Art 251
Prof. Emily Duckworth, ext. 3579
Judy Aaron, Reference librarian, ext. 3703; email jaaron@wheatonma.edu
Wheaton College
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Spring, 2001
Online Art Databases
Citations to the literature of art and art history:
1. Wilson Art Abstracts
- 1983-2001 (OVID)
Truncation: $
Booleans: and, or, not
Use "Limit" to find reproductions, limit date, language,
etc.
2. Art Index Retrospective
- 1929-1984 (Subject or alphabetical list)
Select, and click on "Search Plus"
Truncation: *
Booleans: and, or, not, near
Select remaining limits
3. Art Literature
International - 1973-1990, and
4. Bibliography of the
History of Art - 1990 to 2001 (Subject or alphabetical,
via Dialog@CARL)
Click Dialog@CARL
Scroll; select "Humanities & Arts" from left menu;
select "Art and Design"
Hold down command key, and select "Art Literature International"
and
"Bibliography of the History of Art."
Truncation: ?
Booleans: and, or, not
N.B. To perform advanced searches, select one database at a
time.
Online Web Resources
The
Art and Architecture Thesaurus
Terminology to name and describe art objects and architecture.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/index.html
The
Union List of Artist Names
Spelling variations, alternative names, locations, important dates,
etc.
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/ulan/index.html
Gateway
to Art History: Baroque Art
The Baroque section of a gateway to the literature of art history.
http://www.harbrace.com/art/gardner/RenBar.html#Baroque
Art Resources
on the Web
One of the best art history gateways, produced by Chris Witcombe
of Sweet Brian College. Select "Baroque." Scroll
down past "SITE INDEX" for extensive list of artist
sites.
http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
Artcyclopedia: The
Fine Art Search Engine
Primarily an image site, search by movement, medium or name
of artist. Access to "museum-quality" art on
the Internet.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com
Web Gallery
of Art
Digital reproductions of European paintings and sculptures created
between 1150 and 1750. Excellent image displays. Select
QUICK INDEX to artists' names.
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/welcome.html
AICT
(Art Images for College Teaching)
Excerpts from image collections arranged by period (select "Renaissance
& Baroque"). Limited to architecture and sculpture
from the Baroque period.
http://www.mcad.edu/AICT/html/index.html
The
Virtual Library: Museums in the U.S.A.
An alphabetical list of American museum websites.
http://vlmp.museophile.sbu.ac.uk/usa.html
The Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston
http://www.mfa.org/home.htm
Renaissance
and Baroque Architecture
Images from Univ. of Virginia's architectural history course.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/dic/colls/arh102/index.html
Art
on the Web
From Boston College, an extensive list, including calendar of
local interest. Select "Frames"; select "Baroque"
from left margin.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/Artweb.html
Art Museum Network
Select "List of Museums" on left side of page.
http://www.amn.org/#
Artemesia
Gentileschi, the painter
List of links to works by and about the painter.
http://www.pond.net/~acd/Artemisia.html#Paint
World Art Treasures
The Jacques-Edouard Berger Foundation offers access to a large
slide collection, including images by Caravaggio, Bernini, and
Velasquez, as well as many others.
http://www.bergerfoundation.ch
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