Renaissance Art Project
Renaissance Art Project
Begin your research with the IMC's Online Databases
These databases are books, magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals and
multimedia files
Click on Databases, Click on Topic, Scroll down for Art and Biographies
Art is found in Grove's Art
Online
Biographies from
Gale's Biography Resource Center
Biographies and information on some paintings in
History Resource Center:World
Use the OPAC to locate book on your artists and their works
The art books
can be found 709 - 759
Web Sites
Leonardo da Vinci
- essay from artnews provides a biography and descriptions of the Mona
Lisa and The Last Supper
The Last Supper
- from The University of Pennsylvania
The
Mona Lisa - describes the
technique and mystery behind the Mona Lisa
Biography - d3scrbies his life and art - click on hyperlink "Tower of Babel"
for a picture
Peter Paul Reubens - the painting and influences
Albrecht Durer -
the complete print from Connecticut College
Guardian Newspaper - this article describes Durer's artistic style and
influences
The Betrothal of
the Arnolfini - this is from art news and provides an overview of Van Eyck's
style; scroll down to view painting
WebMuseum -
provides an overview of the history and technique of the painting
Michelangelo
- this essay from artchive has a biography, and describes his techniques.
Scroll down to links to The Pieta and David.
The Digital Michelangelo
Project - find 3D images of the David sculpture
The Pieta -
this site is excellent and explains the history of The Pieta and describes the
artistic process
David - visit the
web site of The Accademia, the museum where the sculpture of David is found in
Florence; this site has pictures and descriptions of the sculpture and the
artists technique
National
Gallery of Art - The Small Cowper Madonna painting with description
EuroWeb - this site has the painting and explain the influence of Leonardo
on this painting
The School of
Athens - this site allows you to click on each person in the painting to get
a large view
Web Gallery of Art - this site provides a history of the painting and an
overview Raphael's technique