Online Art Resources

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Educational Resources Page
http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_online_resourc.asp
In addition to the numerous pieces housed online by the Met itself, you’ll find links to a number of outstanding resources from their Educational Resources page.

Norman Rockwell Museum
http://www.nrm.org/
The Norman Rockwell Museum pages include background and details on many of Rockwell's works. Be sure to check the "Current Exhibits" links for images of the paintings currently on tour.

American Masters Database of Visual Artists
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/database_visual_arts.html
This PBS-sponsored Web site includes paintings and other works of visual art by American artists ranging from Richard Avedon to Andy Warhol.

WebMuseum, Paris
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/
The "Artist Index" to the WebMuseum collection of online images of paintings, drawing, sculpture, and other artwork provides access to numerous classic images.

Online Tours of the National Gallery of Art
http://www.nga.gov/onlinetours/onlinetr.htm
Visit the Washington Gallery of Art without leaving your computer! You can choose one of the many images available as the focus for original narratives.

The Art Explorer
http://www.artic.edu/artexplorer/
Hosted by The Art Institute of Chicago, this site provides images from the Impressionist and Postimpressionist collection of the museum.