Web Link Bibliography
Web Sites on
Renaissance Artists
Renaissance
Personalities Home Page
This site has information
on ten main Renaissance artists from the northern and southern
Renaissance. Pages with biographies can
be easily located after clicking on a specific name
Date Visited:
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/index.shtml
This site provides
information on specific Renaissance artists as well as timelines from three
periods of Renaissance history. There
are biographies and quotes of specific artists as well as access to views of
their artwork. It is a wonderful site
for information on a specific artist or finding an event in time.
Date Visited:
http://www.dieu-soleil.net/renaissance.html
The Artchive’s Renaissance Art
This site has a search to
locate specific topics, a topic breakdown between the Italian and Northern
Renaissances, or a way to select a specific artist and find information on one
artist. This site is an excellent place
for teachers to find information for their personal or educational background
but is slightly detailed and too comprehensive to recommend to students to use
in a web search.
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http://www.artchive.com/artchive/renaissance.html
This site lists 13
Renaissance artists and provides information on their importance to the
Renaissance movement. While it is a good
source on these particular artists, it does not give information on the
movement as a whole or biographies on any artist in the Northern Renaissance
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http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=2838&url=2838/artgal.htm
Yahoo’s Directory of Renaissance Artists
Yahoo’s directory is an
excellent site for information on specific artists. It lists over 30 artists from the northern
and Italian Renaissances and each artist has at least 3 sites corresponding
with their name. Artists such as
Leonardo da Vinci have at least 15 articles or links giving a searcher plenty
of organized information.
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http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Art_History/Periods_and_Movements/Renaissance/Artists/
MyStudios-Italian Renaissance Artists
This is a wonderful
summary of the Italian Renaissance and could be used in a web quest for
students for an overview of the Renaissance.
It also provides information on 5 artists but is not a good site for
researching specific artists.
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http://www.mystudios.com/art/italian/italian.html
Tuscany 2003-art and culture workshops
What a find. This site could be useful to many teachers
for history, geography, art, culture, and more.
It gives information on artists in the
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http://www.tuscany-2001.com/links.htm
This site is a great
interactive source for students with a map of major monuments and places in
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http://www.mega.it/eng/egui/hogui.htm
This site is a great
source for brief information on many Renaissance artists. It gives the names, dates, and a brief fact
for each artist. It would be a great
source to send students to in a web quest because it is condense but is not a
good source for in-depth research on the Renaissance.
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http://www.mce.k12tn.net/renaissance/renaissanceartists.htm
Artists and Composers of the Renaissance
While this site is not as
visually appealing as many other sites, it is comprehensive and includes the
main artists of the Renaissance.
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http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9983/artists.html
For a brief summary of the
Renaissance movement, the about site is an excellent source. Here, methods, artists, and artwork are
discussed and students could see this site in a web search for an introduction
to the movement.
Date Visited:
http://arthistory.about.com/library/bl101_ren.htm
Artists by Movement-the Northern Renaissance
This is an excellent site
on the Northern Renaissance with an introduction to the specific movement and
information on the Northern artists. It
is a good source for information on many less-known artists but only deals with
the North and cannot be used for information on the Italian Renaissance.
Date Visited:
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/northern-renaissance.html
Web Museum-Famous Artworks Exhibition
This site is organized by
themes or artists and also has a glossary available to the viewer. It would be a good site in a web quest for
students because it is uncluttered and well organized with information on the entire
movement.
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http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/
This page is not detailed or
full of information, however, it would be interesting to send students here and
have them pick an artist and a piece of artwork to further explore.
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http://www.vanguard.org/faculty/barber/apwork/renartists.htm
The Art of the Italian Renaissance
This site is a great place
to find information on specific parts of the Renaissance movement. It has excellent activities and link
suggestions.
Date Visited:
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/EDTEC572/final_projects/renaissance_art/art_intro.html
Light in a Dark World-the Renaissance Artists
This site gives general
information on the famous Renaissance artists Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Durer,
and Raphael. While it is a good source
on these artists, it does not discuss the Renaissance movement or any
additional artists.
Date Visited:
http://www.lancefuhrer.com/renaissance_artists.htm
The
Interaction of Artists and Scientists in the Renaissance
This site is very
interesting because it connects science and art, 2 major themes of the
Renaissance. I found it to be a very
unique source with a lot of hard to find information.
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http://www.crs4.it/Ars/arshtml/conclusion2.html
Renaissance Artists-Mississippi College
This site is great for
students because it connects the 4 major Renaissance artists Michelangelo,
Leonardo, Donatello, and Raphael with pop culture such as the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles. It also has specific work
and information that students could understand.
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http://www.mc.edu/campus/users/busbea/sum01/renaissance/Renaissance1.htm
From Human Architecture to Architectural Structure
This site gives detailed
information on one of the most important works of art in the Renaissance
movement, The School of Athens.
It is a great place for teachers and students to visit to learn in-depth
about Raphael’s artwork.
Date Visited:
http://www.crs4.it/Ars/arshtml/arch5.html
Women Artists of the Renaissance
This site offers a unique
perspective on the Renaissance and focuses on the position of women during the
Renaissance movement. It addresses the
topic with a perspective not often addressed.
Date Visited:
http://info-center.ccit.arizona.edu/~ws/ws200/fall97/grp13/part3.htm