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Art history basics

First things first

New to art? This is a good place to start. Art gives us access to the way people at different moments in history have understood the world. Jump in and explore!

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Tools for understanding art

Tools for understanding art

Glossary

Materials & techniques

Learn how the ancient Greeks fired their ceramics, how renaissance artists created luminous oil paintings and the techniques developed by modern masters.

Ceramics, glass and mosaics

Quiz: materials and techniques

Art 1010

Art 1010 is a short series of fun (and funny) animations created for the Utah System of Higher Education that introduce the history of Western art.

Recommended

Smarthistory: Art History on Khan Academy

First things first

Why look at art?

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A brief history of Western culture

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Common questions about dates

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A brief history of religion in art

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Get Started

First things first

New to art? This is a good place to start. Art gives us access to the way people at different moments in history have understood the world. Jump in and explore!

Community questions