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PREHISTORIC AND PALEOLITHIC ART
(Chapter 1, Art History I; Chapter 18
(Sayre) , Art Appreciation)
(Note individual
site updates)
- http://www.stonepages.com/
Comprehensive, online guide to European and other megaliths; quicktime
movies, tours, extensive links.
- http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/jan/modernhumans/020110.modernhumans.html
On the Blombos Cave in Africa. Also view the 'gallery of
artifacts' from the cave, c. 77,000 bp ('before the present'). 2/02
- http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/
Excellent information and images on the caves at Lascaux.
- http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/201.gif
First Bull (black bull) from Lascaux caves.
- http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/~acheyne/204.gif
Prehistoric horse from Lascaux caves.
- http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/stonehenge/index.html
Visit to Stonehenge. Beautiful, dramatic photographs and good
information
- http://www.insticeagestudies.com/library/earliestimages/index.html
From the Institute of Ice Age Studies, some fascinating information and
images from the Paleolithic era.
- http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/%7Eacheyne/signcon.html
Articles by J.A. Cheyne on "Paleopsychology: Signs of
Consciousness -- Speculations on the Psychology of Paleolithic
Graphics." Topics include: "Graphics in an Iconic Culture," "Perception
and Interpretation of Signs," "Graphics and the Cultural Lag of the
Late-Middle Paleolithic," and so on. Very interesting with many images
of paleolithic art.
- http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/anthro/rockart/index.html
"On the Trail of Pictographs: Lower Pecos River Rock Art" 4/02
- http://www.rupestre.net/tracce/rusfra.html
Rock art in Russia - the Far East and Siberia. 2/02
- http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/sacredplacesintro.html
Chris Whitcombe's site describing course on sacred and ancient places
- http://www.sacredsites.com/africa/malta.html
Neolithic structures at Malta 4/02
- http://wmf.org/a/watchlist.htm
The "World Monuments Fund" lists links to endangered sites, information
on protection and preservation of ancient sites, smuggling, theft,
and loss of ancient artifacts and sites. 1/03
MYTHOLOGY & ICONOGRAPHY IN
ANCIENT ART
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site updates)
ART OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
(Chapter 2, Art History I; Chapter 18
(Sayre), Art Appreciation)
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site updates)
- http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Collections/royaltombs.html
"Canaan and Ancient Israel" interactive exhibit.
- http://www.laa.org/tours/phoenicians.htm
Information about "The Ancient Phoenicians."
- http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/babel.htm
On the legendary "Tower of Babel," the Sumerian Ziggurat.
- http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson2.html
On women, goddess figures in ancient Near Eastern art.
- http://www.morganlibrary.org/collections/ancient/html/index.html
Ancient Near Eastern seals and tablets from the Pierpont Morgan
Library. 7/01
- http://www.multimania.com/hatti/
"Welcome to the Homeland of the Hittites" provides excellent
information and
links.
- http://catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/catal.html
"Excavations of a Neolithic Anatolian Hoyuk" (Catal Huyuk).
- http://www.artarena.force9.co.uk/hpart.html
A look at "Persian Art Through the Centuries."
- http://www.imj.org.il/index.html
Visit the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, which offers wonderful collections
on Israeli art and resources, Judaica, and more, such as the Dead Sea
Scrolls, a virtual dig, and other ancient artifacts and the Near
East.
- http://www.israntique.org.il/
Explore the exhibitions of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
- http://www.jewishmuseum.net/oklahoma.htm
Articles of the Jewish museum.
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/israel/losttribes.htmlAnd
finally, search for the 'Lost Tribes of Israel.'
- http://www.cedarland.org/phoenicia.html
Good, lengthy article on ancient Phoenicia with links but no images.
6/06
ART OF ANCIENT EGYPT
(Chapters 3, Art History I; Chapter 18
(Sayre), Art Appreciation)
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site updates)
ART OF THE AEGEAN AND ANCIENT
GREECE
(Chapters 4 and 5, Art History I; Chapter 18
(Sayre) , Art Appreciation.)
(Note individual site
updates)
ART OF THE ETRUSCANS AND
ANCIENT ROME
Chapters 9 and 10, Art History I (Gardner text)
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site updates)
- http://www.christusrex.org/www1/vaticano/ET2-Etrusco.html
This is the Vatican site which includes Etruscan, Roman, Early
Christian and
other ancient art and artifacts.
- http://www.agmen.com/etruscans/pag_eng/tour/tarquin/tombs.htm
On the Etruscan tombs 11/02
- http://members.tripod.com/~Centime/Etruscans/index.html
on the art, history, and lifestyles of the Etruscans; also see
the URL
below.12/01
- http://centime.tripod.com/Etruscans/art.html
Excellent images, information, and links on the art of the Etruscans. 12/01
- http://www.ou.edu/class/ahi4163/files/main.html
On the art of the Etruscans, from Dr. Rozmeri Basic, University of
Oklahoma. 2/02
- http://museum.research.missouri.edu/exhibitions/cepindex.htm
Virtual exhibit of Roman coins.
- http://www.roman-emperors.com/
Portraits of the Roman emperors in paintings and sculpture.
- http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/~jjackson/pom99.gif
Amazing images from the Villa of Mysteries at Pompeii;
excellent colors. Also look at pom7., pom5., pom10., pom3., pom11.,
pom12., and pom2. All gif.
- http://www.oplontis.1to1.org/wallpaintings.html
Excellent site on Roman Villas and Roman wall painting. 9/03
- http://www.butte.cc.ca.us/~tben/rome/rome.html
Good on Roman art, but links only.
- http://www.ncl.ac.uk/archive/mithras/frames.htm
From the "Museum of Antiquities, a live tour of the Temple of Mithras."
- http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Collections/ourwebexhibits.html
This is the "world cultures" homepage of the museum.
- http://dominae.fws1.com/
"Feminae Romanae: Women of Ancient Rome."
- http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/WondrousGlass/MainGlass.html
This is a beautiful exhibition of ancient Roman glass.
- http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/
Index to links of many Roman images. 6/06
ART OF THE ANCIENT
AMERICAS
(Chapter 14, Art History I; some Chapter 30,
Art History II; some overlap. Also, Chapter 18 (Sayre).
- http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm
Excellent information about the Aztec civilization and art.
- http://www.geocities.com/southbeach/sands/5293/aztecs.html
Excellent links to other civilizations.
- http://www.nativepeoples.com
Art, culture, and contemporary issues related to native peoples of the
Americas; beautiful images, one of the best.
