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More Than Meets the Eye     Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection. Virtual exhibition of more than 25 objects in a collection. In the spring of 1998, the Asia Society offered a rare opportunity to view Japanese art of the highest quality from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection. From Asia Society: More Than Meets the Eye: Japanese Art in the Asia Society Collection http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/japan/

Chateau of Versailles     History, arts, and grounds of Versailles. From Site officiel du Château de Versailles http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/

Face of the Moon: Galileo to Apollo     How the face of the moon has been variously delineated as telescopes were improved, new inventions such as photography were applied, and ultimately, as space travel led humankind to the very surface of the moon. Series of annotated images in a very basic format. From www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/moon/frontisp.htm http://www.lhl.lib.mo.us/pubserv/hos/moon/frontisp.htm

Singular Impressions     Spontaneity and experimentation have always characterized the monotype. A painted image is transferred through pressure to a sheet of paper to produce a unique impression. The technique began around 1890. From Singular Impressions: Introduction http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/monotypes/index.html

Abbott Handerson Thayer     Paintings, watercolors, drawings, and studies from this Gilded Age artist. Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849-1921), is recognized today for his ethereal angels, portraits of women and children, landscapes, and delicate flower paintings. Thayer's art combines Renaissance idealism with a modern concern for science. He shows us how America in the Gilded Age was poised between a reverence for past traditions and a new empirical approach. From Smithsonian American Art Museum: Abbott Thayer http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/thayer/index.html

Investigating the Renaissance     Scientific visual examination of three Netherlandish paintings from the Fogg Art museum at Harvard. Computers and new imaging technologies are fast becoming an integral part of the work of conservation. From Investigating the Renaissance Web Site http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/Renaissance/iframes.html

1914-18 War - Art of the First World War     The great museums of Europe (Caen, Vienna, London, Péronne, Verdun, Bonn, Berlin and Paris) are holding a joint exhibition of their resources by painters who were contemporary with the First World War. Each work is accompanied by a detailed description which puts the artist in the context of the period in an extraordinary intertwining of art and history. From 1914-18 war - Art of the First World War - Guided tour http://www.art-ww1.com/gb/visite.html

Asian art connection     In 1979, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd granted the Asia Society a collection of nearly three hundred works, which they had acquired over twenty-five years of exploring Asia and Asian art. This collection of masterworks from South, Southeast Asia, and East Asia, dating from 2000 B.C. to the 19th century, in various media - bronzes, paintings, ceramics, sculpture - reflects the great achievements and wide diversity of Asian arts and cultures. From Asia Society - Arts & Culture http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/movie.html

Vermeer's camera obscura     Brief exhibit giving evidence that Vermeer used a camera obscura to create his paintings with photographic accuracy. From Vermeer's Camera http://www.grand-illusions.com/vermeer/vermeer1.htm

Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe     About a painting of an imagined scene in the life of the sixteenth-century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601). From The Noble Dane: Images of Tycho Brahe http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/tycho/catfm.htm?intro

The Railway     Edouard Manet's painting, The Railway. It discusses the creator, whose depictions of modern life greatly influenced other artists and writers of his time, and examines the context of the painting in relation to the rapidly changing city of Paris of the late-nineteenth century. From National Gallery of Art - Manet's The Railway: In-Depth Study http://www.nga.gov/collection/railwel.htm

Manet's The Dead Toreador and The Bullfight     Manet and the reuniting of fragments of his Salon work Incident in a Bullfight. From NGA: Manet's The Dead Toreador and The Bullfight http://www.nga.gov/collection/toreador.htm

Watson & the shark     John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark was inspired by an event that took place in Havana, Cuba, in 1749. Fourteen-year-old Brook Watson, an orphan serving as a crew member on a trading ship, was attacked by a shark while swimming alone in the harbor. His shipmates, who had been waiting on board to escort their captain ashore, launched a valiant rescue effort. From National Gallery of Art: Watson & the Shark http://www.nga.gov/feature/watson/

Isle of Lesbos     A place of art, culture, and learning, for women-oriented women. Features lesbian poetry, lesbian-interest classical art, vintage photos and postcards, letters and journals, and quotations From Isle of Lesbos http://www.sappho.com/

Van Gogh's Van Goghs     Van Gogh's life and career, and view a virtual exhibition catalog of Van Gogh's paintings, look at sketches, photographs, letters and more, and access a navigable representation of the exhibition as it existed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. From preview to vangogh at ArtMuseum.net http://www.artmuseum.net/vangogh/catalog/previewp.asp

Chauvet-Pont-d'arc Cave     Exceptional archeological discovery of a decorated cave. In 1995, fantastic Paleolithic Period cave paintings in the Ardèche gorges of France. Includes photos of several paintings and a discussion of the archaeological importance of the discovery. Also lists other significant French prehistoric finds. From ERROR http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/

Exploring ancient worlds: Trojan's Rome     Who was emperor Trajan? Why did he build the massive Forum of Trajan? What kinds of artworks were in Trajan's Forum and why were they there? What other kinds of art works were made in ancient Greece and Rome? Particularly useful to teachers. From Exploring An Ancient World: Four Online Resources http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Trajan/welcome.html

Michelangelo Buonarroti     Michelangelo Buonarroti and his times. Three brief sections of his early, middle and late life. Quite attractive, but minimally interactive. From Michelangelo Buonarroti http://www.michelangelo.com/buonarroti.html

Exploring Leonardo     Leonardo da Vinci's greatest inventions. Find out about the Renaissance paintings, and learn unique facts about da Vinci, such as he was left handed and wrote from right to left in Italian. Attractive, but difficult to use. From Leonardo Home Page http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/

Treasures of the World     Stories of several treasures valued beyond price. Traces the growing fame of several cultural icons as they brush up against the events and personalities of their time: tales of mishap and madness, inspiration and intrigue, devotion and discovery. Theft of the Mona Lisa, Guernica, Fabergé Eggs, Hope Diamond, Taj Mahal, Borobudur. From Treasures of the World Home Page http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/

Artcyclopedia     Looking for a specific artist? Search these extensive archives (over 6,000 artists) for links to paintings - and often detailed information - directly within museum web sites. In partnership with WebExhibits. From Artcyclopedia - WebExhibits http://artcyclopedia.com/webexhibits-search.html