and the Middle East - Bob Speel's page discussing Orientalist painting Orientalists and Ghadir Khumm - discussing Orientalists' understanding of the Sunni and Shia traditions in Islam. William Holman Hunt's Oriental Mania and his Uffizi self portrait - George P. Landow's essay, originally from The Art Bulletin, 1982. ACR Edition - Publisher of many important books on Orientalist painting. Tiana's Haven - Personal web site that includes (among other things) Orientalist paintings. Alexandre Roubtzoff - Presentation of the life and work of the Russian-French Painter Alexandre Roubtzoff. (Mostly in French.) Orientalist Art of the Nineteenth Century - A century of European painters recording and interpreting the Near and Middle East. Orientalist Painting - Images of paintings of famous Orientalist artists. Orientalism: a Brief Definition - Edward Said's definition of Orientalism. Bezalel-Levy Editions - collaboration of painting and photography by a husband and wife collaboration. Themes include Middle Eastern architecture, Judaica, and landscape. The Dahesh Museum of Art - The only museum in America dedicated to collecting and exhibiting 19th- and early 20th-century European academic art. The basis of the Museum is an extensive art collection acquired by the Lebanese writer and philosopher Dr. Dahesh (1909-1984.) Aziza Sa'id's Mid-Eastern Belly Dance Page - Resources for Middle Eastern Belly Dance. See the Old Photos and Etchings section for a large collection of orientalist images. Sahnobar Dance Ensemble - The web site of the dancers and musicians who make up the Sahnobar Dance Ensemble in Gainesville, Florida. Includes excerpts and pictures from Orientalist writings in the 19th century about the Ghawazee. WebMuseum: Realism - Comprehensive and well organized site. A good source of reference covering artists and art movements ranging from Gothic and Renaissance to Impressionism and Pop. Realism. Art Terms at Biddington's. - A brief discussion and illustration of realism in contemporary art. Bauhaus Weimar Dessau 1919-1933 - An introduction, its members, teachers, downloadable images, and exhibitions. The Bauhaus - History, ideologies, innovations, achievements and typography of the school. Bauhaus Dessau - Foundation, school and museum in Germany. Their projects, the history of Bauhaus, and an archive of publications and photography. German Today: The Bauhaus School - General information, the masters, and links. Bauhaus Archive: Museum of Design - Researches, documents and presents the history of the Bauhaus school. The building, museum, history, news, and general information. Bauhaus: The Guggenheim's Collection - Images of artworks created by Bauhaus instructors. Bauhaus in Tel Aviv - Historical information on the Bauhaus' architectural influence in Israel. Bauhaus in America - Relating to a documentary which presents the Bauhaus through an American perspective. The Catacombs of Rome - Ars Mar Film decribes the art of the Christian catacombs of Rome, which include frescoes, sculptures and inscriptions. Etruscan and Roman Art : A Bibliography - Though the author says this list is neither comprehensive nor up to date - it is a good start to books covering the Etruscan and Roman art periods. Ancient Rome - The State Hermitage Museum: Collection Highlights. This varied collection of Roman art spans the period from the late period of the Republic (1st century BC) to the late Empire (4th century AD), but most important is the collection of sculptural portraits. Illustrated. Roman Art and Architecture - Some wonderful images grouped by Subject and Media from the University of Colorado. Ancient Art - Rome - Detroit Institute of Arts : Permanent Collection. Overview and clear well selected images. Theatrum Pompei Project - The Theatrum Pompei Project covers the theater of Pompey and Rome during the fifties B.C. Villa of Oplontis - Virtual tour of the Villa of Poppaea (Torre Annunziata), features a clickable plan, information on the functions of the rooms, and good illustrations of the Roman wall paintings for which the structure is famous. Roman Ceramics - A scientific look at subjects such as Roman brick, amphoras, Corinth ceramics, Megarian bowls, terracottas. Roman Glass - Reflections on Cultural Change - Traveling exhibition organized by the University of Pennsylvania that illustrates how glassmaking was influenced by historical events and changing social values in the Roman world. Riley Collection of Roman Portrait Sculptures - Online catalog of the Roman portrait sculptures at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. Images from all angles and commentary on their historical and cultural