Fine Arts (Visual)
Great Art Explained
These are videos about famous paintings and sculptures. Each one is about 15 minutes long and go into a deep level of detail – it may seem like overkill, but those deep details are often the difference between buzzing for power and waiting to the end, hoping nobody else buzzes in first. Here’s the link for the entire playlist.
A Brief History of Art Movements
This is a great video for giving you a quick breakdown of all the different “periods” of art – romantic, impressionist, baroque, etc:
Famous Paintings in the World
It’s a weird title for a video, but it does what it says. Many of the famous paintings that show up in scholar bowl are here, complete with names and artists. Good overview for getting an image of these paintings stuck in your head.
Gimkit
These Gimkits are built directly from our lists of the artwork most often asked about in scholar bowl. This first section is all about visual art – specifically, matching the titles and artists with a picture of the work:
You Gotta Know
Every month (usually) NAQT puts out a study list devoted to a very specific topic. These are great resources, mainly because you can be positive that every fact you read in one has been lifted straight from an NAQT question about that topic. Here's a link to their "Visual Arts" section.