- http://www.Kimbellart.org/database/index.cfm?region=yes&mainregion=5
Truly excellent images of Aztec, Huastec, Maya, Zapotec and Cocle
(Panama). Images are exquisite and include written descriptions. Also available in Spanish. Special note:
January
to April of 1999, "The Brilliance of Eternity," special exhibit on the
art
of ancient Egypt. 3/03
- http://www.rockart.org
Petraglyphs and rock paintings in Texas; the most beautiful website I
have seen to date (9-98)
- http://www.asu.edu/clas/anthropology/dvrac/
"Deer Valley Rock Art Center" sponsored by the Arizona State
University. Excellent images.
- http://www.greatserpentmound.org/features/romain_map.html
Great site on the Great Serpent Mound! 5/02
- http://dia.org/collections/aonwc/nativeamericanart/nativeamericanart.html
Art from the moundbuilder cultures. 10/01
- http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/cfaar_as.html
"Introduction to Archaeoastronomy" with excellent links to Chaco
Canyon, Maya
Codices, "Native American Star Knowledge of Tales and Myths."
- http://www.nativetech.org/
"Nativetech" is a site dedicated to disconnecting the term "primitive"
from perceptions of Native American technology and art. 7/02
- http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2001-11-23/arts_feature.html
A review of the exhibit "The Road to Aztlan: Art of the Mythic
Homeland" from
the Austin Chronicle. 3/03
- http://www.halfmoon.org/culture.html
"Maya Culture, Oddities, and Games" is a fascinating site that includes
how to write your name in Mayan glyphs!
- http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/mayan/earlyhistory.html
Good site on Mayan early history. 10/01
- http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~cycle/CTZOME.HTML
Good information and images on Chichen Itza and the Maya.
- http://www.ao.net/~rls/chichenitza/skulls.html
The Wall of Skulls at Chichen Itza.
- http://www.heard.org
The Heard Museum of native peoples.
- http://hanksville.org/NAresources
This is an index of Native American Resources on the Internet.
Great list.
- http://www.umass.edu/arthist/pots/main.html
The Hollister Collection of Native American pottery. Many, many
images.
- http://www.artseensoho.com/Art/DRAWINGCENTER/plains96/plains1.html
An exhibit of the Plains Indians 'ledger drawings' at the Drawing
Center in
New York 4/02
- http://www2.mesastate.edu/library/speccoll.html
Extraordinary collection of Native American pottery. 10/01
- http://www.nau.edu/~hcpo-p/arts/picts1.htm
Images of Hopi basketry, second Mesa Style.
- http://www.pueblopottery.com/
Site on Native American pottery -- Hopi, San Ildefonso, and others. 10/01
- http://maya-archaeology.org/html/popo1.html
Images and information about the Maya from the "Museo Popul Vuh" in
Guatemala City.
- http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/arthist/icono/christenson/maya.htm
Article entitled "Precolumbian antecedants for modern Mayan
ceremonialism," by Allen J. Christenson. Also see http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/Icono/vol1998.htm11/02
- http://www.honduras.net/copan/
Examine the Maya ruins at Copan. 7/02
- http://www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm
Enjoy this virtual "Journey Through Tikal." 7/02
- http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/pyramids/home.html
"Welcome to the Pyramids of Mexico" and related topics. Excellent
images, maps, Nahuatl language, etc. 8/01
- http://www.mayacalendar.com/mayacalendar.html
"Centro de Estudios del Mundo Maya," Site is available in Spanish and English; on the origin of the
calendar;
also, Maya vocabulary. 8/01
- http://carlos.emory.edu/COLLECTION/AMERICAS/
Explore the collection of ancient art of the Americas at the Carlos
Museum. 7/01
- http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/exhibitions/peru/index.html
Exhibition entitled "The Spirit of Ancient Peru" sponsored by the San
Francisco Museum of Art.
- http://www.upenn.edu/museum/moche/html
Excellent on the Moche.
- http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/nazca.htm
Learn about the Nazca lines.
- http://emuseum.mankato.msus.edu/LatinAmerica/south/cultures/nazca.htm
Good information on the Nazca lines. 10/01
- http://exn.ca/mysticplaces/Nazca.cfm
More information about the geoglyphs in the Nazca plains.
- http://www.hist.unt.edu/0nasca.htm
On the Nasca of Ancient Peru. Also, links
available in Spanish. 7/01
- http://supersite.incostarica.net/docs/archaeology/diquis5.shtml
Information and images from Costa Rica about the ancient Diquis
civilization...the gold items are fantastic!
- http://www.uiowa.edu/uima/andean.html
Fascinating site on Andean textiles.12/01
- http://theincas.com
Good overall site on understanding the Inca.12/01
- http://www.ddg.com/LIS/aurelia/andhis.htm
Interesting site on the Inca civilization.12/01
- http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAMRCA/GALLERY/HTM
This "Gallery of American Cultures" provides many images.
- http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/GRAPHICS/GALLERY/AZTECS/TENOCH2.JPG
The Aztec "Wall of Skulls" from Tenochitlan.
- http://mexplaza.udg.mx/Museu/
From Mexico, an especially good image of the Aztec's Coatlicue.
- http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/maya/mmj02eng.html
"People of the Jaguar" provides information and images about the Maya.
- http://archaeology.asu.edu/teo/index.php
About Teotihuacan! 10/02
- http://archaeology.la.asu.edu/vm/mesoam/tmSPANISH Information and images
about the Aztec's Templo Mayor.
- http://mesa.colorado.edu/library/special/spec-pot.htm
Southwestern Puebloan pottery; Anasazi and others.
- http://www.unitru.edu.pe/arqlinks.html
SPANISH Naveganda por
el mundo andino.
- http://www.rex-passion.com/Isla%20de%20Mona%20picto/mona.picto.html
Images of Taino glyphs from the Isla de Mona. 2/02
- http://www.desertusa.com/ind1/ind_new/ind5.html
Beautiful art and architecture images of the Southwest. 6/06
THE ART OF ISLAM
(Chapter 13, Gardner text, Art History I)
(Note individual
site updates)
THE ART OF EASTERN ASIA
(Chapters 6, 7, and 8, Gardner text, Art
History I; Chapters 25, 26, and 27, Gardner text, Art History II
(some links overlap). Art Appreciation, Sayer text, parts of
Chapters 18 and 19.
(Note individual
site updates)
- http://www.ce.udel.edu/~shivark/vedas.html
Beautiful images of Hindu art. Also see Mythology category.
- http://www.harappa.com
This is a truly excellent site on the art of India.
- http://www.indiansaga.com/art/index.html
The art of India from "Indian Saga.Com." 1/02
- http://www.itihaas.com/ancient
The chronology of ancient India from 'bc' to 1000 ad; excellent
information, but few images. 1/02
- http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat1/frameset?pg=inde&ref=First_india37&
The Art of India from World Art Treasures. 1/02
- http://rogershepherd.com/WIW/solution12/stupa.html
On the Great Stupa of Sanchi.12/01
- http://www.kamat.com/index.html
Kamat's Potpourri presents "The History, Mystery and Diversity of
India." Click on "arts of India" and "Prehistoric Indian Art" for
information and images.
