Research Guides: #Art, Art History, & Art Appreciation: ARTS 1303: Art History: Prehistory-Gothic

ARTS 1303 Information

A chronological analysis of the historical and cultural contexts of the visual arts from the prehistoric times to the 14th century.

Identify and describe works of art based on their chronology and style, using standard categories and terminology.
Investigate major artistic developments and significant works of art from prehistoric times to the 14th century.
Analyze the relationship of art to history by placing works of art within cultural, historical, and chronological context.
Critically interpret and evaluate works of art.

Introduction to Prehistoric Art
Essays from The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
Bradshaw Foundation
The Bradshaw Foundation provides an online learning resource. Its main areas of focus are archaeology, anthropology and genetic research, and its primary objective is to discover, document and preserve ancient rock art around the world, and promote the study of early mankind’s artistic achievements.
Chauvet Cave - Virtual Tour
This page offers 360-degree views of the cave with points of interest to show and explain the cave paintings. Chauvet Cave has some of the best-preserved cave paintings in the world.
Heilbrunn Essays on Egyptian Art
Essays from The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
Virtual Egyptian Museum
Browse images of Ancient Egyptian artifacts with short accompanying descriptions and explanations.
Giza Archives
From the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, this site collects photographs and other documentation from an exhibit, fieldwork, and other expeditions.
Aegean Prehistory Archaeology
This site contains information about the prehistoric archaeology of the Aegean. Through a series of lessons and illustrations, it traces the cultural evolution of humanity in the Aegean basin from the era of hunting and gathering (Palaeolithic-Mesolithic) through the early village farming stage (Neolithic) and the formative period of Aegean civilization into the age of the great palatial cultures of Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece.

Antiquity (collections from The Hermitage)
Today, the Hermitage collection of Classical antiquities numbers over 170,000 items. The most important among them are the painted vases, carved gems, ancient sculptures, archaeological finds from the North Black Sea coast, along with ancient jewellery, terracotta and bronze pieces.
Perseus Digital Library: Art & Archaeology
Perseus contains thousands of images and descriptions of vases, coins, sculpture, buildings, and sites (as well as historical overviews and primary source texts).
Beazley Archive: Classical Art Research Centre
Focuses on Greek pottery and gems, including search databases of images. Look under Resources > Intro to Greek Pottery to learn more about the history and techniques.
Etruscan Art
Mainly a collection of images arranged by type (urns, sculptures, bronzes, etc).
Heilbrunn Essays on Greek & Roman Art
Essays from The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.

Heilbrunn Essays on Islamic Art
Essays from The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Topic coverage ranges from 750 CE to modern times.
Discover Islamic Art
Collection is broken down by country as well as period/dynasty.
Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
This museum houses "one of the most significant collections of Islamic art in the world."
Heilbrunn Essays on Byzantine Art
Essays from The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
Gallery: Byzantine Images
Collected links via Fordham University.

Different Visions: A Journal of New Perspectives on Medieval Art
Web-based, open-access, peer-reviewed annual, devoted to progressive scholarship on medieval art.
Heilbrunn Essays on Medieval Art
Essays from The Met's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland
The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture is a complete online record of all the surviving Romanesque sculpture in Britain and Ireland, at more than 5000 sites. Every entry includes information on the historical and architectural context of the building, photographic record, and a description of the sculpture.
Medieval Manuscript Manual
Describes the materials used in manuscript production and illumination in the Medieval period.
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Developed by the Dept. of Medieval Studies at Central European University in Budapest.