Image Databases, Data, and Archives
IMAGE DATABASES, DATA, AND ARCHIVES
Image Resources:
CCO Search Portal
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
( DPLA ) Digital Public Library of America
Museum Image Collections:
Smithsonian Image Collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Victoria and Albert Museum
British Museum
Rijksmuseum
Specialized Academic Image Resources:
Europeana - Aggregates cultural heritage metadata from thousands of European institutions, with strong art historical collections and standardized metadata using Dublin Core and EDM (Europeana Data Model).
Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance - Humboldt University's database with detailed iconographic and provenance metadata for Renaissance art documentation. The project was begun in 1946 devoted to the documentation of and research on antiquities known in the Renaissance era (1400–1600)
Marburg (Bildindex) - Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur (Image Index of Art and Architecture). Extensive photographic archive with standardized cataloging for German and European art, now digitized with comprehensive metadata.
Warburg Institute Iconographic Database - Photographic Collection, Warburg Institute
Deutsche Fotothek - German Photo Library of arts and culture
Architectural History Resources:
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS/HAER) - Library of Congress collection with standardized architectural documentation and metadata schemas, freely accessible.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)– Library of Congress
Avery Drawings & Archives – Columbia University
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)
Open Data Collections and Resources:
(DPLA)Digital Public Library of America - Harvests metadata from museums, libraries, and archives across the US, with substantial art historical materials and open APIs for metadata access.
DAHD - Digital Art History Directory. Large open source art history datasets
Getty Research Institute - The Getty Vocabularies (AAT, ULAN, TGN) provide standardized terminology and linked data for art historical research. Their digital collections include extensive manuscript and archival materials with rich metadata schemas.