ART
SUBSCRIPTION
DATABASE
The
following database can be accessed from within the school or from any computer
with Internet access.
To
use this database from outside CCHS, you will need a username and password.
Stop by the library anytime to pick up a bookmark
listing all the databases and the necessary information for accessing them.
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ART Over
45,000 articles covering every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to
the present day. |
LINKS
TO OTHER WEBSITES
Artlex
Dictionary of Visual Terms
Definitions of more than 3,100 terms and words used in the art
world, along with numerous illustrations and links.
Offers
a comprehensive index of every artist represented at hundreds of museum
sites. Search or browse by movement,
medium, name of artist, nationality, etc.
Scans of over 2,000 works by over 200 artists as well as art
reviews, online exhibitions, art criticism, verbal and visual commentary
articles. Click on “The
Archives” on left for alphabetical listing of artists and art movements.
Hundreds of paintings indexed by artist and nationality.
Chris
Witcombe’s Art History Resources on the Web
A collection of links to art history resources on the Internet.
An
extensive site featuring highlights of the Met’s collections. Searchable by artist, title
of work, national origin, time period and keywords.
Selections from the museum’s vast collection. Choose “site overview” at the bottom of the
home page for an index of artists featured.
Images
of more than 5,000 objects in the National Gallery’s collection are searchable
by artist, subject, school, style, date of creation
and medium.
A searchable database of European painting and sculpture containing
over 18,400 reproductions as well as picture commentaries and artist
biographies.