How to impress your courtiers: a lesson from the Kingdom of Benin
A-level Exam Materials
In the suburbs, Parisians escaped the pressures of modern life. Monet painted their sun-drenched pleasures.
A-Level: Monet, The Basin at Argenteuil
With its almost sculptural surface and dazzling range of textures, this painting once reduced van Gogh to tears.
A-Level: Rembrandt, The Jewish Bride
What lies beneath the surface? Research into a “crusty” buildup of paint reveals Rembrandt’s editing process.
A-Level: Rembrandt, Aristotle with a Bust of ...
This loosely formed group of artists enlivened London’s contemporary art scene in the 1990s.
A-Level: The YBAs, The London-based Young British ...
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How to do visual (formal) analysis
Whether responding to events in ancient Rome or contemporary Iraq, these artworks all take war as their theme.
A-Level: Sample set of works for War
Made for a sultan, this unusual automaton emblematizes the fierce hostility between British and Indian rulers.
A-Level: Tipu’s Tiger
Anything goes—from portraits to performance, what we call ‘art’ has changed considerably in the last 50 years.
A-Level: Sample set of works for British ...
Created in Europe between 1900-39, this set of works includes paintings of urban life and modern factory buildings.
A-Level: Sample set of works for Modernism ...
In the latter half of the 19th century, Gauguin painted, Rodin sculpted, and Garnier designed the Paris Opera.
A-Level: Sample set of works for the ...
Discover paintings by Rubens, sculpture by Bernini, landscapes by Rosa, and architecture by Borromini.
A-Level: Sample set of works for the ...
You don’t have to brave the crowds in Florence or Rome to see Renaissance art—the best view is often online.
A-Level: Sample set of works for the ...
These works explore questions of divinity, gender identity, ethnicity, and the urban environment.
A-Level: Sample set of works for Identities
Artists throughout history have engaged with the natural world, whether capturing coastlines or planting landfills.
A-Level: Sample set of works for Nature
Why did the mayor of New York City threaten to close the museum exhibiting Ofili’s painting of the Virgin Mary?
A-Level: Chris Ofili, The Holy Virgin Mary
Since 1960, artists have come up with countless ways to engage audiences on a huge spectrum of topics.
A-Level: Contemporary Art, an introduction
Purity and geometry, knotted and explosive: two approaches to feminist art from the early 1970s.
A-Level: Lynda Benglis, Omega, and Judy Chicago, ...
Motherhood is explored and documented—but not sugarcoated—in Kelly’s five-year-long project.
A-Level: Mary Kelly, Post-Partum Document
Marilyn’s floating head, garishly colored, functions as the Virgin Mary in a Byzantine icon.