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Henry VIII

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What do Art History Teachers Say?

Nobody says it better than those who know students and the art history curriculum! 

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Teaching Famous Paintings?

Discover Masterpiece Cards, a set of art history cards featuring 250 famous paintings.  These are the art paintings most often cited in some 17,000 pages of art history books, exposing students to masterpieces from dozens of art historians. Each famous painting is faithfully reproduced and assessed by an art history pro (or two), offering: 
  • a tool for use in groups and independent study 
  • examples of writing (gramatically-correct!) essays about art
  • examination of connections between famous paintings and historical contexts.

Art History Highlights

Because art history has so many famous paintings, we relied on art history experts to hone the pool. Then we added their comments about these works, exploring how these masterpieces arise from a historical context.  Like this Holbein painting:

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Laurie Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd Edition.  Pages 646-647.

She's one of forty art historians who share their expertise in Masterpiece Cards, far greater diversity than one textbook offers. Know already that you need a set? Read about ordering Masterpiece Cards -- we'll work with your school to get this art history resource into your hands quickly!