ArtStor presents a rich collection of digital images drawn from colleges, universities and museums. At the top of the page, click on "Enter Artstor Digital Library" and either login or sign up at the top of the page. By registering on the site, you can make personal image group folders and download images.
Use the Advanced Search to specify geographic areas, time periods, subjects and artistic media.
Provides over 100, 000 art images searchable by topic, artist, time period and more. Images can be used for non-profit educational purposes with credit to copyright holders.
Online collection of paintings from museums in Munich and other state galleries of Bavaria. See this link for 325 paintings dating from 1400 to 1490.
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Search over 3 million objects in the museum's collections. Use the term medieval and add a relevant keyword. For more precise results, see the Advanced Search. You can use a date (Ex: Dates 800-1499 CE), a country's name or a subject.
Image description in Feminae: Tristan embraces King Mark ++ Offers open access images.
Includes links to manuscripts originally in the Bibliotheca Corviniana, assembled by by King Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490) as well as other artworks from Hungary and eastern Europe.
From the link above browse highlights from the museum including medieval masterpieces.
Image description in Feminae: Apostle John on the breast of Christ
Browse masterpieces from this outstanding collection of medieval art by time period, material type or theme. Current and previous special exhibits are highlighted online. A catalog of the museum's holdings is available, Museum Schnütgen : A Survey of the Collection. Check Tripod for Haverford's copy.
Image description in Feminae: Vision of St Bernard
Explore collections by time period including Gothic and Medieval. Especially rich in the decorative arts. Also valuable for medievalist art and design from the 19th and 20th centuries. A full collections search is also available.
Image description in Feminae: The Symmachi tablet
Outstanding collection with master works from varied periods and cultures. The book, The Middle Ages in 50 Objects, draws exclusively from this museum. See the Tripod catalog for print and online copies.
Image record in Feminae: Adam and Eve mosaic ++ Offers Open Access images.
Located in a Philadelphia suburb, the Glencairn Museum holds superb stained glass and sculptures among its collection of art from the Middle Ages.
Image record in Feminae: Pitcairn Flight into Egypt
Gardner was the first American to collect medieval art extensively. See the ollections search for artworks by century, theme, or room.
Example: 15th century paintings
On the Collection page, use the Advanced Search link to find artists, cultures (Netherlandish) or countries and collecting areas (e.g., manuscripts, paintings). Note that you can limit results to Open Access materials (identified as Open Content on the website).
Image description in Feminae: Temptation of Saint Anthony ++ The Getty is very committed to providing open access images with more than 100,000 currently available.
Search medieval art (in this case limited to time period (1000-1400 CE) and location (Europe). The Met Cloisters is a museum devoted to medieval art. Take a video tour of The Cloisters including monastic buildings, gardens and artworks. The Met collection search above includes artworks from The Cloisters.
Also on the Met website, see the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History for analysis of style, artistic influences and social history.
Image record in Feminae: Crib of the Infant Jesus ++ The Met is an important leader in open access initiatives with more than 400,000 currently available.
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