Resource Guides: ART: Art History: Starting Resources

General Websites

Getty Vocabularies
From their intro: "Catherine wheel or rose window? Mona Lisa or La Gioconda? Gaochang or Qara-Hoja? The Getty Vocabularies contain structured terminology for art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, visual surrogates, conservation, and bibliographic materials." A helpful resource for searching more effectively for art and art history research
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History presents a thematic, chronological, and geographical exploration of global art history through The Met collection.

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Authored by The Met’s experts, the digital publication is a reference, research, and teaching tool conceived for students and scholars of art history. The Timeline currently comprises more than 1,000 essays, 8,000 works of art, 300 chronologies, and 3,700 keywords. It is regularly updated and enriched to provide new scholarship and insights on The Met collection.
Library of Congress Arts & Cultures
These pages link to selected collection content available online at the Library of Congress, arranged by broad categories. The Library's online content represents only a small percentage of its physical holdings.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Designed for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
Artstor This link opens in a new window A huge collection of images from across many cultures and eras.
JStor This link opens in a new window A digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources with a humanities focus.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window The most authoritative, inclusive, and easily searchable online art resources available today.

KCRW Art Talk
Two art critics share their views on what they see in various galleries and museums around the world.
MoMA Talks
Curators, scholars, and artists discuss modern and contemporary art.
National Gallery of Art, Washington
These podcasts give access to special National Gallery of Art talks by well-known artists, authors, curators, and historians.
University of Oxford Art History
The core academic staff of the History of Art Department work on subjects from medieval European architecture to modern Chinese art.