Renaissance+Art

 ü  **//  TIP: Start your search for facts about your artist by using an encyclopedia for background. //** Grolier Online Encyclopedia [ ****  New Book of Knowledge (NBK), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME); Encyclopedia Americana (EA)]  ** [|http://go.grolier.com]; In school only, no password for use outside school. ** World Book Encyclopedia ** [|http://www.worldbookonline.com] (see remote password list for off-campus use)  ü  **//  TIP: Be sure to check out the web links suggested by the online encyclopedias in the artists’ articles. There are usually GREAT sites! //** ** Directory Searching  ** ** Yahoo Directory: ** [|http://directory.yahoo.com] (Drill down following links to Art History, Periods and Movements, Renaissance, etc,) ** Google Directory: ** [|http://directory.google.com] (Drill down following links to Art History, Periods and Movements, Renaissance, etc,) ** SOME Web Resources:  ** Guide to museum-quality fine art on the Internet, with directory of artists, collections, and other resources. Learn about great artists and their masterpieces in the Artcyclopedia, as well as common art terms, periods and movements, and art museums worldwide. [|http://www.artcyclopedia.com] Virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. [|http://www.wga.hu] Directory of famous European artists with images and biographical information. [|http://www.abcgallery.com] ** Columbia Museum of Art: The Collection ** The permanent collection galleries of the Columbia Museum of Art. Here, visitors will find the arts which reflect the mission of the museum - European and American fine and decorative arts and design from the late Middle Ages to the present." [] ** Mark Harden’s Artchive: ** []
 * To use online databases and encyclopedias from outside of school, log in to Edline and choose the "Remote Password List" document under the Contents list (might have to scroll down and click on more contents). **
 * Artcyclopedia **
 * Web Gallery of Art **
 * Olga's Gallery **