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Art Glossary

Extensive glossary of artistic terms. Includes definitions of art periods/schools, genres, tools, techniques used in painting, drawing, and sculpture, and more. Provided by AskArt.com. See also their Art Styles page for information on abstract art, art deco, art nouveau, expressionism, surrealism, and other styles used by artists.

Artcyclopedia

"Guide to great art on the Internet."

ArtLex Art Dictionary

This website contains "more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes" as well as "quotations and cross-references."

ARTSEDGE

"ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment." From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

A Brush with History:Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery

A selection of portraits with brief biographical information on the sitter. Browse by sitter or artist.

CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online)

The CAMIO collection is said to span the years 3000 BC to the present and contain over 90,000 works of art, including architecture, costumes, drawings, decorations, jewelry, paintings, photographs, sculptures, and more. Some works include audio and/or video media. Available only at Thrall.

Dictionary of Symbols

Endeavors to provide cultural significances of various symbols. Meant as an "aid" to exploration of how symbols in each work of art functions.

Oxford Dictionary of Art

Browse definitions of artistic terms, biographies of artists, art movements/periods, famous works of art, and more. (Note: The search function does not presently return any results - alphabetically browse to term or artist name instead.)

Timeline of Art History

A chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.

VADS (the Visual Arts Data Service)

"VADS is the online resource for visual arts. It has provided services to the academic community and has built up a considerable portfolio of visual art collections comprising over 100,000 images that are freely available and copyright cleared for use in teaching, learning and research in the United Kingdom."

WebMuseum

Online exhibits of famous paintings

Art Databases
Databases marked with a * indicate they are only available to members of Thrall.

* Arts and Humanities Through the Eras

"Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each volume in this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture."

* CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online

The CAMIO collection is said to span the years 3000 BC to the present and contain over 90,000 works of art, including architecture, costumes, drawings, decorations, jewelry, paintings, photographs, sculptures, and more. Some works include audio and/or video media.

* DK Eyewitness Companion: Art

"This title covers all of the key movements in Western art history, from Classicism to conceptual art and profiles more than 780 of the world's greatest artists."

Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection Database

"The Collection Database is a searchable database of artworks and related materials from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An individual database record includes information about an object as well as images, when available."

* Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

Select a volume, then a country, and then scroll down to each country's "Folk Art, Crafts and Hobbies" section for details.

National Galleries (U.S.)

National Gallery of Art

National Museum of African Art

National Museum of Women in the Arts

National Portrait Gallery

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Smithsonian Institution Museums

New York Galleries

Art Museums in New York

Brooklyn Museum of Art

The Frick Collection

Guggenheim Museum - New York

Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

Other State Galleries

Art Museums in the United States

International Galleries

Art Museums Worldwide

The International Poster Gallery

Search by keywords or browse by subject, country, style, artist, size.

Louvre

Tate: British and International Modern and Contemporary Art

Online Galleries & Digital Art

ArtSpan

"Artspan is home to 2,800 artist, artisan, art photographer, and other art sites. Search or browse to view thumbnail images and access the artist websites. Visit the Portals, gateways to genres, media and regions. They feature articles, reviews, events, extensive resource lists and links to individual websites."

CG Society of Digital Artists - CG Choice Gallery (3D)

The CG Society's CGTalk.com forum features many of the best contemporary digital artists working in 3D modeling, character development, scenes, animations, simulation, architecture/archiviz, featue films, special effects, product design, and video game development. See also their 2D: Illustrations and Concept Art Gallery and Showcase Galleries (3D/2D/Animation)

Olga's Gallery

"On our pages you will find over 10,000 works of art. We are dedicated to bringing you quality information about artists and their artwork from all around the world." Search or browse. Indexes you can browse include: Artist Index, Country Index, Movement Index, Name Index, Ancient Greek and Roman Myths Index, Christian Saints Index, New Testament Notes, Religion Notes Index, World Literature in Painting.

Ornament and Pattern: Pre-Victorian to Art Deco

"Several thousand images from nearly 100 volumes on decorative art and surface ornament, mainly portfolios of plates, pattern books, and scrapbook compilations." Browse or search. From the New York Public Library Digital Gallery.

The Web Gallery of Art

"The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism periods (1100-1850), currently containing over 21.300 reproductions. Picture commentaries, artist biographies are available."