context, with sources. Images from History - Collection of photographs and maps, with commentary, covering the Late Roman Empire to Early Medieval Europe, from the University of Alabama. Sculptures, relief, mosaic, painting and minor arts. Viking Art and History - A site that offers information about Viking history, Viking art, events, festivals as well as a lot of products related to Vikings. Persian Art through the Centuries - A brief history of Persian Art with photographs Iransaga - A History of Persian Art Through The Centuries - A brief history of Persian Art with photographs Devi: the Great Goddess - The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Exhibition. The 120 works, primarily from India, with examples from Nepal, China, and Pakistan, span a period of 2,000 years and include sculptures in bronze, stone, and terra-cotta, and paintings on paper, cloth, and board, on loan from collectors and museums in Europe and the United States. Arts of India - Five works of art from India from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts Jain Art from India - Text only introduction to Jain culture and art by John Guy of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Books on Indian Art History - Comprehensive annotated catalogue of books on Art History of India. Site features detailed description of books including complete table of contents. Late Minoan Painting and Other Representational Art - Lesson 14: Late Minoan Painting and Other Representational Art: Pottery, Frescoes, Steatite Vases, Ivories, and Bronzes Art of the Cyclades and Crete - Ancient Art of the Aegean series - includes Knossos Art of the Aegean: Mycenae and Tiryns - including the Citadel at Mycenae Egyptian Treasures in Europe - Art resource by the Centre for Computer-aided Egyptological Research, Faculty of theology, Utrecht university. Egyptology.com - Dedicated to examining the art, archaeology, religion and history of Egypt. The History of the Egyptian Obelisks - A brief history and description of ancient Egyptian obelisks. Aldokkan - Ancient Egyptian Art - Read about the Egyptian architecture, papyrus, pottery, literature, and hieroglyphics. Egyptian Galleries - Paintings and photographs by Richard Deurer. Information on Egyptian art, culture, and language. Field Museum - Cleopatra - Online exhibit of the marble head of this Ptolemaic queen, includes an interactive puzzle. Splendors of Ancient Egypt - Presents artifacts from ancient Egypt including jewelry and cartonnage portraits from the Greco-Roman period. Read accompanying texts. The Ancient Egyptian Culture Exhibit - Architecture, art, hieroglyphs, military, maps, and daily life. Egypt Images - Downloadable images of Egyptian sites and artifacts. Egyptological Homepage of Michel Malfliet - Featuring photos and images of ancient Egyptian sites and links to other related websites. The Bust of Nefertete - Dedicated to one of the most beautiful pieces of art in history: the bust of Nefertete, wife of the Egyptian pharoah Akhentaton, who encouraged greater realisism in art. Amarna - An image gallery featuring ancient Egyptian statues of Nefertiti, Akhenaten and other notables of the period in which Amarma flourished as Akhenaten's new capital of Egypt. Art of Pharaoh Akhenaten's Reign - Provides an illustrated text on the development of art during the reign of this Egyptian king. Lists sources and links to pages on the pharaoh. History of Nubia - Read about the arts and culture of Nubia in the Neolithic, Kerma, and New Kingdom periods. Nubia - Read about the Nubian Kingdoms of Kush, Napata, Meroe, and Kerma. Explore the Nubian arts, jewelry, and pottery. Exploring Nubia - The Archaeology, history and Culture of Nubia and northern Sudan. Learning Sites -- Gebel Barkal - Re-creation of the temple of Mut, interactive computer model for archaeological research and museum display. University of Pennsylvania - Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Take an online tour at the Ancient Nubia Gallery. The collection includes decorated pottery, funerary material, and statuary. The Nubian.net - Historical guide to the African Nubian civilization presents maps, virtual art galleries, a language overview and related online references. University of Chicago - The Nubian Salvage Project - Read and view photos of the expedition aimed to save ancient Nubian monuments. View the exhibition brochures, conducted by the Oriental Institute. ArtLex on Etruscan art - Etruscan art - Before the days of ancient Rome's greatness, Italy was the home of a nation called Etruria, whose people we call the Etruscans. Examples of Etruscan art. Etruscans Art (The) - Detroit Institute