- http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ucd/index.html
"Archaic Proto-Bactria (Northern India/Afghanistan) and Early Ancient
Bactria." 2/02
- http://www.afghan-web.com Site
explores early art of the Gandhara region and provides other
information about Afghanistan. 2/02
- http://www.gandhara.com/au/serindia.html
Site explores Greek influence on the art of India. 2/02
- http://www.webindia.com/artindia/ajantha.htm
Cave paintings at Ajantha and Ellora. 1/02
- http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu
Excellent Asian collections (300,000 slides).
- http://www.unc.edu/depts/ackland/art/collections/asian/index.html
Asian art at the Ackland Art Museum in North Carolina. 1/02
- http://www.internetindia.com/ashowkase/index.htm
This link shows the arts and culture of India.
- http://www.vivekshah.8m.com/eroticsculpture.htm
Site examines the significance of erotic sculpture in
the art of India. 7/03
- http://www.ukmba.org/my/bamiyan/archive.htm
Site describes destruction of the Buddhist statues in Afghanistan. 2/02
- http://www.buddhanet.net/mudras.htm
Site displays and explains the hand positions, the "mudras," of the
Buddha in "Hand Mudras - Symbols of Deeper Meanings." 2/02
- http://www.gandhara.com.au/index.html
Excellent commercial gallery site on Gandharan and other Indian,
Chinese, S.E. Asian, and Khmer art. 9/03
- http://www.narahaku.go.jp/exhib/2003toku/india-pakistan/india-1_e.htm
Excellent site on the art of Mathura-India, from the Nara
National Museum of Japan. 9/03
- http://www.historyofindia.com/an_frm.html
Explore the history of India from ancient and medieval, through British
and modern. 1/02
- http://www.hiindia.com/arts/docs/draw1.htm
India's sculpture and paintings. Good images, but little
information. 1/02
- http://www.hiindia.com/arts/docs/hindi.htm
Examine Hindu medieval art. 1/02
- http://indianartportal.com/indianarthistory/rajasthan/rajasthani1.htm
Examine Indian Rajput and Rajasthani art, continue on to Islamic India.
- http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/exhibitions/featured/princespoets/Princes.html
"Princes, Poets, and Paladins: Islamic and Indian Paintings from the
Harvard University Art Museums." 1/02
- http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rc/
"Madhubani Painting," on-line exhibits and folk painting by women
artists in the Madhubani District of northern India. 1/02
- http://www.pacific-bridge-arts.com
Interesting site on Japanese culture, including Japanese tea
ceremony, flower arranging, etc.
- http://www.jomon.org.uk/
"The Jomon Project: Bringing Prehistoric Japan to the
World" looks at the earliest developments in Japanese art and
pottery making. 7/03
- http://www.nhb.gov.sg/ACM/acm.shtml
Asian Civilizations Museum, described as the "ancestral cultures of
Singaporeans." Excellent pictures and written descriptions for
art of South Asia (India), East Asia (China), West Asia (Islam).
"South Asia" (above) includes "Terra Cotta Mother Goddess from the
Sunga period, Bihar, India; Buddha; Shiva; gilded
buddha from Sri Lanka. "East Asia" includes ceramics, jade,
bronzes and folk art of China. Islamic section also includes terrific
images.
- http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/cambodia/camrmenter_0.htm
Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia 4/02
- http://www.angkorwat.org/
Excellent site on Angkor Wat, history, myths and fables, architecture,
etc. 9/03
- http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/archive/uzbeksite/uzbekistan.html
"Treasures of Uzbekistan: The Great Silk Road" from the Arthur
Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania 3/02
- http://artindia.webindia.com/
Explore the visual and performing arts in India. 1/02
- http://seasiancrafts.com/spiritworld/buddha.htm
Southeast Asian Buddhism and Buddhist images, origins, and
practices; Thai and Burmese images.
8/01
- http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/BSG/gallery1.html
Pictures of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; chart showing Indian,
Chinese, and Japanese Buddhist names. 8/01
- http://www.wisc.edu/arth/ah370/neolith.htm
This site shows neolithic Chinese pottery.
- http://www.asianart.com/index.html
Excellent information on Asian arts, especiall on current exhibitions
from "East Tibetan Mandalas" to the "Legacy of Chinggis Khan" and the
"Splendors of Ancient China." Lists Asian exhibitions world-wide.
- http://www.edepot.com/taoart.html
Daoism Art Gallery. 7/02
- http://asianart.com/textiles/textile
"Heaven's Embroidered Cloths: One Thousand Years of
Chinese Textiles" 5/02
- http://www.marcus.fink.dk/vietnam/templesfs.html
Beautiful images of Vietnamese pagodas and temples.12/01
- http://www.asianart.com/splendors/index.html
"Splendors of Imperial China -- Treasures of the National Palace Museum
at Taipei"
- http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agenhtml/agenmc/china/china.html
Beautiful art and culture of China.
- http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/china/index.html
Excellent site with map and timeline on the art and culture of
China. 7/03
- http://www.crystalinks.com/china.html
"Ancient China Index" from "Crystalinks" includes artifacts,
archaeology, astrology, Dunhuang Caves, Buddhism, Taoism, and
more! With music! 7/01
- http://china-ezl.silversands.net/dunhuang.html
Examine ancient art and artifacts from all the provinces in China.
- http://www.essential-china.net/02_history/index.htm
Good site on the history of ancient China with many links to images.
7/03
- http://www.chinapage.com/dunhuan.html
Beautiful fresco paintings at the Dunhuang Caves, a 'crossroads' on the
famous Silk Road. 7/01
- http://china-contact.com/www/travel/xian.html
Excellent images from China, especiall on the Tomb of Shi-huang-di.
- http://www.npm.gov.tw/index.htm
National Palace Museum, Taiwan. Site opens in Chinese;
available in English and Spanish.
- http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat1/frameset?pg=china&ref=First_china20&babel=en
Excellent images of Chinese art. 4/02
- http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/taoism/index.htmlWonderful
exhibitions on "Taoism and the Arts of China." 1/02
- http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/china/rotunda.html"5,000
Years of Chinese Art"
- http://boston.com/mfa/chinese/ssong.htm
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts presents "Tales from the Land of
Dragons: 1000 Years of Chinese Painting."12/01
- http://www.c-c-c.org/
Explore the art of the Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco.
- http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/nyingjei/index.html
"Buddhist Art of the Myingjei Lam Collection" examines the
sculptural heritage of Tibet. 1/02
- http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/gug/intr/china.html
On-line exhibitions on "Innovations in Chinese Painting, 1850-1950,"
"The Modernist Generation," and "Art from New China."
