The resources provided
in this section will help you locate the best background
information and images on periods and movements available
on the web. Just so you don't forget, the Webmuseum: is an excellent starting point for quickly finding
the basics about an artist, period or movement. To find
out about the latest sites available, type Webmuseum:
+artistname, period or movement name into any of the
major search engines. The Webmuseum Artist Index: is also a worthwhile bookmark. If they
don't have what you're looking for, try these resources
below:
Yahoo: Periods and Movements:
This page provides information on the latest additions to the evolving
electronic world of on-line art, as it relates to Art History periods
and movements.
Voice
of the Shuttle: Artists and Works by Chronology:
Provides links to limited amounts of general overview material for each
period, along with links to individual artists.
Period
and Style for Designers:
Not JUST for designers, this site provides annotated examples of architectural
style from each major period in Western art. A good starting point for
understanding the style of a particular period.
Safe
Haven:
You can find a brief biographical sketch accompanied by excerpts and
examples of the artistic and intellectual contributions from artists,
musicians, philosophers and poets here.
Japanese
Old Photographs in Bakumatsu-Meiji Period
This database of photographs from the Bakumatsu-Meiji Period (1860-1920)
is provided by the Nagasaki University Library, and chronicles over 5400
hand-colored photos taken during the earliest stage in the history of
Japanese photography. Visit this site to search for photographs on a
range of subjects--urban and rural settings, people, customs, and a variety
of locations.
Ancient
Art
Argos:
Limited Area Search of the Ancient and Medieval Internet
A peer-reviewed, limited-area search engine that accesses sites devoted
to the ancient and medieval worlds.
Exploring
Ancient World Cultures
An online course supplement for students and teachers of the ancient
and medieval worlds featuring essays and primary texts. Connected with
Argos. (See above.)
The
Ancient World Web
A directory of links to a variety of sites on the subject of Ancient
Art. Organized by category, including: Art; Archaeology; Buildings, Monuments,
and Cities; and Daily Life.
Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology
An extensive list of links on the subjects of Classical and Mediterranean
archaeology.
Sumerian
Nippur
A site dedicated to the culture of Sumerian Nippur. Topics include Scribal
Professions, Sumerian Arithmetic, Sumerian Accomplishments, and Sumerian
Languages.
Romarch:
The definitive metaresource for on line resources concerning Roman art
and archeology. You can access the material available for the Roman
Empire via a clickable map.
Erotic Art in Pompeii
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art_in_Pompeii
ABZU:
A service of the Oriental Institute & Museum at the University of
Chicago, this site offers links to museums and other information sources
concerning the Ancient East and Near East.
Byzantium:
Probably one of the most comprehensive specialized resources available
in the humanities, this site attempts to track all existing and emerging
web links related to Byzantine and Medieval Studies.
Perseus
Project:
Highly popular humanities related sites on the web, PERSEUS provides
an interactive overview of the Ancient world, as well as a database of
images which can be accessed by query.
Exploring
Ancient World Cultures:
Integrating a site -specific overview of ancient cultures from around
the world with images and primary source texts, this site is one of the
best general introductions to the subject. The cultures of India, Asia
and Africa are presented along with Western cultures. Medieval culture
and history is also presented.
Medieval
and Renaissance Periods
Web Gallery of Art
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/index1.html
According to the site, 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 annotated
and biographies of the most significant artists are included.
ORB: Online Reference Book
for Medieval Studies:
http://www.the-orb.net/
You can teach yourself everything you'd ever want to know about the Middle
Ages by using this site. It provides copious links to background material
on the period, examples of objects and primary source material, as well
as links to many issues surrounding the times--an extremely worthwhile
tool.
Net SERF:
http://www.cua.edu/www/hist/netserf/home.htm
Links to art, culture and everyday life are presented here to help provide
a full picture of the period.
Arthurian Legend and Art:
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm
A database of Arthurian texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information.
Multiple menus and in-depth search options.
Leonardo's World:
http://www.corbis.com/leonardo97/
Interactive, and of incredibly high graphic quality, this site will introduce
you to the world of the Renaissance through the life and works of Leonardo
DaVinci, one of the world's most important natural philosophers and artistic
master. This site provides a timeline which integrates a description
of Leonardo's life and examples of his work with the major cultural and
intellectual breakthroughs of the time. It also offers a free screensaver,
along with a 9-step program to becoming a "Renaissance woman or man," if
you are so inclined.
