The WebMuseum profiles the careers of three members of a Dutch family of painters: Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp, and Aelbert Cuyp.

Many components of a portrait of George Washington have been removed. You need to uncover them with the red spy glass. As you find each piece you will learn how it plays an important roll in the value of the painting and why the artist...

A picture of Whistler's famous painting, "Arrangement in Black & Grey."

Using the paintings of Gauguin, van Gogh, Kandinsky, Morisot, and others, site explores the different ways artists use color and shape to create feelings of tension and uneasiness. A good introductory lesson in analyzing and...

Portrait of Pope Julius II by Raphael. The website includes a very short description of Pope Julius II's accomplishments as pope and information on the portrait. Thumbnail can be enlarged for viewing purposes.

Jacques-Louis David's portrait of Napoleon in his study, constitutes one of the last formal portraits of the great French ruler. Read the background of this painting and view pictures on this site.

Brief, yet informative article on Elaine Fried de Kooning who was an artist, writer, critic, and educator. Although she primarily painted in the abstract expressionist form, she also painted a portrait of John F. Kennedy.

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...

Provides biographical information on Lewis Metzler Clement, the chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad, who both designed much of the route and supervised construction of the railroad.

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age 11. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit...

Read a description of the portrait of John Nance Garner painted during his second term as Franklin Roosevelt's vice-president. Following that is a short biography of his career in politics.

The online arm of an exhibition staged in 2007, "Circling around Abstraction" showcases dozens of O'Keeffe's modernist works. View details about her career, her interest in abstraction, and a chronological selection of her paintings and...

This page has suggestions for activities requiring minimal preparation that students can do after completing regular assignments, as well as some links to more challenging activities, e.g., reviewing paintings of Saint Nicholas, Saint...

Few Choctaws from the early 1800s are better known than Pushmataha. He negotiated several well-publicized treaties with the United States, led Choctaws in support of the Americans during the War of 1812, is mentioned in nearly all...

This site from the Web Gallery of Art provides a portrait of the young King Charles IX of France by Francois Clouet painted in 1572. Includes link to a biography.

The Luce Foundation Center for American Art in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, presents this short biography, a photographic portrait of the artist and an example painting with a map to its exhibit location in the museum, by the...

"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" by Jacques-Louis David is still arguably the most successful portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte that was ever made, even though there are many critical reviews. View a picture and read the background of this...

View a picture and read a description of John Singer Sargent's painting "The Daughters of Edward Boit". This was a commissioned life-sized portrait of a wealthy Bostonian's four daughters.

Grant Wood's artwork "Sentimental Ballad" is shown and a brief overview of highlights of the artist's work with the film industry.

The site describes a 1997 exhibit at the Peggy Guggenheim Gallery of Stuart Davis's work. Two images of his works illustrate the site.

A biography of David Hockney, Pop artist. Examples of his work with some explanation. There is a link to a short discussion on the Pop movement.

This lesson plan looks at the pop art of Andy Warhol.

This WebMuseum site offers a biography of the Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele, links to related artists, and pictures of some sample works.

Here you can find a brief biography of Sir Anthony van Dyck, a noted Flemish painter of the 17th century. Content is supplemented with several images of his work.