- http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/upenn/index.html
"Treasures of Chinese Scholars" is an exhibition of art from the 8th
through the 20th centuries in China.
- http://www.clemusart.com/exhibit/silk"When Silk Was Gold" an exhibit at the Cleveland
Museum
of Art 5/02
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nso/asian/culture/culture.html
Explore the "cultural connection," The Great Wall, The Forbidden City,
Chinese Horoscope, and more! 5/02
- http://www.chinese.tcu.edu
Website on Chinese language and culture. 5/02
- http://www.bowers.org/Yang/index.html
Exquisite website displaying the glass art of contemporary Chinese
artist Yang Hui-shan. 7/01
- http://www.lacma.org/art/perm_col/se_asian/asian.htm
Explore the permanent collections of South East Asian art at the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art.
- http://fmc.utm.edu/~dmcbeth/asiart/japan.htm
The art of Japan from the Jomon period.
- http://www.asukanet.gr.jp/asukahome/ASUKA2/ASUKATERA/asukacyoukoku.html
Asuka Historical Museum, Japan, includes Buddhist and other images from
Asuka, Kofun periods. 7/01
- http://www.asiaonline.net.hk/~junalday/jataka-1.htm
"Tales of the Lord Buddha" are told in beautiful manuscripts.
- http://www.kimbellart.org/exhibitions/past_tibet.cfm
"Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Arts of Wisdom and Compassion"
is an exhibit sponsored by the Kimbell Art Museum. 1/02
- http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/visuals/japan_visuals/shinto.htm
Good site on Shinto and Buddhist images and ideas in Japan. 9/03
- http://www.kiku.com/electric_samurai/cyber_shrine/
Site of beautiful Shinto Shrine images. 9/03
- http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/wat1/frameset?pg=japon&ref=First_japon82&babel=en
Excellent images of Japanese art. 4/02
- http://www.cjn.or.jp/tokugawa/index.html
Visit the Tokugawa Art Museum, showcasing items from the Edo
period. 1/02
- http://www.kiis.or.jp/kansaida/uji/index-e.html
Visit and explore "Uji City -- A City Associated with the Tale of
Genji" 8/01
- http://www.yamagata-art-museum.or.jp/
Yamagata Museum of Art, Yamagata, Japan. 7/01
- http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/
Visit the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Japan. 7/01
- http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/indexe.htm
Japanese masterworks in painting, ceramic, sculpture and more from the
Kyoto National Museum.
- http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/bayly/
"Universes in Collision: Men and Women in 19th Century Japanese
Prints" from the Bayly Art Museum
- http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/miroku.shtml
On the Miroku Bosatsu and Japanese Buddhism. 6/06
- http://www.orientations.com.hk/thisiss.htm
"Orientations" Asian Art Magazine 4/02
THE ART OF AFRICA
(Chapter 15, Gardner text, Art History I;
Chapter 32, Gardner text, Art History II (some links
overlap). Art Appreciation, Sayre text, not included separately.
(Note individual
site updates)
- http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NUB/Nubia.html#Introduction
"Nubia: Its Glory and Its People" is an exhibition from the
University of Chicago's "Nubia Salvage Project."
- http://www.manntaylor.com/rockart.html
African Rock Art. 7/01
- http://www.paleologos.com/saharaan.htm
Site of rock art from Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, depicting wild life,
herders and warriors, women, music and dance.
- http://www.unc.edu/depts/ackland/art/collection/african/index.html
Visit the African art collection at the Ackland Art Museum in North
Carolina. 1/02
- http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/ta/tad.html
"Archaic Art of Northern Africa."
- http://www.nasmus.co.za/ROCKART/sites.htm#top
Public rock art sites of southern Africa's central interior,
from the National Museum at Bloemfontein.
- http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html
"African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning" is a beautiful electronic
exhibition.
- http://www.artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa/index.html
Excellent African art images.
- http://www.beaconschool.org/~balm/Africa/images/
Beautiful images of African sculpture from approximately 1100 to 1900.12/01
- http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~bcr/African_Mask.html
"The Art of the African Mask" from the Bayly Art Museum of the
University of Virginia.
- http://www.Kimbellart.org/africa.htm
Excellent examples of the sculpture, with good written descriptions.
- http://www.dc.infi.net/~gunther/africa/africa.html
"The Art of Africa" from sub-Saharan Africa.
- http://www.si.edu/nmafa/exhibits/benintwo.htm
Good examples on the classical art of Benin.
- http://www.evsistore.com/shonaartgallery/pages/shona2.html#anchor901997
Zimbabwe ancient culture and art presented at the Shona Art Gallery.
- http://www.arts.ucla.edu/fowler/Exhibits/beadsoul.htm
"Beads, Body, and Soul: Art and Light in Yoruba's Universe," an
exhibit of Yoruba bead work.
- http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rwjl/afr.html
An African art index, with superior images of the art of Nok,
Ife and Benin.
- http://www.arts.ucla.edu/fowler/Collections/collect.htm
See the entire African collection at UCLA.
- http://www.fa.indiana.edu/~conner/africart/home.html
Art of the Yoruba, Akar, Asante in wood and metal.
- http://www.zyama.com African
tribal art.
- http://www.nando.net/prof/caribe/Gods.html
"Faces of the Gods: Art and Altars of Africa and the African
Americas."
- http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Classroom/9912/ancafristates.html
Excellent site on the history of ancient Africa and the history of
black peoples
throughout the world. 10/02
OCEANIC, POLYNESIAN,
AND AUSTRALIAN ART
(Chapter 31,
Gardner text, Art History II; Art Appreciation, Sayre text, not
included)
(Note individual
site updates)
CELTIC, VIKING,
AND MEDIEVAL ART
(Chapters 16 and 17, Gardner text, Art History
I; Art Appreciation, Sayre, Chapter 19)
(Note individual
site updates)
- http://www.rashm.se/shm/Klenoder/klenoder_index-e.html
Scandinavian stone age, bronze age, migration period, Viking art and
more; can zoom in, enlarge images.
- http://www.elexion.com/runes/links2.html
Viking runes, mythology, folklore, multicultural prophecies and more. Available in Spanish. 1/02
- http://www.control.chalmers.se/vikings/
The "Viking Home Page" -- explore Viking topics.
- http://www.viking1.com/a.htm
Extensive links and connections to everything Viking -- bronze,
ornamentation, trade with the Arab world, and more. 1/02
- http://homepage.eircom.net/~ancientirelandtours/
"Ancient Ireland Tours" provides links to stone circles, dolmens, rock
art, etc. 1/02
- http://www.accesscom.com/~wangbick/hallstatt.html
On the origin of the Celts, the "Hallstatt Culture." 1/02
- http://www.celtic-art.net/index2.htm
"The World of Celtic Art" presents popularized information, but good
links! 8/01
- http://www.celtic-art.net
"The world of Celtic art."
