FW: New Learning Resources at FREE: Arts, Science, & U.S. History

[shaumus@internal.schools.net.au]

Colleagues,
Here a few listings from the American National Gallery of Art.
Hope you can use them.
Shaumus 

"The Gallery's French Painting Collection" presents French
paintings from the 19th century.  The site includes paintings from
the "academic" style that dominated the first half of the century
as well as paintings from the latter half of the century by artists
who came to be known as impressionists -- Edouard Manet, Camille
Pissarro, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, & Mary
Cassatt.  (NGA)
     http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/french19.htm

"The Impressionists at Argenteuil" examines the role of the small
suburban town of Argenteuil, France, in the development of the
impressionist movement.  The site features impressionist paintings
by six influential artists -- Boudin, Caillebotte, Manet, Monet,
Renoir, & Sisley.  (NGA)
     http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/impressionisminfo.htm

"Johaness Vermeer's 'Woman Holding a Balance'" embodies a spiritual
principle that is often manifest in Vermeer's work: the need to
lead a balanced life.  The resource offers an in-depth examination
of Vermeer's use of light, proportion, & other techniques &
symbolism.  The site also explains how the museum worked to restore
this 17th century masterpiece. (NGA)
     http://www.nga.gov/feature/vermeer/index.html

"Mark Rothko" presents selected paintings & drawings by this
abstract artist who was known for his use of color, surface,
proportion, & scale & for his contributions to the "New York
School" style of painting.  The site features paintings of scenes
from the New York Subway, landscapes, & floating rectangles. (NGA)
     http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/rothkosplash.html

"Thomas Moran" was one of the major landscape painters of his day &
painted some of America's most prominent natural treasures,
including the Rocky Mountains, the Grand Canyon, & Yellowstone.  He
also arranged for the first government-sponsored survey of
Yellowstone, & his images "were later reported to have played a
decisive role in the debate that led to the establishment of
Yellowstone as the first national park in March 1872." (NGA)
     http://www.nga.gov/feature/moran/index.html

"Triumph of the Baroque, Architecture in Europe (1600-1750)"
presents two centuries of European architectural history & explores
the most famous architects of the baroque era.  Learn how painting,
sculpture, architecture, landscape, & urban planning during this
era converged to produce buildings & structures with a heightened
sense of drama & power. (NGA)
     http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/baroqueinfo.htm






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