Art Institute of Chicago
Quick Facts: Gustave Caillebotte
"Paris Street; Rainy Day," Caillebotte's masterpiece shown here, is accompanied by a paragraph of explanatory text.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Nicolas Poussin
Thematic essay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the French painter Nicolas Poussin, with historical and biographical information and samples of his work.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: "Hide and Seek" by James Jacques Joseph Tissot
A short lesson for students where they click on parts of a painting to learn more. Several pages of info about textures, reflections, and brushstrokes.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Edouard Manet
ibiblio.org provides a short biography of French impressionist painter Manet, the impact of his work, and many samples of his paintings.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Flower Painters
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of flower painters from the 16th thru the 20th centuries. There are links to the painters' biography and works.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Marcel Proust: Writing and the Arts
A rich look at the influences on Marcel Proust's writing from the National Library of France. See how his interaction with art, artists, music, composers, and contemporary society developed his craft.
Other
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art: Monet's Water Lilies
Website for a 2011 gallery exhibit of a Water Lilies triptych by Claude Monet.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art: Claude Monet
A biography from the Getty 's Explore Art site. The site also includes four images of paintings by Monet from the Getty's collection, with information about technique, setting, and other details.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Simon Vouet
Read about the art and style of French painter and draftsman Simon Vouet. Includes photos of his more famous paintings, including "Venus and Adonis".
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Pierre Auguste Renoir
This online gallery provides a biographical note about Renoir (1841-1919) and features clickable thumbnails to view over 200 paintings.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Alfred Sisley
Magnificent site - Online gallery has over 70 paintings by Sisley - Very comprehensive - a must see!
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Eugene Louis Boudin
This online gallery has nice selection of the works of Eugene-Louis Boudin (1824-1898 CE). Also contains a short biography of the artist.
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Olga's Gallery: Edouard Manet
This site has a gallery of the works of Edouard Manet (1832-1883 CE). Contains a short biography of the artist.
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Olga's Gallery: Claude Monet
Online gallery has over 180 paintings by Monet (1840-1926 CE) Includes concise biography.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Berthe Morisot
Online gallery has over 20 paintings by Morisot (1841-1895 CE) Includes concise biography.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Paul Cezanne
Online gallery has over 100 paintings by Cezanne (1839-1906 CE) Includes concise biography.
Olga, Helen, Yuri and Sergey Mataev
Olga's Gallery: Paul Gauguin
View 145 paintings by Paul Gauguin. Click for a larger view. Also provides brief information about Ganguin's life and career.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Barbizon School
A chronological listing of artists of the Barbizon School art movement from Artcyclopedia. There are links to the artists and from there you can see the works of art and biographies.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Claude Monet Waterlilies
This Ibiblio Web museum site offers three striking images by Monet, all of his famous waterlilies.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: "La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat
A short essay on Seurat's famous "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." This essay discusses whether this painting is a statement in anti-impressionism or, in fact, a natural progression of the movement's ideas. Interesting...