Art history timeline from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

European painting by historical period. LACMA

History of European art. The Web Museum

Kunstpedia.com
Kunstpedia is a database with articles on the fine and decorative arts, with the exception of contemporary art. The basis of Kunstpedia.com is formed by a diversity of articles in Dutch and English, which have been posted by art historians, collectors, art  galleries, antique dealers and museums. Contributors include the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Hermitage Amsterdam, Milwaukee Art Museum, The Royal Collection Buckingham Palace and the Seattle Art Museum.

Saciol
Social is a new kind of encyclopedia, delivering structured multimedia information about artists, musicians and authors (among others). Personalities are shown within their historical and cultural context, allowing the users to have the full picture encompassing the people life achievements, but also their post mortem influence.

Art History

Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Expressionists.
An image gallery (from the Image Artchive).

Artlex entry on abstract expressionism.

Guggenheim Collection of Abstract Expressionist works.

PBS entry on abstract expressionism.

WebMuseum entry on abstract expressionism.

Wikipedia entry on abstract expressionism.

Works by abstract expressionists in art museums.
Artcyclopedia


Abstract expressionist artists

Appel, Karel. Karel Appel
Karel Appel on the internet.


Gorky, Arshile. Arshile Gorky.
Artcyclopedia

Guston, Philip. Philip Guston
Philip Guston on the internet.


de Kooning, Elaine Fried. Elaine Fried de Kooning
Elaine Fried de Kooning on the internet.

de Kooning, William. William de Kooning.
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

William de Kooning
Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Johns, Jasper. Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns on the internet.


Kline, Franz. Franz Kline
Franz Kline on the internet.


Motherwell, Robert, Robert Motherwell
Robert Motherwell on the internet.


Noland, Kenneth. Kenneth Noland
Kenneth Noland on the internet.


Pollack, Jackson. Jackson Pollack
Jackson Pollack on the internet.

Jackson Pollack
WebMuseum


Reindardt, Ad. Ad Reinhardt on the internet.


Rothko, Mark. Mark Rothko
Artcyclopedia.com.

Mark Rothko
National Gallery of Art

Mark Rothko
Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Ancient art  See also: Ancient Art

The Ancient world. Exploring ancient world cultures.
A searchable index of readings and images from Greece, India, China, Islam, the Near East, Egypt and Medieval Europe.

The Ancient World Web
Extensive collection of internet links.

Animals / painters of animal pictures.

Appropriation art

Art Deco  See also: Art Deco

Art Deco architecture.

Art Deco Society, California.

Art Deco Society, New York.

Erte

Arte Povera

Arte Povera. Exposition. Arte Povera
Works and Documents from the Goetz Collection from 1958 to the Present. Art Contemporain

Art Nouveau architecture, image samples.
Cupola's Galleries.

Jules Marie Aime Lavirotte
ARCHInform

Paris. Art nouveau buildings in Paris. A tour.

Arts and Crafts Movement

Arts and Crafts Movement
Founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America and Britain, 1870-1900.

The Arts & Crafts Society
The Arts and Crafts Society is an extensive online (only) resource of information about the movement, with bibliographies, details of historic sites, and an events calenda

Arts and Crafts movement,
Wikipedia entry.

Blackwell, The Arts and Crafts House
Blackwell is Britain's finest surviving Arts and Crafts house by MHBaillie Scott, situated in the English Lake District.

Founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement:
John Burrows's collection of essays and lectures by Morris, Oscar Wilde, W. R. Lethaby, Walter Crane, Rosamund Marriott-Watson and others, with links to other related sites.

Lutyens, Edwin. Edwin Lutyens, Wikipedia entry.

MacKintosh, Charles Rennie. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society

Morris, William. The William Morris Society

Ashcan School

The Ashcan School
An image gallery of Ashcan artists.

Ashcan School,
Wikipedia entry.

The Ash Can School and American Scene Painting
Artcyclopedia

B

Barbizon School

Barbizon School members.
Artcyclopedia

Barbizon School
Wikipedia entry.

Artists

Corot, Jean-Baptise-Camille

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Online

Courbet, Gustave

Gustave Courbet. The complete works.

Millet, Jean-Francois

Jean-Francois Millet
Wikipedia

Baroque Art Internet Resources
Images, Baroque artists, essays on the Baroque.

Bauhaus

Der Blaue Reiter

Body art  See: Tattoos

Die Brucke

C

Cave paintings

American Rock Art Research Association

The Bradshaw Foundation
A non-profit making organisation dedicated to the study, recording and protection of rock art. Aims, directors, CD-rom, types and examples of rock art from across the world.

Centro Studi e Museo d'Arte Preistorica
Study Centre and Museum of Prehistoric Art, Pinerolo, Italia.

EuroPreArt
Database of European Prehistoric Art

Malaysian Caves

Cave paintings in Castell de Castells Spain

Tour of Afghan cave paintings

The Hohokam

Lascaux caves

Lascaux tour guide.

Lascaux Cave Paintings and Location

Lascaux (ca. 15000 B.C.) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lascaux Caves, France.
Sacred Destinations

Wikipedia entry on the Lascaux caves.

 
The Paleoamericans:
Issues and Evidence Relating to the Peopling of the New World.

Rock Art Net
A project to provide information about online Rock Art resources. By Footsteps of Man (Orme dell'Uomo).

Rock Art Foundation
The Rock Art Foundation  exists to promote the conservation and study of the Native American rock art in the Lower Pecos region of Southwest Texas.

Wikipedia entry on cave painting.

Cubism  See: Cubism