of Arts : Permanent Collection - Ancient Art - Short introduction and images. Etruscan Section - From the Archaeological Museum, Bologna, Italy. General introduction and some illustrations. Etruscan Gallery - The Vatican 1 - The Etruscan Museum was founded in 1837, during the pontificate of Gregorio XVI. It comprises nine rooms (sale) and presents artifacts excavated from Etruria (1828-1837) and Lazio Etruscan Gallery - The Vatican 2 - The Etruscan Museum was founded in 1837, during the pontificate of Gregorio XVI. It comprises nine rooms (sale) and presents artifacts excavated from Etruria (1828-1837) and Lazio. Mesoamerican Art - Extensive galleries of images and commentary by Edgar Martín del Campo. Spans the northwestern regions of Mexico to south of the Yucatán Peninsula and almost four thousand years of civilization. Merle Greene Robertson's Rubbings of Mayan Sculpture - Information and images from Mesoweb on Dr Robertson and the rubbings of Mayan reliefs she made in 1962. Mayan Rubbings and Batik Serigraphs - Mayan stelae reproductions by James A. McBride from his original Mayan rubbings 1970-1971. Precolumbian Graphic Arts - Extensive inventory of photographs, drawings, and computer-generated art, focusing on arts and crafts of the Classic Maya. With or without animated Flash introductions. Aztec Tenochtitlan - Features high-quality photographs of Aztec sculpture and other artifacts from the Mexican Museo Nacional de Antropología and Museo del Templo Mayor. International Center of Medieval Art - In New York seeks to promote the study of the visual arts of the Middle Ages in Europe. Membership, newsletter, events, conferences, publications, dissertations listed. Alfred Jewel - Photograph and description of the Alfred Jewel - a beautiful gold and cloisonne ornament made in England in the time of King Alfred the Great. Netserf: Medieval Art - Comprehensive directory of links, including manuscript illumination, murals and frescos, paintings, sculpture tapestries, artists and brasses. The Reading Bayeux Tapestry - The entire Bayeux Tapestry and the tale it tells in quick loading, bite sized chunks, from the Museum of Reading. Also the story behind the Victorian copy on display at Reading. Medieval Art and History - Association GioVe for the study and the cataloguing of early and medieval art works: sculpture, painting, architecture and mosaic. Entire Bayeux Tapestry - This beautiful tapestry preserves the history of the Norman Conquest of England, and the saga of Harold of Wessex and Duke William of Normandy. Medieval Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art - In New York displays architectural sculpture, stained glass, metalwork, manuscript illuminations, paintings and tapestries from pre-Christian periods through the Romanesque and Gothic periods. Medieval and Early Christian Art - Images of replica carved panels and sculptures in the Museum of Antiquities, University of Saskatchewan, with notes on the original items. Post-Byzantine Icon Art - An illustrated introduction to the art of Greek Orthodox iconography from the fall of Constantinople (1453) to the 17th century, with related links and bibliography. A Visual Tour through Late Antiquity - With an emphasis on Gaul and the time of Gregory of Tours compiled by Steve Muhlberger with references and illustrations of medieval art. Middle Ages Art and Architecture Lesson - Covers history of art and architecture from Byzantine to Renaissance. Includes follow up question. Medieval Art Museums and Galleries - Portal to dozens of online medieval and Gothic art collections. Art in Medieval Hungary - Overview of medieval art and architecture of Hungary, with resource guide, bibliography and regularly updated news. Danish Church Art - Introductory essays and a guide to online resources by James Mills, part of ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies. Web Gallery of Art - Gothic - An A-Z collection of Gothic and early Renaissance artists. Flemish, German, Italian, French and other masterworks with thumbnails enlarging to full-size. Includes artist's biographies and commentary. Also see architectural sculptors and miniaturists of the period in The Gothic Section. WebMuseum: Gothic Painting (1280-1515) - A brief history of Gothic painting leads the viewer deeper into the International, Northern, and Late Gothic painting periods. With commentary and full-color examples of Les Très Riches Heures, paintings of Jan Van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, and other Gothic masters. Renaissance Art - Art History Resources on the Web Renaissance Art - Huge site of Renaissance Art resources from all over the Internet