From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 5th century Greek sculpture "Statuette of Nike" with a description and images of the piece.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 4th century Greek sculpture "Statue of a woman " with a description and images of the piece.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Relief with a dancing maenad" with a description and images of the piece.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman cup titled "Arretine cup signed by Tigranes" with a description and images of the piece.

A landing page for a course on African art found in regions and in individual countries.

Course covering why art matters, elements of art, and principles of composition.

[Free Registration/Login Required] With this lesson plan, 3rd graders can learn to identify descriptive language. Focused on the book "Mr. George Baker."

If you're looking for a complete list of art critique questions, this is the site for you! You'll find ideas for description, analysis, elements, technique, judgement, and audience.

Visit the Portland Art Museum "plaza" to explore current exhibits and the museum collections, which range from Northwest and Native American art to European and American art, silver, and contemporary art. The Gilkey Center for Graphic...

At the North Carolina Museum of Art, the collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, with works by van Dyck, Brueghel, and Raphael, is internationally recognized. American painters John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer, and Georgia...

Description and analysis of Daddi's fourteenth-century triptych.

The Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio), offers a comprehensive website exploring its current exhibitions as well as searching their collection database. Other content includes virtual tours, museum history, and teacher guides with...

Take a tour of Egypt or visit the online exhibit of artifacts at this site. Descriptions and history of the artifacts are given and there is an impressive links page.

Find a collection of 50 drawings by Leonardo, with detailed descriptions of their historical and cultural context. A zoom-and-explore tool allows you to examine each drawing in close-up.

A description of the art deco movement, with a chronological list of artists and links to famous works and biographies.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art image of Mesopotamian sculpture. Click on "Description," to get the full story. There are links to other information within the MET as well.

From the exhibit at the International Institute of Social History, "Art to the People", the work of the British Socialist artist Walter Crane is examined with descriptions and images of the graohically oriented work of the artist.

From the exhibit at the International Institute of Social History, "Art to the People", the work of the Dutch Socialist cartoonist Albert Hahn, is examined with descriptions and images.

From the exhibit at the International Institute of Social History, "Art to the People", the work of the Flemish Socialist artist Frans Masereel is examined with descriptions and images.

From the exhibit at the International Institute of Social History, "Art to the People", the work of the German communist artist Gerd Arntz is examined with descriptions and images.

From the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, this is an online tour of "Art Deco Objects" from the museum's collection. A detail page on each piece includes description, image and audio.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze relief sculpture "Schuyler Van Rensselaer (Mariana Griswold)" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an...

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined bronze relief sculpture "Robert Louis Stevenson" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an enlargeable image with a...

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this Victorian era neo-classically inclined marble relief sculpture "Mrs. Stanford White (Bessie Springs Smith)" by the American artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The sculpture is presented as an...