At its height one hundred years ago, art nouveau was a concerted attempt to create an international style. The exhibition Art Nouveau, 1890–1914 presented an overview of the movement including significant examples of painting, sculpture, graphics, glass, ceramics, textiles, furniture, and jewelry. Twenty slides illustrate the sources and diversity of art nouveau. Learning activities provide a framework for analysis and discussion. Booklet, 20 slides

Along with fellow postimpressionists, Édouard Vuillard helped change the course of French painting. His long career spanned the fin-de-siècle and the first four decades of the 20th century. Unlike his impressionist forebears who explored the fleeting 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 decorations with footage of the Parisian gardens that inspired them. (30 mins.)

The art and history of nineteenth-century French painting, with special emphasis on the evolution of the impressionist movement. 40 slides, 15 study prints, 4-part timeline, and book

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

This CD-ROM allows users to explore more than 1,500 paintings and sculpture in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art. Based on the National Gallery's Micro Gallery multimedia system, this encyclopedic program introduces the work of more than 600 artists. High-quality color images and details permit close study of the works of art. A subject index relates the works thematically, while a timeline places them in the context of major historical and cultural events. Also included are regional maps and a dictionary of terms.