Online Art Resources

A profile of careers in Art History from Rutgers University, including types of employers, skills, and types of jobs.

Art History for Kids

This site presents a weekly Internet project in which students act as Art Detectives, traveling to some of the major museums of the world searching for famous art works. Students learn about the artist, art work, and doing art, as they use clues to solve the puzzle.

Art History Resources on the Web

A huge meta-list of links to historical artwork, organized within four periods, and then further within those periods.

Art Images by Period

Access to a wide variety of images, organized within six periods (Greek, Roman, Rennaisance, Baroque, Modern (19th cent.), and Modern (20th cent.) Art

Art Images for College Teaching

This site offers free exchange of image resources. Images are categorized within five periods (Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance & Baroque, 18-20th Century, and Non-Western). Each period is further sub-categorized.

AskERIC Lesson Plans - Arts:Art History

About 10 lesson plans covering various grade ranges in K-12.

Career Alternatives for Art Historian

Compilation of about 20 alternative career profiles suitable for Art Historians.

Creative Impulse: The Artist's View of World History and Western Civilization

This site serves as a meta-list of links to resources on World History/Civilization. You can select from over a dozen historical/cultural periods (e.g., Egypt, Renaissance, Age of Industry). Within each period, there are two types of links: 1) to traditional historical resources on that era; 2) to resources on the art, music, drama, literature, and culture of the age. Each page has a search engine for ease in finding a particular historical or artistic resource.