Whether it is an image of an artwork or a chart, images can be used to support, clarify or illustrate a scholarly argument in a research paper or thesis. Sometimes they are used as a comparison, or as the focus of a critique.
As an someone working within the art world, you may find yourself using images to support your research. In many cases having images readily available alongside your text can increase the useful value of a thesis to other researchers and your readership.
This guide will show you where to look for images online and in print, explain copyright related to images, and offer guidance on citations.
These tabs include lists of image databases that may be related to your research at Sotheby’s Institute of Art and that keep with high standards of academic and visual content.
Records include authoritative, detailed, multilingual descriptions of digital images, texts, video clips, sound recordings, and complex media objects related to the performing arts around the world.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts' database is a unique interactive database containing authoritative information on 18,000 women visual artists of all time periods and nationalities.
An image database of over 300,000 images from 50 collections of art.
Below is a selected list of museums with high quality online image collections
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