Michelangelo.com:
http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html
If you're looking for a quality introduction to the life and works of
this artistic master, here's the place to go!
The Art of Renaissance Science:
Galileo and Perspective:
http://www.crs4.it/Ars/arshtml/arstoc.html
This hypermedia essay provides must -see treatment of the relationship
between art and science in the renaissance. A discussion of the intellectual
and political influences on the development of "perspective" in art is
presented, integrating artist examples.
Related
Webmuseum Sites
Gothic Painting:
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/paint/tl/gothic/
Italian Renaissance:
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/paint/tl/it-ren/
Northern Renaissance:
http://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/wm/paint/tl/north-ren/
La Renaissance:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/
Baroque,
17th and 18th Century
Traditional Fine Arts Online
http://www.tfaoi.com/
Links to sites focused on 18th to 20th century American representational
art, including images, articles and essays, and museum calendars.
About Johannes Vermeer Art
http://www.about-vermeer-art.com/vermeer/index.html
The images of Vermeer's works on this site include windows that allow
the viewer to look at the paintings in detail. The site provides a biography
of the artist and an exploration of his iconography. The site also offers
an ample listing of related sites, including museum collections, galleries,
and educational sites.
Vermeer
http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~roy/vermeer/
In addition to images of Vermeer's paintings, this site includes directories
such as "Find Your Closest Vermeer," and "The Paintings Sorted by Popularity," as
well as an annotated list of Vermeer links. Produced by the California
Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
Baroque Costumes:
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/1663/costumes.html
A very complete overview of the baroque period, its etiquette and other
lifestyle issues, including examples of the literature and costumes of
the time.
The Age of Enlightenment:
http://mistral.culture.fr/files/imaginary_exhibition.html
Although the design of this site is primitive, and it is slow loading,
this is one of the only sites to discuss the age of enlightenment and
the French revolution, while integrating a discussion of art. The site
provides a genealogy of major artists, along with annotated examples
of their work.
Origins of Modern Childhood:
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibits/newchild/
Using art and culture from the 18th Century in Britain, this site uncovers
the origins of our modern concept of childhood. An excellent way to learn
about the cultural legacy of childhood, as well as the art and literature
of this period.
William Blake Archives:
http://www.iath.virginia.edu/blake/
A poet, illustrator, mystic and visionary philosopher, Blake was one
of the first artists to explore the relationship between text and the
visual arts in his work. This site provides overview material on the
life and times of this controversial figure, as well as links to art
and textual examples from his associates.
Rossetti Archives:
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/rossetti/rossetti.html
The life, times and work of this premier pre-Raphaelite poet and artist
are explored, described and discussed at this site.
Related Webmuseum
Sites
Jacques-Louis David:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/david/
Revolution and Restoration in England:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/theme/revolution.england.html
Revolution and Restoration in Other Countries:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/theme/revolution.other-countries.html
19th Century
Art
Traditional Fine Arts Online
http://www.tfaoi.com/
Links to sites focused on 18th to 20th century American representational
art, including images, articles and essays, and museum calendars.
ArtMagick.com [RealPlayer]
http://www.artmagick.com/index.asp
This online art gallery specializes in paintings and poetry from art
movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, with an emphasis on lesser-know
artists. Visitors may browse the collection of over 1,000 paintings by
artist (by name, date, or nationality) or by painting (by artist, theme,
or location). Also included are artists' biographies, lists of recommended
readings, a collection of poetry, and some art videos.
Greatest Painters:
http://www.kultur-online.com/greatest/index.htm
Kultur-online created this visually appealing series of links to the
essential 19th and 20th Century artists (key Renaissance artists are
also included). You'll find convenient links to major figures like Cezanne,
Van Gough, Renoir, Picasso and many others here.
Victorian Web:
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/victov.html
A multitude of cultural, economic and intellectual contexts in the 19th
Century are presented and explored here, along with a complete discussion
of their impact on the art, literature and culture of the time. Excellent
examples of Victorianism in art, lifestyle and literature are also provided,
along with links to related sites.
