Internet Art History Resources

General Resources

• ArtLex:  Art Dictionary
• Museum Stuff: 1000's of Museums, Museum Shops, Educational Web sites
• Artcyclopedia: Explore 125,000 great works of art
• Timeline of Art History: from the Metropolitan Museum
• World Wide Art Resources: “ Famous Artists Master Index”

Reference Tools

• Art History Network
• Museum of Online Museums
• National Gallery of Art - Search (Collection and Site)
• NGA Exploring Themes in American Art
• NGA The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
• WebMuseum Famous Artworks exhibition

Organizations and Agencies

• American Association of Museums
• Association of Art Museum Directors
• College Art Association
• Getty Center
• International Council of Museums
• Society of Architectural Historians

Image Collections

• Art Images for College Teaching
• Art Resource: requires sign-in for images
• Art Renewal Center (ARC): Click on “Museums”
• Digital Imaging Project: by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College
• Google Image Search:  Click on “Images.”
• Image Bank:  from Australia
• Scholars Resource: high quality digital images for teaching art history

Special Topics in Art

Architecture

• Architecture Design Images History: Great Buildings Online
• Royal Institute of British Architects
• RIBA Links  
• Decopix:  The Art Deco Architecture Site
• Emporis:  The reference source on high-rise buildings- database on skyscrapers and tall structures worldwide

Sculpture

• Sculptor.Org: A Comprehensive Resource for Sculptors

Women

• Images of Women in Ancient Art
• Women Artists Through Time

More Extensive Lists of Resources

• Art History Resources on the Web: Maintained by Chris Witcombe, Sweet Briar College, Virginia.
• History of Art Virtual Library:  Sponsored by CHArt, the Computers and History of Art Group. This site is aimed at everybody interested in art, but it has a special focus on the academic study of Art History.
• Internet Art Resources: a gateway to art and artists, galleries and exhibitions
• Mother of All Art and Art History Links Page:  from the University of Michigan