Archive for the ‘Art History’ Category

  • Baroque Art for Homeschoolers at the Liechtenstein Museum Website

    Saturday, August 14th, 2010

    by Todd Durell The Liechtenstein family dates its beginnings to the early 12th century and they have ruled the tiny Principality of Liechtenstein, wedged between Austria and Switzerland, since its creation by imperial decree in 1719.  The princes have a long history as serious art collectors and have amassed one of the world’s greatest collections [...]

  • Medieval Clip Art for Homeschool History Projects

    Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

    By Todd Durell I ran across this website when I was looking for a woodcut illustration.  Gode Cookery is a site devoted primarily to Medieval and Renaissance cooking, but it’s also gathered together over 200 images from the 15th and 16th centuries. The Medieval Woodcuts Clipart Collection includes illustrations of plants, birds, people, and decorative borders.  [...]

  • The Concord Review Offers Homeschooled High School Students Publication Opportunity

    Sunday, July 18th, 2010

    by Todd Durell Here’s a option worth looking into for the advanced homeschool history student.  The Concord Review was founded in 1987 as a venue for publication of exceptional high school history papers.  Papers can cover any topic of ancient or modern history and should be around 4,000-6,000 words.  If topics like “Austria-Hungary and the [...]

  • National Gallery of Art Loan Program Available for Homeschooling

    Thursday, June 24th, 2010

    by Todd Durell The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. offers teachers (including homeschool teachers) access to an art and art history loan program of educational materials that can be ordered online free of charge and will be mailed to you without a fee.  The only cost to you is the return shipping after you’ve [...]

  • Homeschool History Resources: Historical Maps of Africa at Afriterra

    Thursday, June 17th, 2010

    by Todd Durell If you’re homeschooling and looking for an image of a historical map of Africa to use in a history or geography lesson, try searching the database at Afriterra.  A project of the Afriterra Foundation, the website contains more than 1000 high resolution images of maps of Africa.  The oldest map in the [...]

  • Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

    Monday, May 24th, 2010

    by Todd Durell In our family we try to expose our children to examples of art from the particular periods of history we’re studying.  Sometimes we can get our kids into a museum where they can view the actual works themselves, but this isn’t normally feasible given our location.  Fortunately, many of the best art [...]