Work in progress…
Favorite Sites for Research
- The Art Story – detailed analysis of the most important works of each artist and movement with helpful timeline
- Wondrium (formerly The Great Courses Plus)
- Great Works of Western Art – selected biographies and history
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
- Smarthistory on Youtube and website
- Google Arts and Culture
- Khan Academy AP Art History
- Great Art Explained – James Payne, a curator, gallerist and a passionate art lover is on a mission to demystify the greatest paintings and sculptures on his youtube channel
- Paul Priestly – Artist in School , Art History for Everyone, and Art Tutorials
- Art and Artists blog
- Philip Mould & Co – youtube channel and website specializing in British art and Old Masters, and TV show Fake or Fortune
- Obelisk Art History
- Great Painters youtube channel
Favorite Museums and Galleries
My goal is to learn about art from every country, and I will add links as I discover new favorites.
North American
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
- National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, website and youtube
- Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
- Museum of Modern Art website, and youtube, New York City
- The Frick Collection, New York
- Guggenheim NY, online gallery
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- Art Institute of Chicago
- The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
- The Barnes Collection, Philadelphia, PA
- The Clark Institute, Williamstown, MA, USA
- Questroyal Fine Art, NYC, American landscapes
South and Central American
coming soon
Mexican
coming soon
Canadian
coming soon
Australian
Art Gallery of South Australia
European
- The Belvedere in Vienna – includes world’s largest collection of Klimt paintings
- Musée des impressionnismes Giverny’s website
- Musée d’Orsay, Paris
- Städel Museum, Frankfurt
- Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, website and youtube
- The Louvre, Paris
- The National Gallery UK Youtube and website
- Het Mauritshuis – A small world-class museum with a formidable collection of Dutch painting from the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer. Youtube channel here
- Rijks Museum, Amsterdam – offers features to build your own online collection and download high resolution jpgs
- Tate UK
- Hungarian National Gallery
- Courtauld Gallery UK
- National Gallery, Prague – great collection of František Kupka (unfortunately under copyright)
- Aberdeen Art Gallery, UK
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium – many Flemish masters
- Simonis & Buunk Fine Art Dealers, Netherlands
- Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
- Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris, France
- Musée Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain
- Stephen Ongpin Fine Art, London, UK
Asian
- Ohara Museum of Art, Japan
- Asian Art Museum on Youtube
- The National Gallery, Singapore
more coming soon
Russian
more coming soon
Favorite Music
- Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
- Voices of Music on Youtube – High Definition Video performances of Early Music performed on original instruments. Concert schedule 2022 here
- Netherlands Bach Society – Youtube and website
- Mignarda – Ron Andrico & Donna Stewart combine talents to create America’s premiere professional lute song duo specializing in renaissance music and poetry. Youtube channel lutesongs
- Stile Antico –youtube and website
- American Bach Soloists – website and youtube
- Bartje Bartmans – youtube
- London Symphony Orchestra – youtube and website
- AVROTROS Klassiek – youtube and website
- Jeffrey Stivers – combines Baroque music with art selections, youtube
- Moscow Chamber Orchestra – youtube and website
- Mariam Batsashvili – youtube and website
more coming soon
Living Artists (instructional)
- Valerie Lin –youtube – young woman studying fine arts in Berlin
- Marc Dalessio – American naturalistic painter, youtube, website, and flickr
- Ian Roberts – Mastering Composition and The Search for Beauty
- Jessica Henry – website and youtube
- Friedrich Zettl Fine Arts – series on The Essence of Chinese Painting
- Paul Clark – watercolor, youtube and website
- Louise De Masi – watercolor, youtube, website, patreon, and online school
- Anna Mason – watercolor, youtube, website, online school
- Susan Jenkins – Monet Cafe’ with Artist Susan Jenkins (youtube) and website
more coming soon
Favorite Art Blogs
- The Plein Air Experience by Chris Ludke
- Deborah J. Brasket~ Living on the Edge of the Wild
- Masterpieces | Tutt’Art@
- Lines and Colors by Charley Parker
- Jackie Garner’s Art Blog
- The Misty Miss Christy
- ArtCurious – blog and podcast (check out book)
- artschaft – Art Gems and Explorations, Art History blog
- My Daily Art Display – by jonathan5485
- Julie Podstolski – Abstract Realism
- The Classical Girl – Musings on ballet, classical music, the violin, and life
- Jean-François Hubert’s Art Blog (expert on Vietnamese art)
- Rick Stevens Art – Santa Fe (WOW!)
more coming soon
Art Images
- Wikimedia Commons: Paintings
- Wikimedia Commons: Drawings
- WikiArt (WikiPaintings)
- Google Art Project: Artists
- Google Art Project: Collections (Museums)
- ArtCyclopedia
- Web Gallery of Art
- Art Renewal Center
- Web Gallery of Impressionism – WOW…Artists, Museums,
- Artvee – search high resolution images for download
- PubHist – WOW – Over 45.000 works of art online
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Women Illustrators in Natural History
Auction Consolidation Sites
- Art.Salon (WOW!)
- artnet
- askART
- invaluable
- lotsearch
Auction Sites
More Coming Soon…
Image Search
Art Lessons
- ArtistsNetwork – youtube and website with both free lessons and membership option
- The Virtual Instructor – youtube and website with both free lessons and membership option
- Art Studio Life – youtube and website teaching classical drawing and painting techniques accessible for a beginner
- Anna Mason – youtube and school website (realistic watercolor)
- Monet Cafe’ with Artist Susan Jenkins – youtube and website
- Rapid Fire Art – youtube and website
more coming soon
Poetry and Literature
- Interesting Literature –poetry by theme and study guide to plays by Dr Oliver Tearle, Lecturer in English at Loughborough University
- Hillsdale College – free online courses
- The On Being Project – youtube, website Experience Poetry, and podcast Poetry Unbound
- Short Stories
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- Poetry Archive
more coming soon
Favorite Photography Blogs
- Cindy Knoke – travel and nature photography you really must see to believe
- Art at the Push of a Button – website and youtube. Spectacular views of Southern Germany and Austria
- Mike Powell – My Journey Through Photography – wildlife, nature
more coming soon
Copyright Free Images
- pexels.com
- unsplash.com
- https://publicdomainarchive.com/index.html
- watercolor world
- Library of Congress
- British Library Copyright Free Images
Nature Study
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Linnean Society – youtube channel and website
more coming soon
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