- http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prehistoric/past/past39.html#Irish
"Irish Archaeology on the Web" from The Prehistoric Society. 2/02
- http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/art.htm
"What Knots" explores issues of what is Celtic and what is not.
- http://www.unc.edu/courses/art111/celtic/index.html
Excellent information on Celtic art. 1/02
- http://www.dubois.ws/people/paul/kells/
Images from the Book of Kells. 1/02
- http://www.primate.wisc.edu/people/dubois/kells/kell1bmp.gif
More images from the Book of Kells.
- http://www.tcd.ie/Library/Visitors/kells.htm
The Book of Kells, from the Trinity College library in Dublin. 1/02
- http://www.manitoulin-link.com/medieval/bookcover2.jpg
The beautiful jeweled gold book cover from the Lindau Gospels.
- http://www.aon-celtic.com/
This is a "homepage of celtic art and illumination."
- http://www.pond.net/~acd/medievalpage.html
"The Medieval Page: Sources for Medieval Studies on the WWW"
provides links to many other sites that examine medieval art.
- http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/humss/art317/manuscripts.htm
Site examines the styles and types of illuminated manuscripts from the
Medieval era. 1/02
- http://ishi.lib.berkeley.edu/history155/slides/kingship/Manuscripts/index.html
Images of Carolingian and Ottonian kings in manuscripts. 1/02
EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE
(Chapters 11 and 12, Gardner text, Art History
I; Art Appreciation, Sayre text, Chapter 19)
(Note individual
site updates)
- http://www.harbrace.com/art/gardner/
Provides links related to the Gardner text "Art Through the Ages" as
well as others; very extensive. Excellent Byzantine and Medieval links.
- http://gallery.sjsu.edu/cgi-bin/byz.sh
This site shows Early Christian art, the tomb of Galla Placida, and
Byzantine art.
- http://www.templemount.org This
site presents images and links related to Jerusalem and Jewish art of
the late Roman period.
- http://faculty.etsu.edu/kortumr/11earlychristianity/htmdescriptionpages/06shepherd.htm
On Early Christian art, especially on Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
9/03
- http://home.worldcom.ch/~negenter/00AA2_WittkoHist_3_Fig1.html
Good site on the Rabbula Gospels and other early gospel pages.
9/03
- http://www.iicm.edu/ital_Ital-2079
Good site on the Ravenna mosaics. 7/02
- http://www.reed.lib.oh.us/mosaics/mosaics.html
The Ravenna, Ohio Bicentenial Celebration (in 1999) shows early
Christian Ravenna (Italy) mosaics! 5/02
- http://www.pitt.edu/~tokerism/0040/syl/christian.html
Dura Europas and Early Christian architecture 4/02
- http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~rs2/Images/christian.pics.html
"Images from Christianity" presents Eastly Christian and Byzantine
images. 7/01
- http://campus.belmont.edu/honors/Ravenna/Ravenna.html
Images from San Vitale at Ravenna. 6/06
- http://www.culture.gr/2/21/218/e21800.html
This is a full catalog of the exhibition "The Treasures of Mt. Athos,"
an extraordinary exhibition of Byzantine art.
- http://www.ou.edu/class/ahi4263/frameset.html
On Byzantine art, from Dr. Rozmeri Basic, University of Oklahoma. 2/02
- http://www.st.carnet.hr/split/split.html
Ancient Dalmatio along the Adriatic; Emperor Diocletian's palace.
- http://www.research.missouri.edu/museum/ancgall.htm
Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology; excellent gallery of
ancient arts, early Christian, Byzantine, African art.
- http://www.doaks.org/byzartLREB.html
Byzantine art -- the best -- from Dunbarton Oaks.
- http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ggl/gg1-main1.html
Tour Byzantine Art and Painting in Italy in the 12-1300's at the
National Gallery of Art.
- http://www.exploreturkey.com/ist_byza.htm
Excellent site "Explore Turkey" -- looks at Hagia Sophia and Byzantine
structures;
scroll to other sites ancient Turkey, Hittites, Greek, Roman,
Troy.
Beautiful pictures.
- http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/sophia.html
Byzantine images plus the Hagia Sophia.
- http://www.unipissing.ca/department/history/4505/show.htm
Super Byzantine site!
- http://art.museum.ro/depart/medieval/medieval.html
Gold icons from the Late Byzantine era.
- http://www.vaticanexhibit.org/about.htm
12/13th Century Byzantine frescoes from the Vatican. 8/02
- http://campus.belmont.edu/honors/Ravenna/Ravenna.html
Beautiful images from San Vitale at Ravenna. 10/06
MEDIEVAL, ROMANESQUE, AND GOTHIC
(Chapters 16, 17, and 18 , Gardner text, Art
History I; Art Appreciation, Sayre text, Chapter 19)
(Note individual
site updates)
- http://orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/culture/lit/Spanish/ORBART.html
Spanish art and architecture from the medieval and Romanesque eras.
- http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/santiago/spancmno.html
A 'clickable map' provides entry to Romanesque towns, cathedrals, and
sculpture along the famous pilgrimage route from Santiago de Compostela.
- http://www.thais.it/scultura/romanica.htm
Excellent Romanesque sculpture from Italy.
- http://www.clues.abdn.ac.uk:8080/besttest/alt/comment/folio1v.html
Illuminated manuscripts from the Romanesque era.
- http://www.bl.uk/
More medieval manuscripts...worth the look!
- http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/aaccueil.htm
The Biblioteque Nationale de France presents "1000 Illuminations from
the Department of Manuscripts." See the spectacular manuscripts
from "The Age of King Charles V" (1338-1380).
- http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/department.asp?dep=17
"Introduction to Medieval Art at the Cloisters," New York. Also,
see the link below.12/01
- http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/view50.asp?dep=7
View "The Cloister," collection of medieval art at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York.12/01
- http://www.cosei.fr/romanes/
View images of Romanesque art in France. 1/02
- http://perso.wanadoo.fr/vincent.paley/
Site of Romanesque sculpture seen in the capitals of French churches.
- http://www.mcad.edu/AICT/html/medieva/March_rom4.html
The French Romanesque world.
- http://www.croatia.net/html/romanesque.html
"Croatian Art of the Romanesque Period."
