Antiquities

Louvre: Selected Works of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities - Links page (taken out of frames) to selected works of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities. Here's the English Home Page if you'd prefer to explore the site as it was designed to be explored. (Added: 27-Jul-2001 Hits: 282 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Architecture

Lord Burlington: Chiswick House - Three pages of exterior and garden photos of Chiswick House, Lord Burlington's villa on the Thames, built in the early 18th century and a fine example of the Palladian movement. (Added: 27-Sep-2003 Hits: 442 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Nash, John - The architect for the Brighton Pavillion, the Marble Arch at Hyde Park corner, and Trafalgar Square. (Added: 28-Jan-2003 Hits: 383 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Nash, John and G. S. Repton - Images of Royal Opera Arcade, London built 1816-1818. One of the first shopping arcades, it ran behind the Royal Opera House. (Added: 27-Sep-2003 Hits: 166 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Nash, John: Brighton Pavilion exteriors - Three pages of exterior photos of the Brighton Pavilion. (Added: 27-Sep-2003 Hits: 130 Rating: 5.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Regency Architecture - Brief overview of Regency architectural design. (Added: 3-Jan-2003 Hits: 647 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Soane, John: Royal Hospital Stables, Chelsea - Three photos of the Royal Hospital Stables, Chelsea designed by John Soane, 1814-17. (Added: 27-Sep-2003 Hits: 97 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Soane, Sir John: House & Museum - Sir John Soane's Museum was designed and built as his home, but became as well a museum dedicated to his collections and to architecture. (Added: 27-Sep-2003 Hits: 146 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Fine Art: Painters

Blake, William: Illustrations of the Book of Job - Scans of all the illustrations from the 1825 edition. From the McCormick Library of Special Collections (Added: 24-Jan-2003 Hits: 332 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Blake, William: Web Museum - 1757-1827 A brief biography of this poet, painter, and engraver, and thumbnails linking to 9 paintings. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 348 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Constable, John: Web Museum - 1776-1837 The son of a Sussex miller, he had the misfortune to fall in love with landscape painting at a time when the fashion was for heroic historical scenes and portraits. He attended the Academy School in 1799, but wasn't accepted as a full member of the Academy until 1829, and then only after experiencing triumphs in France. Most of his paintings are of his native Sussex, his first masterpiece being "Dedham Vale" painted in 1811. His goal was "to give to one brief moment, caught from fleeting time, a lasting and sober existence." Thumbnail links to 5 paintings. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 447 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

David, Jacques-Louis: Web Museum - 1748-1825 David was the Painter of the Revolution, and was later appointed court painter by Napoleon Bonaparte. His style was grand and classical - many of his works were taken from Roman history. This site has thumbnail links to 5 paintings, including 2 portraits of Napoleon. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 301 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

Gros, Antoine-Jean: Web Museum - 1771-1835 A favorite student of David's, his style was, however, strongly Romantic. He was appointed Napoleon's battle painter in 1793. Thumbnails linked to 2 battle paintings. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 227 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

Lawrence, Sir Thomas: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - 1769-1830 Another painter from humble background (the son of an innkeeper,) Sir Thomas made his fame and fortune painting Society with tact and generosity. At 20 he was commissioned to paint the Queen at Windsor and managed diplomatically to paint a charming portrait of a lady not known for her looks or charm. Not surprisingly, he was a member of the Academy by the age of 25. This link takes you to search results at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (including several portraits.) (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 362 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Turner, Joseph Mallord William: Web Museum - 1775-1851 Joseph Turner had the good fortune to favor fashionable heroic subjects at the beginning of his career, which lead him to full membership in the Royal Academy by the age of 27. He started life in Maiden Lane, behind Covent Garden, the son of a barber. By the age of 12 he was producing pictures that his father displayed and sold from his barber shop. A clerical customer suggested the Academy School, and Turner first attended at 14, exhibiting a watercolor the following year. In 1800 he opened a studio at 64 Hurly Street, which his father ran for him. His later works focused increasingly on wild skies and stormy seas, and confused critics who thought that he laid the color on too thickly and confusedly, and that he combined the colors in ways that violated established precedents. Thumbnails to 2 paintings. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 393 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It

Fine Art: Sculptors

Canova, Antonio - Perseus with the Head of Medusa created @1800. (Added: 27-Sep-2003 Hits: 84 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Music: Composers

Handel, George Frideric - All things Handel. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 193 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Classical Net - From the Classical Net site. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 198 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: The Mozart Project - The life, times and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 114 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

van Beethoven, Ludwig: Classical Net - From the Classical Net site listed below. (Added: 25-Jul-2001 Hits: 143 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

van Beethoven, Ludwig: The Unheard Beethoven - A site dedicated to creating MIDI files of the many Beethoven pieces that have never been recorded, or that are not readily available. Of particular interest (to me, at any rate) is Wellington's Victory, or the Battle of Vittoria which incorporates "Rule, Brittania" and "God Save the King" in a musically descriptive version of the British victory. (Added: 18-Dec-2002 Hits: 83 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It

Music: General

Basic Repertoire List - Classical Repertoire (Added: 24-Jul-2001 Hits: 338 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Classical Net Home Page (Added: 24-Jul-2001 Hits: 142 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Composers - small graphics and neat little biographies of many composers - not just Regency. (Added: 24-Jul-2001 Hits: 199 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It

Theatre

The Adelphi Theatre 1806-1900: A Calendar of Performances - A remarkable collection listing all the information available about the Adelphi Theatre for nearly a century. Includes performers, management, plays and authors. (Added: 19-Nov-2003 Hits: 216 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1) Rate It