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Art Glossary: Extensive glossary of artistic terms. Includes definitions of art periods/schools, genres, tools, techniques used in painting, drawing, and sculpture, and more. Provided by AskArt.com. See also their Art Styles page for information on abstract art, art deco, art nouveau, expressionism, surrealism, and other styles used by artists.
Art History Resources on the Web: Links to many art history sites starting with prehistoric art up to contempory art. Also includes photography, and the art of China, Japan, India, Africa, the Americas, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Once you click on a link, scroll down the page or look to the left side column of a table of contents.
Artcyclopedia: "Guide to great art on the Internet." Includes everything from individual artists and pieces to different movements and news in the art world.
ArtLex Art Dictionary: This website contains "more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes" as well as "quotations and cross-references."
The Arts Map: Description from website: "Our goal is to provide a resource which will benefit the entire arts community. We hope you will create a marker and put yourself, your work, or your organization 'on the map.'" Search by various criteria or scroll / zoom into map by location. Includes artists and organizations within New York State and throughout the United States. Service provided by collage artists Robin Colodzin and Jonathan Talbot.
ARTSEDGE: "ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment." From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Authentication and Evaluation of Paintings: Tips to find out if it's an original, print or reproduction. From the Traditional Fine Art Organization.
A Brush with History:Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery: A selection of portraits with brief biographical information on the sitter. Browse by sitter or artist.
CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online): The CAMIO collection is said to span the years 3000 BC to the present and contain over 90,000 works of art, including architecture, costumes, drawings, decorations, jewelry, paintings, photographs, sculptures, and more. Some works include audio and/or video media. Available only at Thrall.
Dictionary of Symbols: Endeavors to provide cultural significances of various symbols. Meant as an "aid" to exploration of how symbols in each work of art functions.
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.
Oxford Dictionary of Art: Browse definitions of artistic terms, biographies of artists, art movements/periods, famous works of art, and more. (Note: The search function does not presently return any results - alphabetically browse to term or artist name instead.)
VADS (the Visual Arts Data Service): "VADS is the online resource for visual arts. It has provided services to the academic community and has built up a considerable portfolio of visual art collections comprising over 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in teaching, learning and research in the United Kingdom."
WebMuseum: Online exhibits of famous paintings

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