At its height, Art Nouveau was a concerted attempt to create an international style. The teaching packet presents an overview of the movement, including significant examples of painting, sculpture, graphics, glass, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and jewelry that illustrate the sources and diversity of Art Nouveau. Learning activities provide a framework for analysis and discussion. 20 slides and booklet

Along with fellow postimpressionists, Vuillard helped change the course of French painting. His long career spanned the fin-de-siècle and the first four decades of the twentieth century. Unlike his impressionist forebears, who explored the effects of light in the outdoors, Vuillard focused on the psychologically charged private worlds of his friends and family, as well as the decorative effects of color and pattern. This program chronicles Vuillard's entire career, including his early designs for avant-garde theater, evocative interior scenes, and rarely seen photographs. It also features his grand screen decorations alongside footage of the Parisian garden that inspired them. (30 mins., closed captioned)

This packet examines the art and history of nineteenth-century French painting, with special emphasis on the evolution of the impressionist movement. Image CD with 20 works of art, 12 color study prints, 3-part timeline, and booklet (Slideset version with 20 slides also available)

The National Gallery of Art possesses one of the largest collections of European art in the United States, with extensive holdings in Italian Renaissance, Dutch, British, and French impressionist art. Narrated by National Gallery of Art director Earl A. Powell III, this film offers a brief art-historical overview and an introduction to the Gallery's treasure of European art—paintings, sculpture, and works on paper—from the twelfth to the twentieth century. (30 mins., closed captioned)

This encyclopedic reference contains more than 1,500 paintings and sculpture by more than 600 artists in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art. High-quality color images and details permit close study of the works. Indexes allow the works to be searched thematically by author or period. Also included are biographies of individual artists, a dictionary of terms, and regional maps.