Smarthistory: a multimedia web-book about art and art history

Art in the 19th century

The end of the 18th century marked a transition from Rococo art, which embodied the aesthetics of the Ancien Régime, to neoclassicism. Neoclassicism was based on the classical art and culture of…

Art in the 20th century

The Impressionists and Post-Impressionists of the late 19th century had already planted the seed of experimentation, innovation and creativity. As a consequence, the art of the early 20th century did…

Art Attack: Memo caja pirata

Ficha didáctica, en formato Pdf, extraída del programa sobre manualidades de Disney Channel “Art Attack”, que nos enseña, paso por paso, a crear una original caja en la que guardar todos nuestros…

Art Attack: Caja de herramienta

Ficha didáctica, en formato Pdf, extraída del programa sobre manualidades de Disney Channel “Art Attack”, que nos enseña, paso por paso, a crear un original organizador de escritorio, para…

True/false. Spanish Baroque art

Are the following statements about the Spanish Baroque true or false?: Religious architecture was characterised by exuberant decoration. The decoration in civil architecture was much more exuberant than…

Art in 19th century Spain

During the 19th century, Spain followed the same artistic movements as the rest of Europe. 8.1. Architecture Neoclassical architecture took root in Spain in 1760 as a result of significant changes to…

Neodadaísmo, Pop Art e Hiporrealismo

Página que hace un recorrido por las características generales de estos movimientos artísticos del siglo XX. Contiene audios y galerías de imágenes interactivas comentadas.

The art of Lee Miller

This resource consists of an interactive unit that permits us to explore the art of Lee Miller

Answer. Islamic culture and art

Remember what you have studied in this section and answer the questions: What were the main contributions of Islamic civilisation to culture and science? What are the characteristics of Islamic art? Why…