Covers a broad range of related subjects, from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Strong international coverage from periodicals published English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. Previously Art Source (EBSCO).
1974 - present. Provides full abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition review on all forms of modern and contemporary art. Entries date back as far as the late 1960's.
Indexes 42 art journals published in the US during the 19th century. Describes the entire journal contents including articles, art notes, illustrations, stories, poems, and advertisements.
1973 - present. Provides authoritative coverage of international scholarship for European art from late antiquity to present, American art from the colonial era to the present, and global art since 1945. Also includes coverage of painting, sculpture, drawing, folk art, antiques and other visual art in all media. Previously Bibliography of the History of Art.
Art reference works including Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Over 200,000 entries span ancient to contemporary art and architecture. Includes numerous images.
The Louvre's collection is grouped into eight departments: Paintings, Egyptian Antiquities, Greek Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities, Near Eastern Antiquities, Sculptures, Decorative Arts, Islamic Art, and Print & Drawings.
With over two million works of art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has an "encyclopedia collection"; 400,000 of these works are viewable online
The Museum of Modern Art in New York features modern and contemporary art with approximately 200,000 works from the last 150 years; 60,000 artworks are viewable online.