Assignment - Art & Design - ARH400+ Research Guide - Research Guides at Eastern Kentucky University

Image Resources

Art Institute of Chicago Collections
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Louvre Museum - Selected Works
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Discover thematic selections of artworks from the Louvre collection.
Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection Online
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Find high quality art images. Includes approximately 400,000 of the Met's artworks available free online in high-res images.
Musee d'Orsay: Discovery
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A fascinating interface for exploring the Musee d'Orsay's collections. (Must have updated version of Flash Player for this to work) Click on the carousel to enter Discovery. When you find a work to explore, you will see:
1. In the center, the selected work
2. At the top, a selection of works by the same artist. Scroll down using the arrows
3. On the left, works from the same date
4. At the bottom, works from the same art movement – the same work might appear in several movements
5. On the right, works on the same theme(s)
National Galleries of Art
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Browse, share, and download digital images from the National Gallery of Art collections. NGA contains more than 43,000 open access digital images.Up to 3000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use.

EKU Library Search
This searches all library resources - books, articles, ebooks, databases. The results can sometimes be overwhelming and hard to parse. Ask for help.

Visual Analysis
A guide to analyzing visual works, by the Duke Writing Studio.
Writing About Paintings
A guide to writing about visual works, by the Duke Writing Studio.