Indiana University
History and Literature of Music: Renaissance Instruments
This resource classifies Renaissance instruments in the following categories: winds, plucked strings, bowed strings, keyboard, and percussion.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Titian and the Late Renaissance in Venice
6 colorful images from Titian during the Italian Renaissance. Click on each image to find a brief description and analysis. Also has one image from Paris Bordone.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: The Late Renaissance: Mannerism
This resource briefly talks about selected Manneristic artwork in the context of Shakespearean drama. A picture is provided along with links to additional information on related subjects.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite About 'Scenes From the Life of John the Baptist'
In a panoramic view this painting tells the story of John the Baptist. Included in the site are a great description and analysis of the work and a special zoom feature that allows you to look closely at the painting.
Other
Museum of El Prado: The Burial of Count Orgaz
The Museum of El Prado offers a picture of the El Greco's most famous painting "The Burial of Count Orgaz" accompanied by a brief background description of the painting.
The National Gallery (UK)
National Gallery, London: Ite About 'The Hunt in the Forest'
There is so much going on in this painting by Uccello. These notes about the painting will help you to better understand it and get to know more about the artist.
Other
Duplicon: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Codex Leicester
Website about one of Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks, the Codex Leicester, with biographical information on da Vinci and historical information about and excerpts from the Codex.
Museum Network (UK)
Wallace Collection: Myths and Legends: "Perseus and Andromeda" by Titian
Presented on the Museum Network, Myths and Legends section, this is the mannerist painting "Perseus and Andromeda" by the Venetian artist, Titian. The painting resides in the Wallace Collection.
Web Gallery of Art
Web Gallery of Art: Michelangelo
The Web Gallery of Art provides an amazing online collection of Michelangelo's (1475-1564) art. Not only can you view high-quality reproductions of his drawings, paintings, sculptures, and architectural commissions, you can also click...
Library of Congress
Loc: A Video Selection of Illuminated Manuscripts
A video selection of various medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, including bibles and books of hours.
Other
Louvre Museum: Mona Lisa: Portrait of Lisa Gherardini
Learn about the various actions that have been taken to preserve the "Mona Lisa," one of Leonardo's most famous portrait paintings. Explore compositional details, unfinished portions of the painting, and other interesting tidbits about...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Giorgione
This art museum site offers an enlarged image of "The Tempest."
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Excerpt From Ackroyd's the "Life of Thomas More"
A great look at both More's life and this great biography written by Ackroyd.
Columbia University
Columbia University: Harlem Hospital Wpa Murals
Painted during the Great Depression and funded under the Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project these murals carry with them a history worth noting.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
TES Global
Tes: Teaching History With 100 Objects: Corporation Mace of Stratford Upon Avon
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource features the Corporation Mace of Stratford-upon-Avon including pictures from different angles, a description and information about its use, teaching ideas about for using these resources,...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Robert Lehman Collection
View fifty selected pieces from the Robert Lehman Collection of European art, which features paintings, drawings, and works of decorative art from the Italian and Northern Renaissance up through the twentieth century. An excellent survey...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Development of English Drama
When presented with the problem of hoards of illiterate commoners, English clergymen in the 11th century created plays to spread word about the Bible. Eventually, the plays moved out of the church and into the streets. Mindy Ploeckelmann...
University of Pennsylvania
English Renaissance in Context: Publishing and Piracy
Fantastic, multimedia tutorial that examines the problems Shakespearian scholars have deciphering pirated copies from authentic ones. This graphics-rich tutorial draws from a number of primary source documents. There are also some...
Curated OER
National Park Service: The Chicano Movement
Site provides information on the major concepts that fueled the Chicano Movement: focus on politics, economic change, education reform, challenging the Catholic Church, cultural renaissance, and Chicano expression.
University of Pennsylvania
English Renaissance in Context: Richard Iii
Fantastic Multimedia tutorial that examines the history of Shakespeare's play, Richard III. Both the background English history and the history of the play itself are examined using pieces of primary source material.
Other
Le Poulet Gauche: The Sixteenth Century
Overview of the political, social, and economic forces that existed in France during the sixteenth century. Links are provided to several different examples of French culture of the time. Resource created by a group interested in...
Curated OER
Tobias and the Angel
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
Curated OER
Madonna and Child (The Benois Madonna)
Find a collection of 25 paintings by Renaissance-era master painters, including more than a dozen of Leonardo's most famous works. Paintings are accompanied by links to explanations of the artistic problems and puzzles that fascinated...
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