Art History Chapters

1. Introduction to Western Art History
2. Art in the Ancient Middle East to 400 B.C.
3. Art of the Hebrews and Jews, 2000 B.C. to A.D. 135
4. Art of the Ancient Greeks, 1200 B.C. to A.D. 146
5. Art of the Romans, 753 B.C. to A.D. 300
6. Christian Art in the Roman Empire, 4 B.C. to A.D. 1453
7. Art in the Early Middle Ages, A.D. 500 to 1000
8. Art in the High and Later Middle Ages, 1000 to 1500
9. Art of the Renaissance, 1400 to 1648
10. Art in Early Modern Europe, 1543 to 1815
11. Art during the Industrial Revolution, 1764 to 1914
12. Art in the Age of Imperialism and Nationalism, 1810 to 1918
13. Art during the InterWar Years and World War II, 1917 to 1945
14. Art during the Early Cold War, 1945 to 1980
15. Art during the Contemporary Era, 1980 to the Present

Online Art History Galleries

Websites with collections of images of Western art.

The Artchive by Mark Harden: large collection of art.

Art Cyclopedia by John Malyon: artists and articles with links to other online galleries.

Art History Resources by Christopher L.C.E.Whitcomb: wide ranging information on art with images.

Art Images for College Teaching: free resource for educators.

Artlex by Michael Delahunt: many definitions related to art with some pictures.

CGFA by Carol Gerten Jackson: many scanned works of art, updated through 2006.

Google Art Project: offers virtual visits to museums.

OCAIW, Orazio Centaro's Art Images on the Web: imageson this site and others, organized under master's gallery, Degas, and the Nude in Art History.

Olga's Gallery by Olga Mataev: large collection of art organized by artist, country, and movement. 

ScholarsResource: large number of images available for purchase, but thumbnails are accessible on the web.

Smarthistory: an art history web-book drawing on various contributors.

Women Artists in History by Wendy Russ: a long list with some links.

Web Gallery of Art by Emil Krén and Daniel Marx: a virtual museum with commentaries and biographies.

WebMuseum, Paris by Nicolas Pioch: articles and images of Western Art from Gothic through the 20th Century, as well as Japanese art.

WorldImages at California State University: large organized collection of images for non-profit educational purposes.