- http://auroraunlimited.com/artist.htm
Personal web page on Hildegard of Bingen; good information and
images. 10/01
- http://www.wendy.com/women/artists.html
Women artists in history; good information on women artists of
the middle
ages. 10/01
- http://www.redjuderias.org/eng/index.htm
"Red de Juderias de Espana" is a network of Spanish Jewish sites, the
Sephardic Jews, and images from the middleages. Site is also
available in Spanish. 8/01
- http://www.sefarad-shalom.com
Site featuring information on the Sephardic Jews. 8/01
- http://wwwcatsic.ucsc.edu/~arth147/terms.html
A really good illustrated glossary of Gothic architectural terms.
- http://www.io.com/~tapestry/index.html
"A timeless history of tapestry and wall hangings" of the medieval and
Gothic eras.
- http://www.lothene.demon.co.uk/crafts.html
"Lothene's Experimental Archaeology" explores medieval spinning,
weaving, embroidery, and other crafts.
- http://www.regia.org/embroid.htm
Anglo-Saxon embroidery techniques.
- http://www.veu.unican.es/arte/Ingles/Temas/Arte/Prerrom/Default.htm
Romanesque art and architecture of Cantabria, Spain. Available in Spanish. 9/03
- http://www.uwrf.edu/history/prints/women/ende.html
Site of manuscripts by the Spanish nun Ende in the Romanesque era.
9/03
- http://www.amg.ch/gotland/eglises/index.html
Romanesque churches in Gotland (Sweden). Site is in French.
9/03
- http://www.kfki.hu/keptar/tours/11_16_c2.html#roman
Site of Romanesque sculpture in Hungary, 11-13th centuries. 9/03
- http://www.ealdormere.sca.org/university/btapestry/bt01.html
Images of the Bayeux Tapestry.
- http://www.ukans.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/bayeux_tapestry.html
Good background information related to the Bayeux Tapestry. 1/02
- http://www.hastings1066.com/
An extraordinary site on the Bayeux Tapestry. 1/02
- http://orion.it.luc.edu/~avande1/unicorn.html
Beautiful "Lady and the Unicorn" tapestries.
- http://www.renstore.com/articles/GSS/UniTap.shtml
The Unicorn Tapestries. Good, large images and information.
- http://www.newyorkcarver.com/
A cathedrals tour, photo archive, links; also see "The Abbey: A
Medieval Tour" which includes an examination of the medieval monastery
garden.
- http://www.facsimile-editions.com/pp_page.htm
On Hebrew manuscripts from the Gothic era; view the Parma
Psalter. 1/02
- http://www.finns-books.com/alba.htm
View three extraordinary images from the Alba Bible, a superb example
of Spanish
manuscript illumination. 1/02
- http://www.mcu.es/prado/index_eng.html
Spanish Romanesque and Hispanic-Flemish Gothic art at the Prado
Museum in Madrid. Also available in Spanish.
Renaissance, Baroque, and other collections also excellent. Key works
of Bosch,
El Greco, Goya, Velasquez.
- http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/MSS/Ee.3.59/
Examine Gothic manuscript on the life of St. Edward the Confessor. 1/02
ART APPRECIATION -- TOPICS
GENERAL TOPICS AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
- http://www.talariaenterprises.com/teach/current.html
From "Talaria Enterprises," this newsletter contains current exhibition
information, highlights, and numerous links. Excellent general
source. 8/01
- http://www.absolutearts.com/
Newsletter site containing information on contemporary art on a global
scale. 8/01
- http://www.omart.org/OMAWeb/Permanent.html
Orlando Museum of Art is an good source of American, African, and Latin
American exhibitions in contemporary art. 8/01
- http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/el_artwork.asp
This is the "Daily Artwork Archive" from the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New
York. A different work of art, with information, is posted
on-line daily. 8/01
- http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/Education/Teacher'sPrograms/Kotah
"Gods, Kings, and Tigers: The Art of Kotah," is an exhibit that
explores the art of Kotah, a former Hindu kingdom located in
India. Site was designed as a teaching resource by the Asia
Society. 1/02
MEANING AND THEMES IN ART
- http://www.artsMIA.org/mythology/mythbyimage.htm#top
"Myth by Image" is an exhibit of works of art that present mythological
imagery from various religions and civilizations.
- http://www.unc.edu/depts/ackland/
"Identity Revealed: Meaning and Message in Contemporary Art" --
showing Andy Warhol's litho of Elizabeth Taylor (1965).
- http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/index.html
"Inside Art" explores and analyzes a painting by Van Gogh.
- http://www.artsmia.org/foot_in_the_door/index.cfm
The "Foot in the Door" exhibit, sponsored by the Minneapolis Institute
for Art, is an open, democratic (that is, non-juried) annual art
exhibit. http://www.philamuseum.org/rome/a.html A spectacular exhibit, with sound and
interactive ports, on the glory of neoclassical 18th century
Rome. 11/02
- http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Vermeer_Delft/vermeer_images.htm
On symbols and symbolism, 'where everything means something.' 10/01
- http://www.roanoke.edu/Staff/long/ReadingImages/Reading.htm
"The Reading Images Project" on Raphael's "School of Athens," is an
intensive analysis of the painting, with good information on 'how to'
analyze. 9/01
- http://www.nga.gov/highlights/webfeatr.htm
Indepth studies of four (or more) works of art. Good information
on how to analyze. 9/01
- http://www.pbs.org/art21/sitemap.html
Artists of the 21st century, a PBS
program featuring living artists. 9/01
- http://www.unc.edu/depts/ackland/art/exhibitions/patton/intro.html
"Space, Abstraction, and Freedom" is an exhibition of 20th Century art
from the collections of Mary and Jim Patton. 1/02
VISUAL ELEMENTS
MATERIALS OF ART
- http://www.npm.gov.tw/ceexhib/c0220701h.htm
"Development of Porcelain in China" is a beautiful exhibition, with
information about porcelain, plus 15 images to be enlarged.
- http://www.fmch.ucla.edu/Exhibits/nagual.htm
The Pottery of Mexico 3/03
- http://www.marthastruever.com/gallery/pottery.html
This gallery shows a variety of Maria Montoya Martinez works.
- http://www.CMOG.org The Corning
Museum of Glass presents information on the history of glass making and
glass
as an art material.
- http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collectons/exhibits/whc/index.html
The White House Collection of American Crafts 4/02
- http://www.byu.edu/moa/exhibits/index.html
"150 Years of American Painting, 1794-1944"
- http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Emerson/egg-tempra-techniques.html
Good site on tempera and egg-tempera painting techniques.12/01
- http://www.cowboy.indian.com/rclithog.htm
The lithographic prints of native American artist R.C. Gorman.
- http://www.mamfw.org/centen.html
The Centenniel Print Collection at the Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth,
Texas. 8/01
- http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/miro/flash/etching_swf.html
On the printmaking process of etching and the images of Miro.
