Art
History
Access sites on art history. See also the Museum page--museums
can be great resources for art history.
Your
Best Bet for a great resource.
150
Years of American Painting
This exhibition from the Museum of Art at
Brigham Young University includes seventy-three American
paintings from the university's collection. The paintings
document many of the major movements and styles that
dominated the art scene in this country from the late
eighteenth century until the second world war. The
virtual tour starts with Recording Faces and Places.
To continue the tour, scroll to the bottom of the page
and click on any one of the next six periods in American
art history. The tour includes images and explanations
of each painting's significance.
Art
History Resources on the Web
This site was created by Dr. Christopher Witcombe, Professor
of Art History at Sweet Briar College. The site divides art history into
periods; each section contains links to information on the periods, as
well as links to images of art from the periods.
JACQUES-EDOUARD
BERGER FOUNDATION: World Art Treasures
The principal purpose of World Art Treasures is to promulgate
the discovery and love of art. At the core of this site is the Jacques-Edouard
Berger Foundation slide collection, the source of the images at this
site, which includes art from Egypt, China, Japan, India, and Europe.
MET:
Timeline of Art History
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An interactive timeline--click on images
or periods to get the relevant history.
PBS: Fine
Art
From PBS. Access information on art and artists as covered in
PBS programs.
VoS:
Art History
From the Voice of the Shuttle. Access art
links by category.
WebMuseum:
Famous Artworks Exhibit Originally based in Paris, this is one of the best art collections
on the Internet with multiple mirror sites. Scroll down the page to the
Temese Index to see art by periods. Each period of art has a brief description
with significant characteristics and artists. Each artist page includes
a brief biography, significant contributions and graphic files of the
artist's work.
WWW
Virtual Library: Art History
Based at Birkbeck College, UK, and part of
the WWW Virtual Library. Get links to art history resources
by category.
Yahoo!
Art History
Art history by artists, periods and movements,
countries, cultures and groups and more.
Your
Best Bet for a great resource. 
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