HCCC Libraries: Art & Architecture: Recommended Websites

Absolute Arts
A commercial site particularly strong in studio arts and the business side of the art professions,

offering information about works by over 24,000 artists and news for the arts community.
Artcyclopedia
Provides links to art images on the Web. The site is searchable by artist, work, and museum and

browsable by subject, medium, or nationality. It includes information about art movements with

examples of relevant artworks and a section on women artists. The site was created and is maintained

by John Maylon.
Art History Resources on the Web
Provides links to hundreds of sites related to all periods of art history, from prehistoric to twenty-first

century, arranged by period and region. Many links are to museums and galleries or to artists’ pages

that provide biographical information and images. The site is maintained by Christopher Whitcombe,

professor of art history at Sweet Briar College.
The Getty Museum
The J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of,

the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality

and historical importance.
Google Art Project
Forty countries have contributed more than 40,000 high-resolution images of works ranging from oil

on canvas to sculpture and furniture. Some paintings are available in ‘gigapixel’ format, allowing you

to zoom in at brushstroke level to examine incredible detail.
Michigan School of Art & Design
Self-labeled "Mother of all art and art history links pages" this site lives up to its name.
Timeline of Art History
A chronology of art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with links to images

primarily in the museum’s collections. The site is organized both thematically and geographically

and includes an alphabetical index and a search engine.
WorldImages
A source for over 70,000 art images, searchable or browsable in over 650 “portfolios,”

that may be used for educational purposes.

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