In this activity, student groups will research and create PowerPoint presentations of famous painters. Individually, each student will select an artist and create an original work emulating the style and techniques of that artist.

ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of landscape painters from the 16th thru the 20th centuries. There are links to the artists' biography and works.

This page is part of the Web of InfoCostaRica. The page gives the biography of Francisco Amighetti, a famous Costa Rican Engraver and Painter. It also includes a photo of one of his paintings.

Contains several links to Giorgio de Chirico's famous paintings.

Contains several links to Karel Appel's famous paintings.

View nineteenth-century American trompe o'eil still life "For Sunday's Dinner" by William Harnett, with context and analysis.

Information on the famous Dutch artist with links to his works in museums around the world. There are also magazine links.

Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on James McNeill Whistler, famous American painter of "Whistler's Mother" who is featured on the two cent postage stamp.

Learn brief information from the National Postal Museum on Gilbert Stuart, famous American portrait painter, who was featured on the one cent postage stamp.

Learn fascinating facts about the life and career of this prolific Dutch post-impressionist painter.

Artcyclopedia provides a biography of Michelangelo, celebrated artist of the Renaissance. The resource features links to famous works at museums around the world, articles, and other resources.

Go directly to an A-to-Z index of the names of hundreds of European artists from which you can link to artist biographies, sample artwork, and useful analyses. Also available are "tours" or curated collections of which focus on specific...

This is an amazing panoramic virtual tour of Sistine Chapel set to music. Every inch of the Vatican can be viewed in its place by using the mouse on the video. Michelangelo's paintings are on the ceiling and above the altar and other...

An in-depth resource about art movements and the artists involved in them. This particular page tackles artists of the American West. There is a chronological list of artists, with links to famous works and biographies.

This website from discoverfrance.net features Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, the famous postimpressionist painter.

A great online collection of the work of Renaissance master Raphael, who was famous for painting angels, Madonnas, and saints. View a huge high-quality collection of his drawings, paintings, and tapestries and read insightful analyses of...

Link to images of his most famous paintings and his biography.

Paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.

Paintings of this famous Spanish artist in the Parado Museum, Madrid, plus a short biography.

This site contains a concise biography of the famous wildlife artist John James Audubon.

View this famous painting by Jacques-Louis David, "The Oath of the Horatii, 1784.

A chronological list of artists associated with the Magic Realism movement, with links to famous works and biographies.

Learn brief information on John James Audubon, famous American bird painter, who was featured on the one cent postage stamp.

Site provides not only a biography of this great African-American artist, but many beautiful images of his work. At this site you can use "Bearden in the Classroom," for teaching ideas across grade levels. A great place to explore!