19th Century Art

Impressionism
Take a tour of turn-of-the-century France and explore the world of the Impressionism art movement.
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French Painting of the 19th-Century
This collection of online exhibits from the National Gallery of Art looks at the works of 19th-century French Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Romantics, and Realists and includes in-depth studies of the works of Degas, Manet, and Van Gogh and printable PDF guides.
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Norton Simon Museum of Art: 19th Century Art
You'll find works by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Jean-Desire-Gustave Courbet, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Édouard Manet, Camille Jacob Pissarro, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at this site. Sections of each object can be enlarged up to four times and each item is accompanied by a detailed description.
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American Impressionism
This site from the Smithsonian Museum of American Art features 52 works by such artists as William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Mary Cassatt, and John Twatchman.
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Anatomy of an Exhibition: Art Nouveau, 1890-1914
Get a behind the scenes look at the planning and development of an exhibit at this site from the National Gallery of Art and learn about the Art Nouveau style.
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Whistler, Sargent, and Tanner: Americans Abroad
Like many American painters , these three traveled to Europe to hone their skills. This site from the National Gallery of Art includes images of some of their works as well as biographical profiles.
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Crossing the Channel: British and French Painting
This exhibit from the Minneapolis Institute of Art explores the relationship between French and British painting during the decades of High Romanticism, from 1820 to 1840. You'll find historical background information as well as images by artists like Thomas Lawrence, Eugène Delacroix, John Constable, and Théodore Géricault.
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Constable & Turner: British Landscapes
This site from the National Gallery of Art features the works of John Constable and Joseph Turner and includes images of some of their works as well as biographical profiles.
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The Impressionists
Step into the world of the Impressionists at this site from the Biography Channel. Take a tour of five paintings and explore the techniques that the artist used to create their works. Read profiles of Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, Monet, and Morisot. Test you knowledge with a quiz, or try you hand at creating your own online masterpiece.
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18th and 19th-Century France -- Neoclassicism
This site from the National Gallery of Art looks at the works of such artists as Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that epitomized the neoclassical style that became popular during the Revolution in France.
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Russian Painting of the 19th-Century
Explore Russian painting and artist of the 19th-century at this site from Rollins College and Dr. Alexander Boguslawski. You will find background information on the period, images of works and profiles of key artists.
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American Impressionism and Realism
Learn about American Impressionist and Realists like William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, John Singer Sargent, and Theodore Robinson at this site from the National Gallery of Art.
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American Impressionists
Learn about American Impressionists like William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, William Leroy Metcalf, and Edmund Charles Tarbell at this site from the National Gallery of Art.
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The First Impressionist Exhibition, 1874
On April 15, 1874 a group of painters who had been rejected by the established art Salon showed their works in the former studio the photographer Nader. This site include images of the works Cézanne, Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, Morisot, and Roudin along with catalog entries and the critics comments for that show.
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19th-Century Painting
You will find images of the works of some 19th-century painters, organized by movement, at this site from the Boston College Digital Archive of Art.
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