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ARTS 216 - Art History Survey to 1450: Find Web Resources

Egyptian Art

Tomb Wall Painting of Nefertari
1235 B.C.

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ART Websites

Current art history news, comments, updates, pictures, videos, and reviews maintained by Dr. Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe, PhD.Sweet Briar College.

A catalog of resources from libraries and museum's from around the world. The user can search by keyword, author, title, subject, and date of publication. Some of the resources listed are not in English.
 
Covers many art historical periods including ancient Egypt artifacts, Greek and Roman art, Byzantine, Renaissance, Asian and Central Asian art, 19th Century art movements, fashion, weaponry, and many other topics up to the early 20th century.
 
Online collections from the Met. Categories include: Islamic Art, Decorative Arts, American Painting & Sculpture, European Painting, the Costume Institute, Drawings & Prints, Africa, Oceania & the Americas, Egyptian Art, Musical Instruments, and others.
 
Extensive set of links to research resources, image collections, online digital art, art schools, art departments, and art museums maintained by University of Michigan School of Art and Design.
 
Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook.

Art Images

Web Gallery of Art -- WGA is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 11th to mid-19th centuries.

Art Images for College Teaching --AICT is a personal, non-profit project of its author, art historian and visual resources curator Allan T. Kohl.  The collection focuses on ancient, medieval, and Renaissance European art and architecture.