These print and digital resources are to help you with your research.
If you need ANY assistance, please ask. We are here to help!
First, here is the list of books/articles we are holding at the desk for you to use for this inquiry. These are on CLOSED RESERVE which means they are available for everyone doing this assignment to use, for the duration of the inquiry project. They will NOT be able to be issued BUT can be copied (within copyright laws) and/or scanned to your email address for later study or selective printing. If you would like to use the books at any time, please just ask at the desk. :) :)
General History
Classical Art – Greek and Roman
Roman Religion
Roman Art
National Library Books kept at the Desk ** These books are from Wellington National Library and MUST BE ISSUED to an individual student card as they carry a replacement cost flat fee of $62.50 **
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Mythology
Greek Art
Renaissance Art
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Oxford University Press:
The classical gods had survived in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, but in many disguises. Renaissance artists gave them back their classical forms http://www.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195397703/student/materials/myth_art/ Art Archive:
The classical gods had survived in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, but in many disguises. Renaissance artists gave them back their classical forms. http://www.artchive.com/artchive/renaissance.html World Art Treasures
The Birth of Venus - Spring. Until the 1920's, all the writers, authors and art historians considered these two paintings to be two distinct works, because one of the paintings is 37 cm smaller than the other. http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Sandro/44venusprintemps_english.html ![]() http://www.tki.org.nz/epic2
Through EPIC schools can access databases containing thousands of international and New Zealand magazines, newspapers, biographies, substantial reference works, and images. EPIC lets you access up-to-date full text articles covering a huge range of subjects. There are a lot of articles in the Oxford Art Online database, however, it would probably more effective to use this resource once you have identified the actual pieces of art you would like to research. |
Artcylopedia:
Primavera anyone? I don't mean the lovely medley of fresh spring vegetables, Parmesan cheese and pasta which one longs for all winter but the great painting by Botticelli from which the dish takes its name It is a glorious garland of all the things we love about spring. But take a closer look. Ask yourself what exactly is going on here. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/feature-2000-05.html Mythography
I explore mythology and art by looking at information about the classic stories of heroes and gods...from the myths of ancient Greece and Rome, to the legends of the Celts, Mythography presents resources and reference materials about mythology - including recommended books, and lexicons that explain Greek, Roman, and Celtic terms and words. http://www.loggia.com/myth/myth.html National Gallery
A list of terms to launch you into the world of Renaissance art and the ancient Greek and Roman myths that inspired paintings such as Diana and Actaeon. http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/learning/teachers-and-schools/picture-in-focus/glossary Theoi Project
Welcome to the Theoi Project, a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive, free reference guide to the gods (theoi), spirits (daimones), fabulous creatures (theres) and heroes of ancient Greek mythology and religion. http://www.theoi.com/ |

Why not try carrot2 as your search engine?
It searches deeper across the web than just Google and clusters your results for ease of use. Click on the CIRCLES or FOAM TREE tab in the results screen to have your results displayed as is depicted here on the right.
It's a great search engine ... have a go.
Library Team :)
It searches deeper across the web than just Google and clusters your results for ease of use. Click on the CIRCLES or FOAM TREE tab in the results screen to have your results displayed as is depicted here on the right.
It's a great search engine ... have a go.
Library Team :)
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