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60-Second Artist Bios
The place to head for information on specific artists and other famous names in art history.
What Is Art?
There are several ways you could go on this, but my suspicion is that one will get you better results than the others.
Leonardo da Vinci Paintings
Here you'll find a chronological survey of Leonardo da Vinci's work as a painter, from his earliest 1470s efforts as an apprentice in Verrocchio's workshop, to his final painted piece, St. John the Baptist (1513-16).
Teaching Tool: Picturing America
Picturing America is a K-12 teaching tool created by the National Endowment for the Humanities, and consists of 40 art-historic images that represent several centuries of U.S. history.
Timeline: Modern Art Movements
After Impressionism proved it only took a handful of artists to band together and create a lasting impact, Art got very busy proving this concept again and again. And again. (Who knew so much could happen in a mere 90 years?)

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