Art & Art History: Websites

Images and information on the Ara Pacis Augustae.

Devoted to the study of van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece.

Website with extensive information on Chartres.

Use this to find information about the illuminated medieval manuscripts of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek and the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum.

Site devoted to information about Leonardo da Vinci and his work.

Information and news about Vermeer and his works.

Explore Gothic architecture in France from the 12th and 13th century through historical maps, images, texts, and charts.

Project to develop 3D models of Rome from the late Bronze Age through the Early Middle Ages.

Organized by Columbia, this site serves as a survey of architectural history for an undergraduate audience.

PBS's series on contemporary art. The library also owns most of the series on DVD.

Research tools from the Getty Institute: Getty Research Portal, Getty Search Gateway,
The Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)

Though it may not seem scholarly, this source culls together information and images of artist's work online and notes image use policies of some of the links included for each artist. An excellent tool to discover information about artists from different websites including from museums, galleries, image databases, and from the art market.

Open access educational material from Khan Academy for Art and Art History.

A collection of links compiled by a faculty member at Sweet Briar College.

Links organized and hosted by the University of Michigan.

The collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art are presented in a timeline format.

A site that has a growing collection of digital images of contemporary ceramic works. Thus far the contributing 300+ artists encompasses a broad and varied scope of ceramists in the World.

Free cultural and educational resources on the web, including an aggregated section for free images, video, audio and ebooks.

Artsy is a a platform for collecting and discovering art, including artist biographies, images, and current art-world events & news posts. The Art Genome Project is the classification system behind Artsy that maps the characteristics that connect artists, artworks, architecture, and design objects across history. These characteristics include art historical movements, subject matter, and formal qualities. Artsy's mission is to expand the art market to support more artists and art in the world.

Small list, but growing list of websites to discover and access art images online.

Images and information about Hiroshige's woodblock prints.

This site offers "manuscripts, paintings, textiles and artefacts from Dunhuang and archaeological sites of the Eastern Silk Road."

Images from their collection, 3-D and Virtual Reality, plus objects related to digital exhibitions. Please refer to their Copyright Declaration page, even when using images for Fair Use purposes.

Research the history of ownership of a work of art.

Through a partnership between several German universities, one can search for information in Art History.

Search sold paintings for their sold price, volume, estimate and other attributes. You can also find the value of an artist and the marketing trend for their work.

Reviews of Exhibitions and Books from the College Art Association.

The Pennsylvania Commission on the Arts fosters art in the state and through the Arts in Education program provides residencies and professional development opportunities for artists and educators in the state.