Art

A structured vocabulary of approx. 34,000 concepts, including 131,00 terms, descriptions, bibliographic citations, and other information related to the arts. Includes terms for materials, techniques, object types, schools, and movements.

Drawing and sketching terms defined

A structured vocabulary containing around 895,000 records, including around 1,115,000 names, place types, coordinates, and descriptive notes, focusing on places important for the study of art and architecture.

Art terms defined and in some cases pictures of defined terms.

List of Terms Used in Engraving, Etching, Lithography, Screenprinting.

This union list of artists contains information gleaned from various sources about an artist (birthdates, nationality, residence, etc.)

From Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Period covered: 1550-1640. Records from private collections in France, Italy & the Netherlands; inventories and other documents from city, state, and national archives.

Period covered: 1650-1840. Works of art from sales in Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia.

Period covered: 1500-1990. Description and provenance of paintings by American and British artists whose were born before 1900 and who works are in public institutions.

82,000 sales records from 1846-1970 for two major dealers, the Goupil & Cie and Boussod, Valadon & Cie in Paris and the Knoedler Gallery in New York.

Overview of resources available at the Getty.

Results of research undertaken by the MFA on provenance, or the history of ownership, of its collection of European art.

Read about the project and view a list of works, as well as those determined to have been stolen and returned to their rightful owners.

General information and links to resources on provenance research, especially for World War II-era art. Also information on MoMA's own collection.

A collection of archived web-based content related to art history and contemporary art practice.

Videos on photography and motion picture film, including conservation issues and techniques.

Videos on Getty collections, conservation, techniques, artists, and other topics.

Videos on various formats, including painting, sculpture, photography, manuscripts, etc. See especially the videos under "Art conservation" for information on particular format types and their conservation issues.

Links to publications and reports on conservation projects conducted by the Getty; most projects are related to antiquities.

Digitized items from the Met's library collections, including manuscripts, costume sketchbooks, museum publications, trade catalogs, and other materials.