Sites
to check out at the Victorian Web include:
Victorian Art in Britain:
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/art/artov.html
pre-Raphaelites:
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/victorian/art/prbov.html
Romanticism on the Net:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~scat0385/
This site presents scholarly articles on the literature and art of the
time, along with a set of useful links, mostly related to literature.
Voice of the Shuttle: 19th
Century:
http://humanitas.ucsb.edu/shuttle/art.html#artists-19th
A very complete selection of examples related to Art History, Architecture
and other elements of cultural style.
The Germ:
http://www.walrus.com/~gibralto/acorn/germ/
In addition to presenting and discussing the works of the Romantics and
pre-Raphaelite artists, this site provides information on the women associated
with the movements!!!
pre-Raphaelites:
http://www.preraphaelites.com/artists.asp
Links to examples of artists are presented alphabetically here.
The First Impressionist Exhibition:
http://lonestar.texas.net/~mharden/74nadar.htm
It's beautiful, but... what will the critics say? This on-line presentation
of works by artists in the first Impressionist exhibition, which included
Cezanne, Renoir and Monet, presents the paintings and let's you discover
what the critics had to say.
Impressionism Pages:
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~smith82/monet.html
Provides links to Monet images and other Monet web pages.
Van Gough: a Handshake
in Thought:
http://van-gogh.org/
Images, letters, memoirs from his sister and a biography of the artist
can be found at this excellent site.
20th
Century
Traditional Fine Arts Online
http://www.tfaoi.com/
Links to sites focused on 18th to 20th century American representational
art, including images, articles and essays, and museum calendars.
ArtMagick.com [RealPlayer]
http://www.artmagick.com/index.asp
This online art gallery specializes in paintings and poetry from art
movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, with an emphasis on lesser-know
artists. Visitors may browse the collection of over 1,000 paintings by
artist (by name, date, or nationality) or by painting (by artist, theme,
or location). Also included are artists' biographies, lists of recommended
readings, a collection of poetry, and some art videos.
1918 - 1998: The Art of the
First World War
http://www.art-ww1.com/
Sponsored by UNESCO, eight European museums present The Art of the First
World War, a Web exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the
end of the First World War. The exhibition features over 100 paintings
by 54 artists from museums all over the world.
Modernism:
http://www.modjourn.brown.edu/mjp/Image/imageidx.html
An index of major artists associated with "Modernism."
20th Century Painting Profiles:
http://keller.clarke.edu/~jlingen/later.htm
This site provides brief background to each of the major 20th Century
movements, and provides examples of the period as well.
Asada Gallery Cubism:
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/juju/surr/images/surr-imagery.html
Examples of famous Cubist artists can be found here, along with a brief
textual explanation about the movement.
The Official Picasso Website:
http://www.clubinternet.com/picasso/homepage.html
With an introduction written by his son, the site includes a tour of
the current Picasso exhibition, as well as information on the life and
times of this great artist.
Picasso Sites on the World
Wide Web:
http://www.picassotour.com/piclink.html
A listing of the sites on the net, plus a brief biography.
The Department of Objects
and Delusions:
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/juju/surr/images/surr-imagery.html
Reproductions of surrealist images and information and links about surrealist
artists is presented at this site.
An Encounter with Marcel
Duchamp:
http://www.freshwidow.com/duchamp-aug96.html
Really one of the most interesting modern artist sites, it includes audio
files of Duchamp talking about his work, and a timeline.
The Fauves Page:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2933/fauves/
For a complete overview of Fauvism and examples of the work, check out
this site.
The Surrealism Server:
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/juju/surr/surrealism.html
Provides access to Surrealist writing, games and exhibitions, as well
as a "surrealist complement generator."
No More Words:
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rmutt/dictionary/NoMoreWords.html
A "non-glossary" of Surrealist terms.
Futurism:
http://www.unknown.nu/futurism/
Manifestos, links to artists and other futurist resources on line, and
a brief introduction to Futurism are presented here.
Futurism:
http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/juju/surr/futurism/FUT-MENU.html
This site provides an essay on Futurism and the beginnings of the Fluxus
movement, and includes links to other Futurism related pages.
