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Curated OER

Annunciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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Curated OER

Madonna and Child With a Carnation

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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Curated OER

The Baptism of Christ

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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Curated OER

Portrait of Ginevra De' Benci

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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Curated OER

Madonna and Child (The Benois Madonna)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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Curated OER

Madonna Litta

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Raphael

For Students 9th - 10th
6 colorful images from Raphael. Click on each to find a brief explanation and analysis as well as details from the painting.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Students 9th - 10th
A superb online collection of Leonardo's art. View many of his masterworks at this site, along with drawings, paintings, and inventions. Each reproduction includes a short commentary. A detailed biography is included, with embedded links...
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Tempest by Giorgione

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a reproduction of Giorgione's famous painting, "Tempest". Information about the subject of the painting is also provided.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Giorgione

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Olga's Gallery provides several of Giorgione's works with links to information about the subject matter.
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Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev

Olga's Gallery: Giorgione

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Giorgione. Includes links to photos of his works including The Tempest.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Andrea Mantegna: Works Viewable on the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
Site that links you to the artwork of Andrea Mantegna at various exhibits, museums, and galleries.
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PBS

Pbs: Sandro Botticelli

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay on the life and work of Sandro Botticelli, famed artist of the Italian Renaissance, with wonderful reproductions of two of his acclaimed works, "La Primavera" and "Birth of Venus." Part of a larger site on the Renaissance...
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Van Gogh Gallery

The Van Gogh Gallery: Allesandro Botticelli

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical summary of the life and career of Italian Renaissance painter Allesandro Botticelli.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo Buonarroti

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy biography detailing Michelangelo's life, his works, his achievements, and his influence on other artists. Links to his works including the Sistine Chapel.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo's "The Holy Family"

For Students 9th - 10th
The Web Gallery of Art offers this digitized image of this famous painting by Michelangelo. Includes some notes on the background of the painting and the artist's style.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Leonardo Da Vinci Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interesting biographical information, fun facts, paintings and inventions of famous Renaissance painter, Leonardo Da Vinci.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Perspective Drawing Inspired by n.c. Wyeth [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this activity, students will generate unique fantasy drawings that utilize perspective and create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. Deriving inspiration from the American painter and illustrator N.C. Wyeth's The...
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Other

Boglewood Group: Titian [Tiziano Vecellio]

For Students 9th - 10th
Short history of the life of Titian and a discussion of his work.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Giovanni Bellini

For Students 9th - 10th
This ibiblio.org site provides information about the Italian artist, Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516 CE). Contains information about his life and artwork. Gives many examples of his paintings, with brief descriptions.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Mannerism

For Students 9th - 10th
Artlex.com defines and describes mannerism in European art between 1520 and 1600 with examples by Michelangelo, El Greco, and others. Features links to related artists, concepts, terms, and examples.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Leonardo Da Vinci: Creative Genius

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Michelangelo Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Michelangelo, Italian artist, sculptor, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography: Raphael Art for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the biography of Raphael, Italian artist, architect, and painter of the High Renaissance art movement on this site.