with some very good and informative sites listed. Renaissance Art and Mathematical Perspective - Series of articles covering this very important aspect of Renaissance Art Renaissance Links - Art - The sites listed on this site with a (**) and a signpost received students' votes of "outstanding" for the information available, the interesting and engaging way in which it was all presented, and the ease with which a researcher can locate what is needed for a research project on the Renaissance. Investigating the Renaissance - This fascinating interactive site demonstrates the ways in which computer technology can be harnessed to add to our knowledge about Renaissance paintings and how they were made. Deanna's World: Reflections of the Renaissance - Explores the Renaissance through literature, artwork, and music. Includes historical facts on events and significant people of the Renaissance. WebMuseum: La Renaissance - The Renaissance in Europe, covering Italy, Netherlands, germany and France Christus Rex Art Gallery: Renaissance - A virtual gallery of some of the most famous Italian renaissance painters, featuring Masaccio, Masolino, Caravaggio, Raphael, and Leonardo. Northern Renaissance ArtWeb - A collection of links and book reviews for exploring the Renaissance of the North. The Third Estate and Private Pleasures - A chapter on genre painting excerpted from Keith Christiansen's illustrated book Italian Painting. Co's Renaissance Corner - This site tells about the Italian renaissance. With an emphasis on the city of Florence. Read all about the life of Da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli. Enchanted Gardens of the Renaissance - A visual tour of three Renaissance Gardens and their relationship to the art of the period. High Renaissance - Notes, research essays, pictures of Art History topic: High Renaissance Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo 15th Century Italian Painting - Notes, research essays, pictures of Art History topics: 15th Century Italian Painting--Alberti, Masaccio, Piero, Leonardo, landscape theme The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Van Eyck to Bruegel - Dutch paintings from the 15th and 16th century by artists including Jan van Eyck, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hans Memling, Gerard David, and Rogier van der Weyden. Mythology and Ideology in Italian Renaissance art - Article about the origins of the movement with the story behind some of the Renaissance masterpieces. The Italian Renaissance Art Project - Provides information on the Italian Renaissance masters as well as on the time period itself. Also contains a section on Italian Women artists from 1400 - 1800. Cordonata Renaissance Art - Collection of images of the Italian Renaissance artists. Pre-Raphaelite - Nouveaunet's research, commentary, and artful display of Pre-Raphaelite art. Goethe's Theory of Colours and the Pre-Raphaelites - Interesting work, which can be obtained from the author on how the Pre-Raphaelite's were influenced by the colour theories of Goethe translated into English in 1840. Pre-Raphaelite Critic (The) - Significant site. Contemporary Criticism of the Pre-Raphaelites from 1849-1900 compiled and Maintained by Thomas J. Tobin. Germ (The) - The Romantics, the Pre-Raphaelites & the Bloomsbury Movements by Meg Wise-Lawrence. Interesting ideas, well presented. Darkamber - The Pre-Raphaelites - Introduction to their work and gallery of favourite pictures Pre-Raphaelites - A Flashpix guide to this Victorian style of painting. Good descriptions and some illustrations. Pre-Raphaelites and Illustration - Illustrations by Rossetti, Millais, Leighton and by other artists of the 19th Century, in books and magazines. Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - Describes the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and links to detailed information on Pre-Raphaelite and other Victorian artists English Pre-Raphaelite Collection - Images. From the collection at the Delaware Art Museum. Cosmic Basball Association : 1997 Pre-Raphaelite Baseball Club Roster - Wacky idea but it works! Hard to explain but very easy to understand once you are in the site itself. Pre-Raphaelite Overview - More a directory than an actual site but some very useful links here from the Victorian Web Pre-Raphaelites - Introduction and pictures from 'The Second Pre-Raphaelite Exhibition, 1850' Pre Raphaelite and Victorian Art in the Galleries of Britain - A personal view by Philip Ripley of the galleries of Britain and the pre-raphaelite and victorian paintings within them. