Painted portrait of Nelson.

An easy-to-read timeline/biography of Claude Monet, with many paintings and photographs of the artist. Content is aso available in French.

An extensive biography of Leonardo da Vinci with sections on his life in Florence and Milan as well as his art and inventions. Be sure to click on the "Works" button to view fabulous digital images. Many paintings contain commentary.

National Public Radio takes a look at Edward Hopper and his painting, Nighthawks, focusing on how "An image that most people take for granted in their daily lives has become one of America's most famous pieces of art."

Getty exhibition of the life and work of Spanish artist Luisa Roldan (1652?1706), also known as La Roldana. The exhibition focuses on Roldana's sculpture of Saint Gines de La Jara, a life-size painted wood sculpture. Includes a...

Explore the cultural context of Canadian novelist Marie-Clair Blais' writing through fonds held by Library and Archives Canada. These fonds, which are "broken down into three distinct categories" (journals, manuscript notebooks, and...

Useful biographical information and fun facts about Vincent Van Gogh's paintings.

Rubens's group portrail of the family of Jan Brueghel the Elder.

Pablo's Picasso's La Toilette is a loving portrait of Fernande Olivier, as well as a study in opposites and a reference to the history of art. In this lesson, students will discover the many levels of content in the painting through...

A richly illustrated site that explores the life and influences of the romantic composer Hector Berlioz. Primary source documents, such as letters, musical scores, and manuscripts, populate the site. Other useful images that help tell...

A full-featured exploration of a sumptuous portrait of the Virgin and Child by Van Eyck, with insightful descriptions, analysis, and interpretative commentary. Especially insightful notes about the painting's religious symbolism.

Henry Arthur McArdle's "Dawn at the Alamo" notebook is "packed with letters, notes, and photographs," which McArdle used when researching for his well-known painting recording this important moment in Texas history. Browse the pages to...

The History Engine is an educational tool that gives students the opportunity to learn history by doing the work-researching, writing, and publishing-of a historian. The result is an ever-growing collection of historical articles or...

A closer look at the Seated Scribe: Painted in bright colors and gazing expressively at the visitor, the Seated Scribe is one of the most famous statues in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities. Egyptologists think it is probably the...

This site has photographs and paintings of Civil War leaders, both political and military. Clicking on the arrow will take you through pictures and brief biographies of the leaders. From the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait painting of Sandra Day O'Connor by Gil Eisner.

Portrait painting of Sandra Day O'Connor by Daniel Bennett Schwartz.

This site presents a detailed biography of Claude Monet, as well as images of many of his works. His work is broken into numerous sub-sections for display purposes, and many include detailed accounts of the work.

A summary of Whistler's career with links to his contemporaries. Several of Whistler's pieces of art are available for viewing.

A short biography and examples of some well-known work of master artist Hans Holbein the Younger.

The WebMuseum gives you brief biographical information of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin and reproductions of Chardin's work, including "Back From the Market." There is also a link to de Hooch, an artistic influence of Chardin's.

This ibiblio.org site provides information about the life and work of Italian Mannerist painter, Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572 CE). Gives examples of his work, and two links to other artists' work.

Web Museum profiles the American painter William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) and presents nine examples of his work.

The Web Museum profiles the work of the American painter John Singleton Copley (1738-1815).