Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: William H. Johnson's World on Paper
Information about William H. Johnson's life and artistic styles with images of his work.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Tour: Winslow Homer Watercolors: Themes and Styles
A survey of Homer's watercolors in the collection of the National Gallery of Art considers his technique and choice of subject. With links to a biography of the artist and to information about his work in other media.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Romanticism
Artlex's complete description of artists of the Romanticism movement There are samples of the artists' work, descriptions of the work and an explanation of why this movement exists.
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive: Leonardo Da Vinci Selected Notes on Painting
This website provides information about the selected notes by Leonardo da Vinci on artistic style. Mentions colors, tone, sculpture, drawing, shadows, perspective, etc.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: The Holy Family
This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a digitized image of this famous painting by Michelangelo. Includes some notes on the background of the painting and the artist's style. A link to a page containing a biography about...
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Alex Katz
It's not the style in which he paints that is most talked about, it's the size. Katz likes to paint life-size representations of artists and their companions as can be seen in his "Pas de Deux Suite."
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Leonardo Da Vinci
Biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci, along with brief discussions of his style and famous works. Includes fast-loading reproductions of many of Leonardo's most famous works, including "The Last Supper," the "Mona Lisa," "The...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: "The Epiphany" by Giotto
An example of the work of Giotto (Giotto di Bondone), "The Epiphany," from about 1320. Showcases Giotto's innovative style and discusses his break with the Bzyantine tradition, which, up until now, had been exerting a strong influence...
Curated OER
Will Smith Big Willie Style
Contains a biography of rapper/actor Will Smith (aka The Fresh Prince), among the first Grammy-winning rap artists.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo's "The Holy Family"
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.
Other
Alien Travel Guide: All About Sculpture
This is a descriptive site that offers information on types, styles, media, artists, history, and periods in creation of sculpture.
Curated OER
Figure 3. Artist's View of Blackman Eddy Looking Northwest.
Archaeological investigation at Blackman Eddy in Belize demonstrates architecture related to Olmec style resulting in implications of long distance trade networks. Site can be viewed in English and in Spanish.
Other
Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at an Ebony Cabinet
Media-rich module examines a highly ornate French-made cabinet from the seventeenth century. Accompanying commentaries and animations demonstrate skilled craftsmanship, decorative style, and unique combinations of materials. Additional...
Curated OER
Slate: Fra Angelico's Pious Art
An eight-part annotated slideshow about the work of Fra Angelico, a 15th-century Florentine artist whose works are often described as transitional. With one foot in the medieval world and another in the emerging Renaissance, Fra Angelico...
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Plaster Cast of a Panel From the West Frieze of the Parthenon
Illustrated dictionary definition over the artistic style of Frieze. Describes the different styles of Frieze found in Greek architecture.
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of Tuthmosis the Fourth
Tuthmosis the Fourth is depicted with his left leg forward, holding an offering table and wearing sandals and a starched kilt in the Amarna artistic style.
Smithsonian Institution
Archives of American Art: Season's Greetings From Werner Drewes
American painter Werner Drewes often made homemade cards to send to family and friends for the holidays. See examples of an artist's holiday designs all done with printmaking styles.
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Martin Lawrence Galleries: Bruce Ricker
A landscape artist who works both with screenprints and paintings. Ricker calls his style of painting an "epic visionary."
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Textiles of the North American Southwest
This site explores the weaving traditions of the Native American and Hispanic peoples of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. A gallery of artifacts, timeline, map glossary, and textual descriptions are included. This is a...
Arizona State University
Asu: Jose Guadalupe Posada: Calavera Revolucionaria
This site focuses on a single Posada work, "Calavera Revolucionaria." This web page also includes a link to a Posada biography.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Face to Face
This portrait gallery of diverse approaches to representing the face and the human figure is rich in style and technique. A useful resource for comparing and contrasting how different artists figure out what makes portraiture interesting.
Curated OER
Washington Post: Chuck Close
Follow the evolution and creative process of the monumental work done by artist Chuck Close.
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Abstract art.com: Contemporary Abstract Art
Discover Contemporary Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Illusionism, and Lyrical Abstraction through artists that paint in these styles. Biographical information and visuals of artists work.
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Nicholas Wilder
Discover Contemporary Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Illusionism, and Lyrical Abstraction through artists that paint in these styles. Biographical information and visuals of artists work.