Art and Art History

A database of over 1.9 million high quality images and the number is constantly growing. Curated from museums and personal collections for pedagogical use.

Collection of images and descriptions about ancient Greco-Roman art and architecture by Tufts University.

A collection of royalty free images managed by the University of Michigan

Artsy is an online platform for discovering, buying and selling fine art. Artsy's search engine and database draw connections and map relationships among works of art, powered by the Art Genome Project.

The Digital Public Library of America works with a national network of partners to make millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience.

Online images of much of their collection. Includes brief information.

Search the collection of digital images and browse collection highlights.

With over 20 million items in its continually growing collections, the Archives is the world’s largest and most widely used resource dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America.

Search over 8.59 million catalog records of museum objects, and library & archives materials. More than 963,000 of these records contain online images, video and sound files, electronic journals and other online resources.

Explore thousands of the most significant works of art from the Renaissance to the present day. The growing collection includes European and American masterpieces in every medium.

Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s wide-ranging collection—from [their] world-renowned icons to lesser-known gems from every corner of the globe—as well as [their] books, writings, reference materials, and other resources.

Smarthistory.org is a free, not-for-profit, multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook. They have created audios and videos about works of art found in standard art history survey texts, organized the files stylistically and chronologically, and added text and still images.