Teachers, parents, students, and others are invited to use FREE to find teaching and learning resources from more than 40 federal organizations. Illustrated essays, images, featured artists, and references are offered for each genre. Many of the objects reflect the Renaissance fascination with classical Greece and Rome. These nine paintings by Bernardino Luini are the only examples of an Italian Renaissance fresco series in America.
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Within the 13 sites are a range of creatures, habitats, historical artifacts, and flourishing maritime cultures. Built originally in 1833, this adobe fort became a center of trade with Indians and trappers. For much of its 16-year history, the fort was the only major permanent white settlement on the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri and the Mexican settlements. The maps, most of which are hand drawn, depict portions of five continents and were prepared by cartographers from Spain, Portugal, France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Latin America countries, and the U.S., among others. The maps represent different national and political interests and perspectives, at various periods of time.