Art & Art History

The Met has over 400,000 images from their collection available for searching. Many of these have been identified as in the public domain and free of other known restrictions for scholarly use. Images identified as OASC are available for download.

Over 100,000 images that are in the public domain or copyright is owned by the Getty.

NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art. More than 45,000 open access digital images up to 4000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use. NGA Images is designed to facilitate learning, enrichment, enjoyment, and exploration.

Access to over 337,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, and illustrated books.

Browse Bridgeman Images collections through books in CREDO Reference database. Book titles include: The Bridgeman Art Library, William Morris Collection, Peter Newark American Pictures, Ken Welsh History Collection, Global Masterpiece Collection, Fine & Decorative Arts Collection, Fine Art & Antiques Collection, European Masterpiece Collection, DeAgostini Library, Cultural Collection, and Christies Collection.

Search Collections, Artists, and Artworks.

A portfolio of visual art collections comprising over 100,000 images.

Many architecture images with full descriptions.

Exactly what it sounds like. Links to museums, image collections, even more art resources. Great site, well cataloged and easy to use. Courtesy of the University of Michigan.

Additional sources of image banks courtesy of the College Art Association.