- http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/archive/connections/connections.html
"Connections: Contemporary Japanese and Korean Printmakers" from the
Arthur Ross Gallery, UPENN 3/02
- http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/archive/bearden/bearden.html
"A Graphic Odyssey: Romare Bearden as Printmaker" from the Arthur
Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania 3/02
- http://www.metmuseum.org/special/photography2001/photo_images.htm
Exhibition on Photography: Processes, Preservation, and
Conservation. 10/01
- http://experimenta.org
Computer art
on-line.
- http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/archive/quilts/quilts.html
"At the Cutting Edge: The State of the Art Quilt" from
the Arthur Ross Gallery, UPENN 3/02
- http://www.upenn.edu/ARG/archive/maghreb/maghreb.html
"Mysteries of the Maghreg: Rugs and Textiles of Northern Africa"
at the Arthur Ross Gallery, UPENN 3/02
- http://www.theartcollection.com/tapestr.htm
"Tapestries at the Art Collection" examines Flemish and early
Renaissance tapestries. 7/01
- http://www.dia.org/exhibitions/wovensplendor/
Explore "Woven Splendor: Five Centuries of European Tapestries." 7/01
- http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/honolulu/index.html
"Family Ties in Asian Textiles: Chilcren's and Adults Costumes in
Japan and China." 1/02
- http://www.hazaragallery.com/HTMLFolders/Embroidery.html
Textile art from Hazara Gallery. 6/06
- http://www.morganlibrary.org/exhibitions/current/html/main.html
Explore "Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art" at the
Pierpont Morgan Library. 7/01
- http://www.thecityreview.com/fire.html
Interesting exploration of Computer art. 2/02
ARCHITECTURE
ART
HISTORY II TOPICS
- http://www.televisual.it/uffizi/indice.html
Exquisite images early Italian Renaissance and beyond; detailed
information about the works of art. Especially for Art History Survey
II.
- http://www.iuoart.org
The Dutch University Institute for Art History, located in Florence,
Italy, offers information and a library on Italian, Dutch, and Flemish
art.
- http://www.science.wayne.edu/~mcogan/Humanities/Sistine/index.html
The Sistine Chapel ceiling in its restored state, plus close-up details.
- http://library.advanced.org/13681/data/davin2.shtml
"Learning About Leonardo" is a multidisciplinary site that explores the
art and ideas of Leonardo da Vinci. Good information and images.
- http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/SchoolAthens.htm
Excellent site examining the famous Raphael painting. 10/06
- http://www.freeyellow.com/members6/eoyang/69frame.html
This site presents beautiful photographs of Michelangelo's David.
- http://www.tigtail.org/TVM/x1/c.Mannerism/mannerism.html
The Tigertail Virtual Museum shows the art of Mannerism with excellent
paintings by Bronzino, Correggio and others.
- http://www.excelsiordirect.com/fineart.htm
Excellent images from the Renaissance through the 1800's, selected
artists; images may be downloaded!
- http://ville.inews.it/meindice.htm
Take a tour of the Palladian villas, including the Villa Rotunda.
Extraordinary images, history, and music!
- http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/nineteen/
Baroque architecture, Versailles and more, from the Library of the
University of Virginia.
- http://www.batguano.com/vigee.html
Extensive images and information on Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun, Rococo
painter to Marie Antoinette.
- http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/index.html
See the Index of the U. of Virginia for Renaissance and Baroque
architecture.
- http://www.frick.org/html/fragonard.htm
Visit the Frick Museum and Rococo art in a "Virtual Tour of the
Fragonard Room."
- http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/grand_tour/index.html
Take the "Grand Tour" 8/02
- http://www.unwin.co.uk/classic.html
Pre-Raphaelite Gallery -- excellent images.
- http://www.ocaiw.com/bougue.htm
Extensive gallery of the works of Willian Adolphe Bouguereau from
Orazio Centaro.
- http://intermonet.com/oeuvre/index.htm
Commercial site displaying numerous works of Monet.
- http://www.kimbellart.org/database/index.cfm?search=yes
Explore the Kimbell Art Museum European collection artist-by-artist.
- http://www.chrysler.org/european.html
The Chrysler Museum of Art presents a sampling of European painting and
sculpture from the Italia Renaissance to the French Impressionists. 8/01
- http://www.heard.org/education/resource/nafamrg/full.html
"The Native American Fine Arts Movement: A Resource Guide" is an
on-line site describing art by Native American people in the 20th
Century; developed by the Heard Museum.
- http://www.tamu.edu/mocl/picasso/
"On-Line Picasso Project" presents a catalogue of over 4000 works by
Picasso. 8/02
- http://www.artseensoho.com/Art/
"Gallery hopping" in New York City!
- http://www.iniva.org/harlem/ "Rhapsodies
in Black" is an extraordinary on-line site on the Art of the Harlem
Renaissance.
- http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/aavaahp.htm#harlem
Interesting site on the Harlem Renaissance. 11/02
- http://www.sfmoma.org/
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art -- click on current, upcoming and
past exhibitions to view works of Diebenkorn, Cornell, Klee,
Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, and many, many more.
- http://www.niagara.edu/cam/special/Art_of_80s/Artists/artists.html
"Artwork of the 80s." 1/03
- http://www.chrysler.org/american.html
The Chrysler Museum of Art presents beautiful works of American art
from the
18th and 19th Centuries.
- http://www.artsmia.org/modernism/
"Modernism on Line" is an on-going exhibit sponsored by the Minneapolis
Institute for Art.
- http://www.sparcmurals.org/present/cmt/cmt.html
"A Brief History of Chicano Murals" presented by SPARC.
- http://www.guggenheim.org/new_york_index.html
Contemporary art in New York City's Guggenheim Museum. 3/02
SPANISH BAROQUE AND COLONIAL
CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN
- http://www.latinoarts.com Explore
the contemporary scene of Latino Arts.
- http://www.molaa.com/index.htm
Museum of Latin American Art presents contemporary art of the
Americas. View a sample of the permanent collection.
- http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~drclas/publications/revista/art/Schneider.htm
"Latin American Art: From the Inside Out" by Mary Schneider
Enriquez. 2/02
- http://www.mcasandiego.org
"Ultrabaroque:
Aspects of Post-Latin American Art," an exhibit at the Museum of
Contemporary Art in San Diego, offers a unique examination of the
'baroque'
in contemporary Latin American art.
- http://www.riveramural.org/rivera/home.html
The Diego Rivera Mural Project. 1/03
- http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/brazil/highlights.html
"Brazil: Body and Soul" -- a special exhibit of the Guggenheim
Museum. 1/03
- http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~farid/orozco/
A virtual walking tour of the Orozco murals at Dartmouth, Pomona, and
the New School. 7/02
- http://www.cnca.gob.mx/cnca/buena/inba/bartes/obartes.html
Explore the murals at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City.
