This list is very much a work in progress!

• The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History by Carol Strickland
• The Annotated Arch: A Crash Course in the History of Architecture by Carol Strickland
• Architecture: The World's Greatest Buildings Explored and Explained by Neil Stevenson
• Building (DK Eyewitness) by Philip Wilkinson
  
• Arches to Zigzags: An Architecture ABC by Michael Crosbie
  
• Great Artists: The Lives of 50 Painters Explored Through Their Work by Robert Cumming
• Art: The World's Greatest Paintings Explored and Explained by Robert Cumming
  
• History of Art for Young People by Anthony Janson
  
• The Story of Painting (DK) by Sister Wendy Beckett
• Looking at Pictures: An Introduction to Art Appreciation by Joy Richardson
  
• Usborne Introduction to Art: In Association With the National Gallery, London
  
• Art From Many Hands: Multicultural Art Projects by Jo Miles Schuman
• Teaching History Through Art (Visual Manna)
• The Incredible Art Department: Website with many wonderful lesson plans & resources.
• Architecture for Kids: From Teach the Children Well.
  
• Architecture for Kids: A complete unit study on sacred architecture.
• Cupola's Building and Structure Gallery: Galleries for each major architectural period.
  

Year 1
Art History:

• Ancient Egyptian Art (Art in History Series)
  
• Ancient Greek Art (Art in History Series)
  
• Ancient Chinese Art (Art in History Series)
• Ancient Roman Art (Art in History Series)
• An Ancient Greek Temple by John Malam
  
• Pyramid by Dave Macaulay
• City: A Story of Roman Planning & Construction by Dave Macaulay
  

Art Instruction:

• Hands-On Ancient People Vol. 1: Art Activities About Mesopotamia, Egypt and Islam by Yvonne Y. Merrill
  
• Hands-On Ancient People Vol. 2: Art Activities About Minoans, Mycenaeans, Trojans, Ancient Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans by Yvonne Y. Merrill
  
• Draw and Write Through History 1: Creation through Jonah
• Draw and Write Through History 2: 600 B.C. to A.D. 395

Year 2

Harmony Fine Arts Medieval & Renaissance Art & Music Appreciation is now available and is designed to be used in conjunction with Artistic Pursuits or Mark Kistler's Draw Squad for hands-on art instruction.

Art History:

• Romanesque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting by Rolf Toman
  
• Gothic: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting by Rolf Toman
  
• The Art of the Italian Renaissance: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Drawing by Rolf Toman
• Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting by Rolf Toman
  
• The Renaissance Art Book by Wenda O'Reilly
• Go Fish for Art Game: Renaissance Artists
• 120 Italian Renaissance Paintings (Book & CD-Rom)
• Master Builders of the Middle Ages by David Jacobs (OOP)
  
• Castle by Dave Macaulay
• Cathedral by Dave Macaulay
• Mosque by Dave Macaulay
  

Art Instruction:

• 1-2-3 Draw Knights, Castles, Dragons by Freddie Levin
  
• Draw and Write Through History 3: Vikings through the Middle Ages*
• 1-2-3 Calligraphy by Eleanor Winters
• Medieval Letters Set: Kit to easily design your own illuminated letters.
  
• Design Your Own Coat of Arms by Rosemary A. Chorzempa
• Rose Windows and How to Make Them by Helga Meyerbroeker
  

Medieval art incorporates many mediums, especially frescoes, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts and mosaics. The major periods are:

• Early Christian, A.D. 100 - A.D. 500
  
• Celtic, A.D. 600 - 1200
  
• Byzantine, A.D. 300 - 1453
• Romanesque, A.D. 1000 - 13th century
  
• Gothic, Mid-12th century to late 15th century
  
• Islamic, From the 7th century...

The major periods of Renaissance art are:

• Early Renaissance, Early 15th century
  
• High Renaissance, 1495-1520
  
• Mannerism, 1520-1580
• Baroque, 1600-1730
  

Key Artists:*

• Cimabue (1240-1302)
  
• Giotto di Bondone (1266-1377)
• Donatello (1386-1466)
• Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455)
  
• Fra Angelico (1395-1455)
• Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1466)
• Jan van Eyck (1395-1441)
  
• Masaccio (1401?-1428)
  
• Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1474)
• Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
• Michelangelo (1475-1564)
• Raphael (1483-1520)
• Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)
• Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
  
• Titian (1485-1576)
• Tintoretto (1518-1594)
• El Greco (1541-1614)
  
• Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
• Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
• Diego Velázquez (1599-1660)
  
• Rembrandt (1606-1669)
• Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)
  

*The Basic Art Series by Taschen includes most of the above artists. Each book retails for $9.99.

Artist Biographies & Other:

• Antonio's Apprenticeship: Painting a Fresco in Renaissance Italy by Taylor Morrison
  Painting in the Renaissance by Una Roman D'Elia
• Renaissance Artists Who Inspired the World by Gregory Blanch
• Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson
• Brother Joseph: The Painter of Icons by Augustine Denoble
  
• A Boy Named Giotto by Paolo Gua
• The Glorious Impossible by Madeleine L'Engle (artwork by Giotto)
  
• Da Vinci: Renaissance Painter
• Famous Artists: Leonardo Da Vinci
• The Second Mrs. Gioconda by E.L. Konigsburg (Leonardo Da Vinci)
  
• Michelangelo: Renaissance Artist
• Michelangelo by Diane Stanley
• Michelangelo and the Renaissance by David Spence
• Michelangelo's Surprise by Tony Parillo
  
• Rembrandt and Dutch Portraiture by David Spence
  
• I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton De Trevino (Diego Velázquez)