Teaching Art History

March 21, 2009 4:17 PM

SmARThistory is an edited online art history resource to augment or replace traditional art history texts. For a given artwork, smARThistory brings together podcasts, video clips, images, links to other resources, and commentary, providing a rich context for the work. Indexed by timeline, artistic style, artist and theme.
posted by netbros (8 comments total)

If you like this, you'll probably also enjoy The Art Browser, a popular Metafilter Project at the moment.
posted by Effigy2000 at 4:43 PM on March 21, 2009

um...where's my egypt at?
posted by sexyrobot at 4:47 PM on March 21, 2009

probably in de nile.
posted by UbuRoivas at 5:03 PM on March 21, 2009

This is pretty awesome. Though yeah, "antiquity" starts a bit late as far as traditional Art History texts are concerned. Every course I've ever taken has started with the Venus of Willendorf and the Caves of Lascaux, so it's not exactly arcane to go back a few thousand more years.

Still. AWESOME.
posted by grapefruitmoon at 5:51 PM on March 21, 2009

Huh. I just found out that I can't read sideways on a computer screen. (Leastways not after 12 hours of mixing.)

This is cool. I want one for music history.
posted by nosila at 6:48 PM on March 21, 2009

so it's not exactly arcane to go back a few thousand more years

Here, head back a whole lot further.
posted by Wolof at 7:26 PM on March 21, 2009

These are two of the best websites I have ever seen.

Thank you.
posted by Mephisto at 9:37 PM on March 22, 2009

Thanks!
posted by nimsey lou at 8:01 PM on March 23, 2009