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Annotated Catalogue - Arizona State University's catalogue of Pre-Raphaelite rare books and manuscripts in the special collections department. A History of Photography, by Robert Leggat - Pre-Raphaelites - Brief history of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, which discusses the fact that a number of photographers shared some of the sentiments typical of those who were in the Brotherhood. The Pre-Raphaelite Photographers - Brief guide to 14 photographers, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Julia Margaret Cameron who were associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. The Pre-Raphaelite Gallery at Heart's Ease. - A starting point for the study of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in 19th century art. Includes biographies, selected works and additional resources for several Pre-Raphaelite artists. The Pre-Raphaelites Photographs Exhibition - The British Council and M.I Rudomino All-Russia State Library presents a photographic exhibition. Many biographies of, and photographs by PRB followers, including Julia Cameron, Lewis Carroll, HP Robinson, and several photos of Jane Morris by Dante Rossetti. Pre-Raphaelite Women - A guide with many external links, from Dr. Kathleen L. Nichols, Professor of English and Coordinator of Women's Studies at Pittsburg State University. Concentrates on Dante and Christina Rossetti, and has a section on illustrators and photographers associated with the PRB. The Magnificent 7 - Introduction to the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and information about the radical art magazine that they produced - 'The Germ'. Links to Pre-Raphaelite Web-Sites - Brief information about many Pre-Raphaelite and other Victorian artists, with many links to other Pre-Raphaelite websites. From Risto Hurmalainen. Pre-Raphaelites - The Aesthetic Movement - Gallery and notes - A Gallery of Beauty and Romantic Mysticism in British Art c 1860-1900. Rossetti, Burne-Jones, Waterhouse and others. The Lady of Shallot - Text and notes of the poem by Tennyson, and large scans of paintings from several Pre-Raphaelite artists. ArtLex on the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood defined, with images of examples from art history, great quotations, and links to other resources. Pre-Raphaelite Arts: Aesthetic and Social Experiment in the 1860s - Lecture by Elizabeth Helsinger, Professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago. The Art-Journal, 1850-1880: Antiquarians, the Medieval Revival, and The Reception of Pre-Raphaelitism - Major article on this important theme by George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History, Brown University Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB) - General guide to the movement, with pages on individual artists. From Xrefer. Home page of Bob Speel - Pre-Raphaelite art, illustrations, other Victorian and 19th century painters, art in London and in Britain, sculpture in London, architecture Pre-Raphaelites - This is a page dedicated to the Pre-Raphaelites. Here you can find a few JPEGs Pre-Raphaelite Red Satin - Pre-Raphaelite art, which arose during Queen Victoria's reign, is the most sensual form of Victorian art to date Some Victorian Art in London - Describes museums and galleries in London where there is Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, and links to pages on the artists. Jane Burden Morris - A brief article about Jane Burden and the members of the Pre-Raphaelite movement that she was associated with. From Meg Wise-Lawrence. Evelyn De Morgan - Portrait of Jane Morris - A 1904 portrait of the Pre-Raphaelite model Jane Morris, by Evelyn De Morgan. Chalks on brown paper laid on canvas. Photos of Jane Morris - Photos of Jane Morris by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, with notes. From an exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite photogrphy. Jane Morris - Photograph by J. Robert Parsons, posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1865. Jane Morris - Dante Gabriel Rossetti's Paintings of Jane Morris. Brief description of Jane, and three paintings of her by Rossetti. ArtLex: Abstract Expressionism - Article defined with illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources. Abstract Expressionism - Concise description of the art movement with links to its major artists presented by Biddington's Pedigree and Provenance. WebMuseum: Abstract Expressionism - Short introduction. World Wide Arts Resources: Abstract-Expressionism - Several categories with links to artists. Colorfield Painting - A concise definition and description of the 20th century art movement based on non-gestural abstraction