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updated 9/30/08

Art

 The Art Search Engine  http://www.artnet.com/
Click on the "artists" link in the banner, then choose your artist.  See works currently for sale by top galleries.

Art Institute of Chicago  http://www.artic.edu/aic/
Take an online tour through 12 different collections.

Artcyclopedia  http://artcyclopedia.com/
Search for an artist and a list of online exhibits of his/her works.

The Artchive  http://www.artchive.com/
Enter the Artchive to search by artist for individual works.

National Gallery of Art  http://www.nga.gov/collection/collect.htm
Use "search" link at top of page, or scroll down to bottom for lists by country and century.  Biographies in "online tour".

Prado Museum http://museoprado.mcu.es
Choose "visits".

WWW Virtual Library: Museums - Art Galleries  http://www.icom.org/vlmp/galleries.html
Take a virtual tour through every major art museum and gallery in the world.  Includes links to Art History sites.
 

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20th Century Visual Artists  http://1001.org/20th/ 
Black & White photo of artist, and vital statistics only .

The WebMuseum, Paris -- Artist Index  http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/ 
Biographies and images of the artist's works.
 

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Hispanic Artists  (Also search for your artist in above Artists sites.)

General Sites
Mexico Connect – Art and Artisans  http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/arts.html  
Biographies (Maya, Kahlo, Rivera, Tamayo).

National Gallery of Art – Spanish Painting  http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/spanish.htm  
Go to the overview at the end of the tour (El Greco, Goya).

Individual Artists


Dali Museum   http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org
Francisco de Goya http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/goya 

El Greco  http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/greco
Juan Gris  http://sunsite.unc.edu/wm/paint/auth/gris

Leopoldo Mendez  http://graphicwitness.org/group/mendez.htm

 Joan Miro  http://www.mcs.csuhayward.edu/~malek/Miro.html
Short biography.
Online Picasso Project  http://www.tamu.edu/mocl/picasso/
Click on word "Exhibits" to view his works.
Picasso: Picasso's Life  http://www.picasso.com/life

Jose Ramirez  http://mundo-taurino.org/s_y_a.html

Diego Rivera  http://www.diegorivera.com

David Alfaro Siqueiros http://www.artscenecal.com/ArticlesFile/Articles1997/Articles0597/DASiqueiros.html
Critique of his style (with some biographical information in critique).

 

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