Middle Ages Art

Welcome to History Link 101's Middle Ages Art Page. Here you will find excellent links to Middle Ages Art and Artists.

Middle Ages Art and Architecture Lessons Includes lessons on Byzantine, Gothic, Romanesque, and Renaissance. Follow up questions included.

Sandro Botticelli Biography and in-depth explanations of his famous works

Art Collections

    1200 Years of Italian Sculpture WOW! Great site with pictures of sculptures throughout Italy. Can search by artist or by geographic location of sculpture. (English descriptions are below the Italian ones.)   Suggest fast internet connection because site is graphically intense.
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    Web Gallery of Art WOW!! Very complete collection of Artists from the middle ages. Some of the sections include Italian artists and sculptures from 1200 to 1700, Giotto, Sistine Chapel, painting in the low countries, Flemish works, Spanish art from 1200 to 1700, and much more.   Includes biographies.   Graphic intense site so a quick internet connection is a necessity here.
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    Art of the Middle Ages by Chris Witcombe. Large directory of art of the Middle Ages.
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    Top 50 European Paintings at Metropolitan Museum Click on Permanent Collection and then about half way down the page is links to European paintings and sculptures.
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    Illustrated Manuscripts from 14th and 15th Century Over 1000 images. Has good historical descriptions and very crisp pictures.
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    Illustrated History of French Culture From 8th Century to present.
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    Illustrated Manuscripts, Drawings, and Writings from 950 A.D. Forward 100 different items with explanations.
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    Images of Renaissance Food and Feasting Seven galleries of images.
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    Renaissance Painting by Botticelli and 10 other artists Total of over 100 paintings.
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    Tres Riches Heures. Painted some time between 1412 and 1416. It is an example of a medieval liturgical book with beautiful illustrations.
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Artists

    Donatello Pictures of sculptures by Mark Harden.
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    Donatello Sculptures (English translations is second line after the Italian)
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    Painting by Giotto 17 Images
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    Leonardo da Vinci By Mark Harden. 27 images which can be viewed at bottom of page.
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    Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
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    Michelangelo Paintings By Mark Harden
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    Michelangelo's Sculptures (English is second line of most explanations)
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    Rapheal Sanzio Collection of works by Mark Harden.
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    Rapheal School of Athens Identifies major characters in this work.
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    Sandro Botticelli By History Link 101. Biography with explanations of his major works.
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    Sandro Botticelli WebMuseum paintings with explanations.
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    Sandro Botticelli Excellent pictures of major works.
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    Other Artist Very large collection of artist and works by Mark Harden.
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    Biographies of Each of the Above Artists

    Architecture Pictures