at Biddington's Pedigree and Provenance. Encyclopedia.com: Abstract Expressionism - Brief overview. Victorian Art in London - Describes museums and galleries in London where there is Victorian and Pre-Raphaelite art, and links to pages on the artists Victorian Art in Britain - Pre-Raphaelite and other Victorian paintings in museums around England. Virtual Tutorial Gallery: Victorian Art - Needs Shockwave plug-in Great Exhibition of 1851 - The Great Exhibition of arts and manufactures at Crystal Palace, 1851, and some of the beautiful objects there Penny Magazine Online - Some excellent well reproduced Victorian specialist illustrations from the original Penny Magazine Subject and Iconography in Victorian Arts - Though only a link through to Victorian Women as yet, this helps understand the major themes of Victorian painters Deanna's World: Victorian Treasures - Explores the reign of Queen Victoria through artwork, literature, and music. Clare Family - British Victorian artists who specialized in, and became famous for, their highly finished and precisely detailed fruit and flower paintings. The family consisted of George (1835 - 1900) and his sons Oliver (1853 - 1927) and Vincent (1855 - 1930). Victorian Landscape Painting - A virtual exhibition of the English countryside during the 19th Century. Featured artists include: Boddington, de Breanski, Glendening, Goodwin, Gosling, Jutsum, Leader, Parker, Percy & Williams. Vintage Art and Photography from Victorian Traditions - An online catalog of Victorian art and vintage stock photography. Includes angels, holiday theme collections, romantic couples, children, beautiful women, and flowers. Victorian Links: Arts - Includes interesting links. Victorian Villager - Online source for Victorian and angel links, web graphics, and resources. ArtMagick: Victorian Painters - List and links to biographies and examples of work for many Victorian painters. Victorian Painting - Modern Life - Christopher Wood demonstrates how Victorian painting consisted of much more than wistful maidens and knights in armor. Painters turned for inspiration to what they saw around them. They incorporated visual clues in their pictures for the public to seek out and interpret, and they illustrated the social issues of the day. The public's enthusiastic reception of each new canvas confirmed their close relationship with this new school of painters. This is a 10mb MPEG file. Victorian Painting - Comprehensive list of links to every aspect of Victorian paiinting (including artists) from the Victorian Web. Subject and iconography in Victorian Arts - series of articles (and links) covering the major themes of Victorian painting. Averyl's Attic - Provides etiquette lessons, poetry and information about the Victorian era, along with free Victorian clip art. Development of Victorian Fairy Painting - Excellent introduction to this genre by Richard A. Schindler, Associate Professor of Art Allegheny College Turn of the Century Fantasy Illustration - Turn of the century book illustration is more or less a unique art form, though it is totally ignored by the vast majority of art survey courses in the world. Includes Dulac, Rackham and Beardsley. The Fantastic in Victorian Fairy Tale Illustrations - Although one encounters fantastic beings even in the more prosaic subjects of Victorian fairy tale illustration, fantastic beings appear as protagonists and fantastic settings. Illustrated article by Derry E. Voysey, University of Virginia Realism and Sentimentality in Victorian Fairy Tale Illustrations - Like the stories they illustrate, Victorian fairy-tale illustrations tend to fall in one of two general categories: the sentimental and the fantastic. Detailed, illustrated essay on the subject by Derry E. Voysey University of Virginia Victorian Fairy Painting - Victorian Fairy Painting at the University of Iowa Museum of Art Victorian Fairy Painting - Comprehensive review and comment on the 1998 / 9 travelling exhibition Victorian Fairy Paintings - Writer/Editor/Artist Terri Windling explores The Golden Age of Fairy Painting in 19th-century England during the reign of Queen Victoria. "Victorian Fantasies" by Terri Windling - Writer/Editor/Artist Terri Windling explores myths, folk lore and fairy tales in contemporary arts. Fantastical Folk Fairies - London Student Issue 10 - arts comment on the exhibition by Christina Patrick. Tamara's Illustration Site - Some beautiful Victorian fairy illustrations on a lovely site. Victorian Fairy Painting - ArtMagick: In the Victorian period appeared the 'fairy painters' who showed scenes of the fairy world in such detail that their paintings appeared to depict