Site is available in Spanish. 3/02
- http://www.artelatinoamericano.com/
This site offers images and information on contemporary Latin American
artists.
Available in Spanish.2/02
- http://www.surdelsur.com/artes/artes_in/indexing.htm
Art History in Argentina. Available in Spanish.
12/01
- http://www.museodemonterrey.org.mx/
Museum of Monterrey, Mexico. Mostly contemporary art -- Rivera,
Siqueiros, Picasso and others. Excellent images. Site is
available in Spanish.
- http://www.main.org/mexic-arte/Mexic-Arte%20Museum.htm
Contemporary Latin American and folk art museum in Austin, Tx.
Site is available in Spanish. 8/01
- http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/t2go/1la/image-frame.html
"Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art
Museum. Site is in Spanish and English. Also see information in site
below. 8/01
- http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/treasures/1la/image-frame.html
"Arte Latino" exhibition described above; includes San
Antonio artists Mel Casas, Angel Rodriguez-Diaz, Jesse Trevino, and
Kathy Vargas. Spanish and English. 12/01
- http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/issuedos/pages/
Smithsonian Institute "de Corazon" emagazine for Latinos. 2/02
GENERAL ART SITES, MUSEUMS AND
GALLERIES
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Good source for prehistoric and ancient arts; some interactive
tours; also has index of past issues and searches.
- http://www.wittemuseum.org Witte
Museum here in San Antonio.
- http://www.blantonmuseum.org
Blanton Museum of Art, at the University of Texas at Austin.12/01
- http://www.mamfw.org
Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, Texas. Lists artists by name,
with links works in the collection. 8/01
- http://www.upenn.edu/museum/collections
Excellent general collection of art.
- http://www.nga.gov
General visit and tour of the National Gallery of Art.
- http://mcweb.getty.edu/museum-cgi/artists_frame.pl
Search the Getty's alphabetical list of artists.
- http://www.nmwa.org
National Museum of Women Artists 3/02
- http://www.powerup.com.au/~highnote/painters.htm
"Women Painters and Their Work." 7/01
- http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com/subject/art.html
"Distinguished Women of Past and Present" 7/01
- http://www.uwrf.edu/history/women.html
"300 Important Women Artists: Medieval to Modern" 7/01
- http://www.albany.edu/museum/wwwmuseum/crossing/crossing.htm
"Crossing the Threshhold" is an exhibit of 32 contemporary women
artists, organized by the Steinbaum Kraus Gallery of NYC. 2/02
- http://sunsite.unc.edu/cjackson/featured.htm
Famous artist search list. For example, listing for Fra Angelico shows
fifteen works of art each with a description and a biography of the
artist. Listing is alphebetical.
- http://www.ocaiw.com/indexing.htm
"Orazio Centaro's Art Images on the Web" is a super alphabetical
listing of artists, sculptors, architecture, etc.
- http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/index.html
The "Web Gallery of Art" -- see it all!
- http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.com/
Visit the collections and exhibits at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Excellent images and information on African art, arts of Asia, American
and European art.
- http://www.galleryguide.org
Provides links to many museums and galleries. 3/02
- http://www.musee-online.org/
Searches list of museums world-wide; terrific search and list.
- http://wwar.com/museums.html
Excellent list of museums world wide.
- http://www.alamo.edu/sac/vat/arthistory/arts1303/Home.htm
Connection to San Antonio College's art history internet course; great
variety of links provided in "Chapter" sections under "Tasks."
- http://art-design.umich.edu/mother
This is called "the mother of all art history link pages." 9/03
- http://www.artsednet.getty.edu
From Getty in L.A., an incredible amount of art, issues, images,
exhibitions, more.
- http://witcombe.bcpw.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Art History Resources on the Web. This is the best list
available.
- http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r14310/Listes/AHW-Members.html
Art History Webmasters. List of information and links world-wide.
- http://julen.net/ancient/Art/
This site is called the "Ultimate Site of All Things Ancient."
- http://coloquio.com/index.html
"Hispanic pages in the U.S." History, language, arts, contemporary
issues. A "who's who" in the Hispanic world. Much information on art.
- http://www.artco.org
San Antonio arts coalition; listing of arts happenings, information,
links and connections.
- http://www.alamo.edu/sac/lrc/librns/tina/art.htm
Art links and resources at SAC Library.
- http://www.artlex.com
This is a fantastic site that lists art terms, artists, art movements
and more alphabetically; many good images too.
- http://www.saztv.com/
Here's a really neat site all about famous art thefts!
- http://exchanges.state.gov/education/culprop/index.html
International Cultural Property Protection site 4/02
- http://www.thecityreview.com/home.html
Scroll down to "Art Auctions" for information on Sothebys and
Christies, especially
for information on recent prices for famous works of art; also,
scroll
to "Art Museums" for current exhibition information in New York City. 2/02
- http://www.hermitagemuseum.org If
you visit only one museum, this would be the one...all time period and
styles of art as well as some extraordinary decorative items.
- http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistA2Z
Search the Tate -- Artists "A to Z" in the Tate Collection in London.
- http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/exhibitions.html
"Artsource Electronic Exhibitions" presents an excellent list, with
links, to many on-line exhibitions. 7/02
- http://www.artswire.org/kenroar/
Check out "The Incredible Art Department."
- http://www.webexhibits.org/
Site
offers exceptional exhibits, designed for the web, including
"Bellini:
Feast for the Gods," a detailed analysis of the painting; two exhibits
on color; and so on. 8/02
- http://www.si.umich.edu/Art_History/demoarea/htdocs/index.html
SILS Art Image Browser, from the School of Information and Library
STudies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
- http://museumnetwork.com
Explore 33,000 museums worldwide...from ART to ZOO.
- http://www.worldmonuments.org/html/programs/watch.html
"World Monuments" presents a list of 100 Most Endangered Sites,
a must-see for anyone interested in ancient architecture and sculpture.
- http://www.unesco.org/whc/heritage.htm#debut
UNESCO-developed list of all the world heritage sites,
country-by-country.
- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.edu/professional_resources/howto/critique.html
"How to write a successful critique" presents excellent informatio for
writing about art. 8/02
- http://gallery.euroweb.hu/
A good all-purpose side for locating art images. 5/02
- http://quizzart.free.fr/intro_1900.htm
Here's a fun site for testing your art history knowledge! 2/02
STUDENT
PAPERS, WORK, AND WEB PAGES
Thank you to the students of the Arts 1303, Arts 1304,
Arts 1301 on-campus and Internet Courses for their assistance in
locating many of the wonderful links! Please note that the links to some of the student
papers may no longer be active; others determined to be inactive have
been removed.
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