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Art History

The Art History category covers all types of art: painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. All time periods and movements are obviously covered as well.

Sites in Art History

ArtMuseum.net
Internet-based art museum experience, includes specialized exhibitions with emphasis on background information not normally available to the public.
ArtMagick
Virtual art gallery displaying paintings and poetry from art movements of the 19th and 20th centuries with an emphasis on displaying works of art by artists who have been forgotten or neglected in recent years.
The Piero Project
ECIT - Electronic Compendium of Images and Text
ARC International - The Art Renewal Center
Offering biographical information and high-resolution images of many paintings from the great masters of the 19th century.
HuntFor Art History
Quick reference for all periods in the art history, images and links.
Mona Lisa Images for a Modern World
A site exploring the enduring fascination of the Mona Lisa, including history, parodies, homages and comments from site visitors.
ArtLex - Art Dictionary
Reference material in art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art education. Definitions of thousands of terms, illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources.
About.com: Art History
Online community and resource guide for the artists and art periods of the past.
Department of History of Art, Belgrade
History of art in Yugoslavia - related material: texts, images, projects.
WebMuseum: Famous Paintings
Comprehensive and well organized site that offers rich images and concise historical context for artists and art movements ranging from Gothic and Renaissance to Impressionism and Pop.
Allexperts Art History Q&A
Art historians and other volunteer experts answer all your detailed one-on-one questions.
Resources in Art History for Graduate Students
This newsletter lists grants, fellowships, internships, conferences, publication and study abroad opportunities for graduate students in art history and closely related areas.
Delineavit et Sculpsit
The Internet stepping stone for all those interested in Old Master prints and drawings: publications, events, links to the world's main print rooms, and the periodical Delineavit et Sculpsit.
Art Cellar Exchange: Millenium Archive
The Art Cellar Exchange's alterego, Arty, looks back at some of the most significant art work produced in modern history and their impact on life today and in the coming millennium.
Mark Harden's Artchive
An art archive with thousands of images that are accessed through an alphabetical list of artist's names and art styles. Covers every style of art from ancient and African to impressionist and modern.
Art History at Loggia
Explores the history of art with information about artists, styles, and periods. Includes resources and reference materials about art history, searchable database, and forums.
Art of Empire
Features academic information about the art, architecture, and backgrounds of the Ottoman, Papal, Incan, Aztec, Persian, and Mughal empires.
Audio Recordings of Great Works of Art
Exploring the aural aura of masterworks as found in the sounds in the immediate locations of highly regarded paintings, sculptures, and other artworks.
New Deal/WPA Art History
This site has information and photos of extant WPA/New Deal art, focusing on Illinois, Ohio, and California. There are extensive biographies, a timeline of the New Deal, and other odd bits of information.
OCAIW: Art Images on the Web
Orazio Centaro's site. Includes a long alphabetical listing of artists and includes links to images that reside on both the OCAIW site and other artist sites on the Web.
Art History with Michelli
The Art Browser divides categories of resources by time period and their movements.
Christian Art and Artists from Late Medieval to Modern
Examples of Christian art and artists illustrate the development of Christian art, from the Christian Treveller's Guides.
World Art Treasures
Based on the Jacques-Edouard Berger collection of images of art objects and essays devoted to the main civilizations, such as Egypt, China, Japan, India, Europe.
Carol Gerten's Virtual Art Museum
Broad gallery that includes biographies and images for hundreds of well-known American, French, Spanish, Dutch, German and Japanese artists.
Subjectivia: Study of Post-Modern and Modern Ideologies.
Study of issues relating to modern and post-modern art, includes reviews of recent projects in the arts including photography, film and museum exhibitions. Political issues also addressed.
Art Historians' Guide to the Movies
Record of appearances of and references to famous works of art and architecture in the movies.
The Getty Provenance Index
Collects and disseminates information related to the history of collecting and the provenance of individual works of art.
Ouroboros
Worm or serpent with its tail in its mouth, symbolizing completion, perfection and totality, the endless round of existence. Images and links to images of examples from various periods and cultures.
Sister Wendy's American Collection
From PBS - Sister Wendy Beckett, nun and art commentator, takes viewers on a tour through six of America's greatest art museums.
Horse in Art
About the history of horse representation in art since from ancient times till present.
Images of Feeling
Offering images and a few biographies on a number of 19th and 20th century artists.
Know Your Art
Database for the study of the history of art from Utah University. Images and data about works of architecture, sculpture, and painting from prehistory to the 20th century.
Currier & Ives
Offering a complete history of the firm and detailed reference gallery.
Andres Blaisten Museum
Masterpieces of Mexican Art from the XIX and XX Centuries from private collections.
Mexican Masks
Collection of authentic danced masks from Mexico and Guatemala with discussions and comments on the art of collecting and other curious observations. Antique masks, patination techniques, insect infestation, techniques of collecting.
University of Texas - Byzantine Medieval Hypertexts
Discussing the theory of hypertext and its medieval application in Byzantine manuscripts, using examples from the Theodore Psalter, a manuscript created in 1066.
Lübeck's Dance of Death
Dances of Death in Lübeck, Tallinn, Berlin and Denmark. Pictures, books and primary sources. Several books are reproduced.

sub categories in Art History

Artists Artists
Chats and Forums Chats and Forums
Journals Journals
Organizations Organizations
Art Historians Art Historians
Directories Directories
Online Courses Online Courses
Periods and Movements Periods and Movements

cross references

Reference : Museums : Museum Resources Reference : Museums : Museum Resources
Society : History : By Topic : Cultural History Society : History : By Topic : Cultural History

other references

Arts : Architecture : History Arts : Architecture : History
Arts : Crafts : Glass : Stained : History Arts : Crafts : Glass : Stained : History
Arts : Crafts : Pottery : Reference : History Arts : Crafts : Pottery : Reference : History
Arts : Graphic Design : History Arts : Graphic Design : History
Arts : Movies : History Arts : Movies : History
Arts : Photography : Reference : History Arts : Photography : Reference : History
Arts : Television : History Arts : Television : History
Arts : Visual Arts : Sculpture : History Arts : Visual Arts : Sculpture : History
Reference : Museums : Arts and Entertainment : Art Museums Reference : Museums : Arts and Entertainment : Art Museums
Shopping : Visual Arts : Reproductions Shopping : Visual Arts : Reproductions
Society : Crime : Theft : Art and Antiquities Society : Crime : Theft : Art and Antiquities

this category in other languages

艺术史 Chinese Simplified : 艺术史
Kunsthistorie Danish : Kunsthistorie
Geschiedenis Dutch : Geschiedenis
Histoire de l'art French : Histoire de l'art
Kunstgeschichte German : Kunstgeschichte
Storia dell'Arte Italian : Storia dell'Arte
História Portuguese : História
История искусства Russian : История искусства
Artes Spanish : Artes
Konsthistoria Swedish : Konsthistoria
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