MERLOT Materials

Now hosted by Khan Academy, smART History is a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even... see more

'The Boundless Art History textbook is a college-level, introductory textbook that provides an overview of the culturally... see more

'Art is that which elevates our interpretation of the world and of ourselves from simple description or narrative to the... see more

Smarthistory.org is a free award-winning multimedia web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for... see more

According to The Orange Grove, "This PDF textbook from the Metropolitan Museum of Art provides background information for... see more

According to the Orange Grove, "This PDF textbook from the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces Korea's artistic... see more

'‘Institutional critique’ is best known through the critical practice that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s by... see more

Although the Breslau arts scene was one of the most vibrant in all of Weimar-era Germany, it has largely disappeared from... see more

According to The Orange Grove, "Rich with the objects of the day-to-day lives of illiterate or common people in the... see more

Since August 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair looms large when recounting the history and impact of the baby boom... see more

In 1911 Vasily Kandinsky published the first edition of ‘On the Spiritual in Art’, a landmark modernist treatise in which... see more

"The fine arts are Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Poetry, and Music, and though we could live if none of these... see more

"This textbook provides concise teachable history of painting for class-room use in schools and colleges. In treating of... see more

The contents include: Foreword Philippe de Montebello Foreword Stephan Waetzoldt Preface and Acknowledgments Martin... see more

The contents include: Directors' Foreword Philippe de Montebello and Jan Keene Muhlert Sponsor's Statement Michael S.... see more

'Each piece of American sculpture in the Museum's collection is discussed in detail, and there is a concise biography of... see more

This is a free, wikibook on the topic of Art History. General topics include: * 1 Theories of art * 2 Art and class * 3... see more

We believe that historical works of art are important and engaging primary sources. Seeing America is a multimedia... see more

In 1591, Giovanni Paolo Gallucci published his Della simmetria dei corpi humani, an Italian translation of Albrecht... see more

"Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and... see more

"This publication was designed not only to introduce the Museum's collection of Greek art to teachers and their students,... see more

"Examine the principles of geometric design that are the basis for the beautiful and intricate patterns in the art of the... see more

"The lives and works of famous Italian painters: Giotto, Fra Angelico, Masaccio, Fra Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli,... see more

'J. Paul Getty began collecting Old Master paintings in the 1930s. He founded his Malibu museum in the early 1950s and... see more