reality. Their paintings were a form of escapism from the Victorian industrial world. The Heyday of Fairy Painting - Victorian fairy painting experienced its heyday during the 1840s. Article on its significance and main exponents by Richard A. Schindler. Fairy Painting after 1850 - by Richard A. Schindler. Illustration on Bob Speel's website - 19th century illustration by Millais, Leighton, William Morris, Kate Greenaway, and other British artists mainly from the Victorian period Early Illustrators - Early Illustrators of Children's Books from the 19th and 20th Centuries Children's Literature - Island 5 - Late Victorian Illustrators, Peter Rabbit, and The Wizard of Oz. Armory Show 1913 - Linda Larson's thesis on the Armory Show of 1913 which introduced Americans to a new "modern art" challenging and changing the idea of what makes art "art." Site includes biographies on many of the artists. Heart's Ease: Barbizon School - Covering the movement in 19th century, with biographies and representative work for Rousseau, Millet, Corot, and Daubigny. Art of the Mamluks - Illustrated outline of this book by Dr. Esin Atil on the arts on the Mamluk empire of Egypt, Syria, and Palestine from 1250 AD, hosted by Islamicity. Illuminated manuscripts and metalwork. Detroit Institute of Arts - Islamic Art - Read about the art of the Seljuks and Mamluks, view the permanent collection. University of Alabama - Mosques Around the World - View painted representations of mosques by Chinese artist Sean Wang, with attention on details of Islamic architechture. The Noble Sanctuary - The architecture of the Noble Sanctuary, Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Nour Foundation - The Khalili Collection of Islamic Art - View objects documenting the Islamic art and history. Site offers information on the collection, exhibits and publications. Islamic Civilization - Read about the Muslim contribution to arts, mathematics, astronomy, medicine and philosophy in the middle ages. Symbolists and mediums and psychics, oh my! - Article from Arcade - 1998 Symbolism in Russia - "By the mid 1880s, the Russian realist movement reached something of a watershed. Of the great writers, Dostoevsky and Turgenev were dead, and Tolstoy had renounced art in favor of religion. By the early 1890s, a series of new artistic trends began to appear." Illustrated Stonehorse Atelier - A collection of the works of major and minor Symbolist artists and poets. ArtMagick: Symbolism - Introduction to the Symbolists who Symbolist painters sought not to represent appearances but to express "the Idea", and the imaginary therefore plays an important part in their work. Includes biographies and example works. The Barnes Foundation - The Barnes Foundation, established in 1922, features excellent examples of Post-Impressionist paintings by Cezanne, Matisse and others. Heart's Ease: 19th Century Post-Impressionist - Background information on the movement, including biographies and representative works for Cézanne, Seurat, van Gogh, Gaugin, and Toulouse-Lautrec. cacophony - Fluxus images and motion-images with sound. freeformfreakoutorganisation - Includes fluxus scripts, music scores and games. fluxus debris! - Extensive archive of debris from "classic" fluxus members. The ArtFile: The Style - An alliance of Dutch artists, its leaders, the purpose, and the principals. De Stijl Font Set - This set of 4 fonts is inspired by the geometric forms of the Dutch movement. ArtLex on De Stijl - Defined with images of examples from throughout history, quotations, and links to other resources. Visual Artists at 1001.org - Short biographies and pictures of the artists. ArchINFORM - International architectural database with projects and images of the movement. Robert Smithson - Official web site for the Estate of Robert Smithson, respected earthworks artist. Art and Nature - Discussion of earthworks on the personal website of a Doctoral candidate in Art History. Pop Artists - New York City gallery featuring paintings, prints and objects by artists including Haring, Lichtenstein, Oldenberg, and Warhol. WWW Pop Art - Comprehensive index of Pop Artists. Pop Art - Concise description of the movement with links to its major artists. (From Biddington's Pedigree & Provenance Words for Art & Antique Collectors, a regularly-updated collection of definitions and examples.) WebMuseum: Pop Art - Brief definition and discussion. Pop Art - Review of the reference book by Marco Livingstone. The Academic Tradition (Rehs Galleries, Inc.) - Online exhibition of French Academic paintings by Bouguereau, Guillou, Munier, Perrault and others. 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