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WRPR 128: Reading Sacred Texts (HC) Spring 2013: Art

Artstor

JSTOR Images (formerly Artstor)
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A digital library that provides access to hundreds of thousands of digital images derived from a variety of museum, library and archival collections. Images support a variety of disciplines including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design. Coverage varies.

Oxford Art Online

Oxford Art Online
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Among other resources it searches the major encyclopedia of art. A useful feature is that it displays your search term highlighted in context of the search result.

Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography

Encyclopedia of comparative iconography: themes depicted in works of art
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The chapter on sacrifice might be worth consulting.