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Eternal Egypt: Kohl Pot With Lotus Flowers
The small pot was used to store kohl, an eye paint used to enhance beauty and protect the eyes. Incised geometric yellow lines decorate the pot's body, while its lid has a big rose in the center surrounded by four lotus flowers.
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Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Egg Tempera: Painting of Flowers
Still life of flowers, painted with tempera.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Odilon Redon
French painter and graphic artist, one of the outstanding figures of Symbolism. This site contains information on Redon's art work as well as providing examples of his work.
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Symbols of New York State
Detailed information about the state symbols of New York. For each symbol, there is an accompanying picture painted by wildlife artist Wayne Trimm.
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Georgia O'keeffe
This site has information about Georgia O'Keeffe's life and artworks, as well as a discussion of her artistic style and a link to a lesson in how to paint flowers like hers.
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Ellen's Place: Georgia O'keeffe: O'keeffe and Stieglitz
Provides a summary of Georgia O'Keeffe's life during the early 1920's. The site also has pictures of her paintings.
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'The Flowered Dress'
NPR offers a look at a new exhibit of works by Edouard Vuillard. Includes biographical information, links to great resources, and images of several paintings of everyday life.
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Louisiana Secretary of State: Louisiana Facts [Pdf]
Louisiana Secretary of State provides many pretty pictures of the state and its symbols, with some interesting information about the state capitol building, the state pledge of allegiance, state colors and more.
Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: Peace Love Recycle Create Relate [Pdf]
Students will learn the importance of acts of kindness. They will create a pot painted with acrylic paints, and or paint pens. They will place beautiful decorated tissue flowers in the pot. The music club will present a holiday...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Save the Moonflowers
Margaret Mee (1909-1988) was a botanical artist who often traveled up the Amazon River alone in search of rare flowers to collect and paint. Even at the age of 79, she planned to return to the Amazon for another excursion. On...
Wonderville Media
Wonderville: Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was an extraordinary painter. His paintings are bright and full of energy. He painted everything, including portraits of people, landscapes, his bedroom, and simple flower arrangements. Learn about Vincent Van Gogh in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Incense Container With Design of Plovers
This container is used to hold small chips of incense used in tea gatherings. It is made out of an actual shell, which forms the lid. The base is lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with flying plovers (a small shore bird that runs in...
CGFA
Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Caravaggio
This resource contains a biography of the great artist as well as a gallery of his works. Be sure to click the link at the bottom for more information.
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: Wrap It Up for Chanukah
Creative ideas for making unique and personalized packages for Hanukkah presents.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Georgia O'keeffe
Biographical account covers the life and career of Georgia O'Keeffe, American artist known for her paintings of magnified flowers, animal skulls, and New Mexico desert landscapes.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Henri Fantin Latour
Biographical summary of the life and career of French realist painter Henri Fantin-Latour who was known for his flower paintings.
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The WebMuseum offers a biography of Georges Seurat (1859-1891 CE), known for his creation of the Pointillism technique of 19th century neo-impressionist painting. Content includes numerous samples of his work, as well as full...
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Music From China
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Anne Vallayer Coster
Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818) was an eighteenth-century French painter. Known as a prodigy artist at a young age, she achieved fame and recognition very early in her career, being admitted to the Royal Academy in 1770, at the age of...
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Eternal Egypt: Double Kohl Pot
This double kohl pot consists of two tall cylindrical tubes with a central opening. The rims of the tubes are decorated with black ornaments. The pot is decorated with the painting of a nude woman standing and is holding a papyrus flower...
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Eternal Egypt: Piece of Linen Tablecloth
This piece of linen tablecloth has a frame-like decoration. Within this are paintings of animals, a bird, flowers, and crosses.
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A short biography of Henri Matisse (1869-1954 CE) with samples of some of his well-known works.