Artists in History - Resources for Art Lovers

This is about (1) Art History - the study of art over time and how this can be approached (2) The History of Art - the history of visual arts over time as seen through different artists, art periods and art movements. New links are being added added...

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first British woman to produce a herbal and the first woman to engrave as well as draw plants. She compiled and published her hand drawn, engraved and coloured "A Curious Herbal" in 1735 in order to raise funds to free her...

Maria Sibylla Merian was a Naturalist and Botanical Illustrator and is rated as being one of the greatest ever botanical artists. This site will be of interest to all botanical artists and all those who enjoy botanical art and natural history. This...

This lens is about Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) - aka JMW Turner, one of Britain's greatest painters. It shares information about Turner's art - museums and art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you can see his work, books and ar...

Laura Knight (1877-1970) was the first woman artist to be made a Dame of the British Empire. She was an Impressionist Painter who was also renowned for her drawing and graphical art skills. She was the first woman to be honoured with a retrospective...

Find out about American artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), her life and her artwork; where her paintings are in museums and art galleries; online sites about her and her art; books and videos about her, her art and her home in New Mexico. It also...

This lens is about John Singer Sargent - noted American painter, draftsman, portraitist, muralist and watercolorist. This site provides a comprehensive overview of John Singer Sargent, his life and his art through links to information sites and image...

This lens is about James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)- an American painter and print-maker who lived most of his life in Europe. It provides links to where you can: - find out more about Whistler's life - see images of Whistler's paintings - on-line...

This lens is about Winslow Homer. It shares information about the art of Winslow Homer - museums and art galleries and exhibitions where you can see his work, books and articles about his artwork and other resources for artists wanting to improve the...

This lens is about Mary Cassatt - the artist and Impressionist painter. It provides links to where you can: - find out more about Mary Cassatt's life - see images of Cassatt's paintings - either on-line or in museums and galleries around the world -...

This lens is about Paul Cezanne (1839-1906). It shares information about: Cezanne's art; museums and art galleries, exhibitions and websites where you can see his work; books and articles about his artwork and his life and other resources for imp...

Monet's first set of paintings completed as a series were devoted to stacks of wheat in the field next to his home at Giverny. Find out more about Monet's grain stacks series (sometimes called haystacks) - including links to where you can see them in...

Claude Monet is famous for his paintings and being a key figure in the development of Impressionism in France and elsewhere.  This site provides a comprehensive overview of Monet, his life, his art and his home at Giverny - through links to info...

Monet began the paintings in January or early February 1892. He visited Rouen on three occasions and completed 20 views of Rouen Cathedral between March 1892 and Feb-April 1893.

This lens is about Edgar Degas - the artist and Impressionist painter. It provides links to where you can: - find out more about Degas's life - see images of Degas's paintings, pastels, drawings, prints and sculptures - either on-line or in museums a...

This lens is about Jan van Eyck, the 15th century artist who is frequently credited with inventing oil painting. He's an important painter of the Northern Renaissance. You can: - find out about Jan van Eyck's life - see images of van Eyck's paintings...

This lens is about Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). It shares information about Rembrandt's drawings, etchings, paintings and portraits; museums and art galleries and exhibitions where you can see his work, books and articles about his artwork and lin...

This lens is about the artist Vincent Van Gogh. It shares information about the life of Vincent Van Gogh Van Gogh's letters and where you can see and read them the art of Vincent Van Gogh - his drawings, watercolours and oil paintings museums, a...

Vilhelm Hammershoi is a Danish artist who developed a very distinctive style of painting. This site provides links to information on the internet and in books about Vilhelm Hammershoi including links to where you can see images and read about his wor...

This lens is about Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) - one of Spains's greatest painters. He's characterised as the last of the Old Masters and the Father of Modernism. It shares information about Goya's art - museums and art galleries, exhibitions an...

This lens is about Hokusai (1760-1849)and images of his work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos. It provided support for a project about Japanese Art in Making A Mark in 2008.  This included looking at the...

The site is about the famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hiroshige (1797-1858) who was most famous for his landscape prints. It provides links to information and images of his work and prints in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books...

This lens provides links to information about Japanese Art and Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries and images of their work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos. It was originally created to provide a resource...