The Original Fluxus Homepage:
http://www.nutscape.com/fluxus/homepage/
Did you know Yoko Ono, wife of John Lennon is a pivotal figure in the
Fluxus movement? Learn more about her contributions as well as those
of many others here.
Dada Online:
http://www.peak.org/~dadaist/English/Graphics/index.html
Provides links to Dada art, artists, poetry and texts.
Bauhaus:
http://www2.ucsc.edu/people/gflores/bauhaus/b.html
An online introduction to this early 20th Century German art movement.
Pop Art:
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~toms/PopArt/contents.html
A very helpful and detailed overview to Pop Art is presented at this
site, along with a series of links to pop artists like Andy Warhol, describing
their lives and work.
Webmuseum
Related Sites
The 20th Century:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/20th/
Fauvism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/20th/fauvism.html
Picasso and Cubism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/20th/cubism.html
Expressionism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/expressionism/
Futurism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/20th/machinery.html
Abstraction:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/20th/abstract.html
Abstract Expressionism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/20th/abs-expr.html
Pop Art:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/20th/pop-art.html
Surrealism:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/louvre/paint/glo/surrealism/
DaDa:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/dada/
Postmodernism
Postmodern
Philosophy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_philosophy
Provides links to the major philosophers who've become associated with
this over-used and often misunderstood concept.
Links to Postmodern Art on the Web:
http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/pomo/art_links.html
Includes links to artists like Andy Warhol and Laurie Anderson as well
as links to authors like Thomas Pynchon.
Non-Western
Art
African & Asian Visual
Artists Archive
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/search.html
Close to 2,000 images of the work of twelve contemporary Asian and African
artists working in the UK, selected from the African & Asian Visual
Artists Archive (AAVAA).
Non-Western Art Links on
the Internet:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/links/non_western.html
Africa, Asia, India, Islam. Just your basic good starting point!!!
Universe in Universe: Interart
Directories:
http://www.universes-in-universe.de/intart/english.htm
Probably the best single resource for Non Western Art History related
sites on the internet. You can access a multitude information on countries
in Asia, as well as Africa and India, via a clickable map. The Americas
section includes an excellent selection of links from Latin America,
African Americans in the US and other diversity related arts sites and
issues in the US.
Asian Arts:
http://www.asianart.com/
The on-line journal for study of Asian Arts includes links to current
exhibitions, articles and galleries, along with general resources provided
by other organizations. A very useful, highly rated site.
Asian Art Index:
http://www.artindex.com/home/links.asp
A comprehensive on line guide to art resources, galleries and museums
relating to Asian Art.
Education Resources on Asian Art:
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_links/er_as.htm
This site provides an extensive list of Asian art links compiled by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
5000 Years of Chinese art
(Guggenheim):
http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/china/index.html
This site explores the importance of crafts to various Chinese dynasties
as well as painting. Comprehensive on-line examples are included.
Japanese Art and Architecture:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/tl/japan/
A brief, handy online overview of Japanese art with examples, sponsored
by the Webmuseum.
Clickable Map of the African
Continent:
http://artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa/africamap.html
That's right! Click on the map and get a mini overview of the cultural
significance of a particular African country to Art History on the continent.
A great basic overview.
Webmuseum of Latin America:
http://www.doodlestudio.com/TeacherParent/CompleteMuseums/MuseumsLatinAmerica.htm
An extensive list of links to museums and galleries throughout Latin
America, organized by country.
The Manas of India:
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/
A wonderful site that provides a colorful introduction to many aspects
of Indian culture, including architecture, art and cinema amongst other
things.
The Incredible Art Department:
http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/
If you're looking for the answer to why Mona Lisa is smiling, you just
may find it here. In addition to offering links to art departments around
the country, this site provides valuable resources on individual artists,
periods and movements. A must see.
World Art Treasures:
http://sgwww.epfl.ch/BERGER/
Masters of European Art from the Berger Foundation are accessible here
in a series of virtual exhibitions. The site also includes a number of
on-line presentations related to Europe and Asia. The section on China
is particularly informative, providing timelines and historic overviews
of the major time periods as they relate to the artifacts exhibited.
Spiro Architecture Slide
Library:
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html
This slide library allows you to view expandable images of buildings
and other historical sites from around the world.
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