Useful Links by Subject - Art
ART
Smithsonian American Art Museum
This is a searchable site containing over 11,000 images of American art. You can browse by subject, or search for a specific title or artist.
Timeline of Art History
Based on the collection at the Metropolitan Institute of Art, this site presents international examples of art from prehistory through the 1600's (additional years continually added, completion estimate 2004). Each object selected is placed in context in history.
National Gallery of Art
Take a virtual tour of the items housed in the National Gallery, including painting, sculpture, decorative arts, works on paper, and architecture. Short essays on each item and a bibliography for further research are included.
Web Gallery of Art
This site contains almost 12,000 images of European paintings and sculptures created from 1150-1800. It is searchable by artist or title of work, biographies of artists, and additional information is available on some of the works. Images show a lot of detail because thumbnails open to full screen size in a separate window.
Picture History
A "couple of thousand of the most important photos of the past 150 years," though who did the selection is not made clear. Search the collection or browse through collections on African-Americans, the [US] Civil War, the Old West, artifacts and relics, etc.
Masters of Photography
Contains sample photos, articles and resources for about 50 photographers such as Diane Arbus, Alfred Stiegitz and more. Good image collection but spawns popups.
American Museum of Photography
A virtual museum of photography with special exhibits including daguerreotypes, Ansel Adams prints, and much more.
The Figure Drawing Lab
Designed as a resource for artists drawing the human figure. Includes sections on proportion, shading & texture, construction, and perspective. Links of examples open in separate windows.