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Art Sources Review

Title of Product:

Web Gallery of Art: Hilliard, Nicholas

Country: United Kingdom
Century: 1500 - The 16th Century
Topic: Nicholas Hilliard
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Name of Author(s): Emil Kren, Daniel Marx
Name of Producer: Web Gallery of Art
Language/s of Product: English
Target Group: General public, teachers, students 11+
Overall Evaluation: excellent
Availability of community:
A good, simple and useful introductory site that is easy to use and open to general public.
Objectives & Structure:
The site looks at 4 of Nicholas Hilliard’s key works, and has a clickable section on ‘Biography’
Each work is illustrated and viewers are able to enlarge and print out copies.
The text is a limited introduction to the works.
Description of contents:
The 4 pictures shown are:
• ‘Portrait of George Clifford’,
• Portrait of Elizabeth 1’,
• Drawing of Queen Elizabeth,
• ‘Young Man Among the Roses’
Evaluation and Comments:
Overall Evaluation: excellent
Clarity of structure, logical sequence of contents: excellent
Usability / easiness of navigation: excellent
The website is interesting / stimulating: excellent
Educational and learning value: excellent
Quality and relevancy of content: excellent
Compatibility of the content with the target group: excellent
Suitability and quality of graphic interface: excellent
Degree and quality of interaction: excellent
Exploitation of the electronic potential: excellent
Availability and quality of simulation exercises: good
Possibility of printing/saving material or tests: good
Description of how the website can be used with the students::
Students, either individually or as a group, could explore this site as an introduction to the artist and some of his work.
Comments::
A good site for teachers or students to begin a study into Nicholas Hilliard.
Evaluation Date: 30.06.08
Name of teacher: Stef Gabrysch
Name of School: Queen Elizabeth School
Country: UK
Subjects Taught: Art

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