Perplexmi Links: Museum of Arts

Anatomy of an Exhibition - Art Nouveau, 1890-1914

Offers a glimpse behind the scenes during the planning and construction of the comprehensive exhibition in 2000.

A look at attacks on art and the influence of iconoclasm.

Metropolitan Museum of Art explores the explosion of creativity from the Mediterranean to the Indus Valley in 3,000 B.C. Includes descriptions, maps, and photos of artifacts.

Decopix

Comprehensive guide to Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture including photographs, history, and links.

Early American Paintings

exhibit of works by American painters prior to 1830. Includes portraits, landscapes, historic scenes, and detailed timeline.

Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery presents a look at modern American portrait drawings.

George Ortiz Collection, The

Gallery of ancient art and ethnographia from Greece, Mesoamerica, Egypt, Pre

Getty Museum: Devices of Wonder

Very interesting site

Getty Exhibitions: Illuminating the Renaissance

Collection of intricate works from the Flemish illumination period from 1470 1560. Includes zoom in feature for more than 130 works of art.

Italians, The

Three centuries of Italian art.

Medieval Mystery

Attempts to answer the question, "who is the Master of the Embroidered Foliage?"

Panoramas: The North American Landscape in Art

Celebrating the heritage of the continent. Sponsored by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Pigments Through the Ages

Online exhibit that includes the most important pigments used through the early 20th century.

Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt, The

Exhibition focuses on the understanding of the afterlife among Egyptians in the period of the New Kingdom (1550 1069 BC) through the Late Period (664 332 BC).

SFMOMA: The Legacy of Phyllis Wattis

Interactive exhibit featuring 10 works from artists such as Mondrian, Warhol, and DuChamp donated by the cultural philanthropist.

Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages

Dedicated to Chinese political propaganda posters from 1949 until the present day, containing many annotated images.

Timeline of Art History

Provides an overview of the history of art as illustrated and represented in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.