Electronic Resources for Art Research

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Getty Photo Study Collection
Collection of 2 million photographs useful for research of the fine arts. The collection includes photographic reproductions of pieces from antiquity to the modern period. Most images listed are not available online.

Kunstpedia
An extensive online collection of articles and blogs on fine and applied arts excluding contemporary art. It includes entries in over 50 categories.

Digital Scriptorium
Image database of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts from institutions all over the world. Currently records for 5,300 manuscripts and for 24,300 images are available for teaching and scholarly research.

Artists in Canada
An index of Canadian artists maintained by the National Gallery of Canada Library. You can browse by name or view the index list. Advanced searches are also available.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian—Art & Design
Access to the great variety of museums and collections within the Smithsonian. Categories are listed in the Collections Search Center.

ArtLex Art Dictionary
Defines more than 3,600 art-related terms. Includes information on creating citations, term pronunciation, links to additional resources and more.

Seattle Public Library Special Collections Online
Online versions of three collections created by the Seattle Public Library: the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Collection, the Northwest Art Collection and the Seattle Historical Photograph Collection.