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General Art Resources

Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Primarily a search engine for finding images from specific artists, this site is also helpful for finding information about different art movements (e.g. Impressionists, OpArt, etc).


Web Gallery of Art
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/muller/index.html
Virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th centuries



Art History

Art History Resources on the Web
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Hundreds of links to resources in all eras and civilizations, created and maintained by Christopher Whitcombe, professor of Art history at Sweet Briar College in Virginia.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
"A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection." Now extends from prehistory to 1600; to be completed by 2004. Great for art history and global studies.




Architecture

40 Centuries of Architecture
http://www.thais.it/architettura/default_uk.htm

Examples of Egyptian, Greek, Islamic, Romanesque,. Roman, Gothic, Byzantine, and Armenian Architecture. Searchable by subject, time period and locality.



Animation and Cartooning

Cartoonster
http://www.cartoonster.com
Learn how to draw and animate, and discover the shortcuts and secrets of animators, through these great online tutorials.



Museums

The Louvre Museum Official Site
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
Take a tour of the most famous museum in the world, and learn about some of the masterpieces within its walls.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/home.asp
Explore more than 3,500 pieces of art from the varied collections of this world-class museum in New York.

The Museum of Modern Art
http://moma.org/
New York's museum of modern and contemporary art, including paintings and sculpture, prints, drawings, photos, architectural models and drawings, decorative arts, and furniture.

National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/
Located in Washington, D.C., this is the nation's art gallery, with collections of painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from the Middle Ages to the present.



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