Catalogues Raisonnés
The International Foundation for Art Research maintains an online catalog of catalogues raisonnés. Use it to find books (catalogues raisonnés) that list all known works by your artist (e.g., Mary Cassatt).
Reference Databases
The Dictionary of Art by
Regular updates and extensive image links add to the e-book version of this classic art encyclopedia. All 34 printed vols. of the 1996 ed. of the The Grove Dictionary of Art are also available in the Reference Stacks. The encyclopedia's splash page is confusingly labeled "Welcome to Grove Art Online" and features a prominent "Sign In" link. Ignore both and just begin your encyclopedia search in the text box located in the upper-right-hand corner. It is sometimes easier to find a relevant article by performing an Advanced search and looking for your search term in the "Article Title" field (e.g., Renaissance). Articles are both authoritative and comprehensive. Many include helpful bibliographies. Highly recommended!
Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 0195170687Publication Date: 2003-02-11
- Oxford Art OnlineThe premier reference source for art and art history licensed by Gitenstein Library, Oxford Art provides access to the exhaustive Grove Dictionary of Art and other relevant reference works accessible in Oxford Reference Online.
- Oxford Reference Online (Premium)Online access to two dozen reference works including The Oxford Companion to the Photograph, and The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists.
Featured Reference Book
Encyclopedia of the Black Arts Movement by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 1538101467Publication Date: 2019
Fifty Key Texts in Art History by Call Number: N5303 .F54 2012ISBN: 9780415497701Publication Date: 2012-03-20
Background Information: Featured Art Museum Websites
Before attempting to find books and articles related to your work of art, first build your knowledge about the artist who created your object and the style/period associated with it by consulting reference works for background information.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)- Authoritative website about the entire history of art.
- Includes images with descriptive information, essays, maps.
- Search by artist's last name or style/period of your work. - Philadelphia Museum of Art: Explore Collections- Authoritative website about artists and objects.
Selected Reference Books
Dictionaries:
Online:
A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9780191792229Publication Date: 2015 (3rd. ed)
The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9780195128789Publication Date: 2007-07-18
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography by Call Number: E-BOOKISBN: 019861411XPublication Date: 2004-09-23Standard work of British biography. Click Advanced search > Occupations > Art and architecture.
Print:
Artists of the World: Bio-Bibliographical Index A-Z (Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon)Call Number: N40 .A63 1999 IndexISBN: 3598239750Publication Date: 2002-01-01In 10 vols., this reference work is a comprehensive index to artist biographies.
Benezit Dictionary of Artists by Call Number: N40 .D5213 2006ISBN: 0199773785Publication Date: 2006-03-01The classic biographical dictionary of artists in 14 vols.
Directories:
- Clara: Database of Women ArtistsNational Museum of Women in the Arts
open access directory - Union List of Artist Names® OnlineGetty Research Institute
open access directory
Encyclopedia:
Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists by Call Number: N40 .B535 2005ISBN: 0816058032Publication Date: 2005-08-01
African American art:
The Routledge Companion to African American Art History by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781351045193Publication Date: 2019-11-12
American art:
A Companion to American Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 0470671025Publication Date: 2015-05-05
Architecture:
The Oxford Companion to Architecture (2 vols.) by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 0198605684Publication Date: 2009-09-17
Asian art:
A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781444396355Publication Date: 2012-07-27
A Companion to Chinese Art by Call Number: N7340 .C635 2016ISBN: 9781119121695Publication Date: 2022-04-26
A Companion to Korean Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781118927021Publication Date: 2020-06-26
Feminist art:
A Companion to Feminist Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781118929155Publication Date: 2019-10-22
Islamic art:
A Companion to Islamic Art and Architecture, 2 Volume Set by Call Number: N6260 .C66 2017ISBN: 9781119068662Publication Date: 2017-09-13
Latin American art:
A Companion to Modern and Contemporary Latin American and Latina/o Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781118475416Publication Date: 2021-11-09
Modern art:
A Companion to Dada and Surrealism by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781118476222Publication Date: 2016-02-19
A Companion to Impressionism by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781119373919Publication Date: 2021-12-17
A Companion to Modern Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781118639849Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Photography:
A Companion to Photography by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781118598795Publication Date: 2020-02-03
The Oxford Companion to the Photograph by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 0198662718Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Western art:
The Oxford Companion to Western Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 0198662033Publication Date: 2001-11-22
Dictionaries:
Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by Call Number: N7560 .H34 2008ISBN: 9780813343938Publication Date: 2007-12-25
Illustrated Dictionary of Symbols in Eastern and Western Art by Call Number: N7740 .H35 1996ISBN: 0064309827Publication Date: 1996-01-31- Symbols and Allegories in Art by Call Number: N7740 .B2913 2005ISBN: 0892368187Publication Date: 2005-05-01
Encyclopedia:
Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted In Works of Art by Call Number: N7560 .E53 1998ISBN: 1579580092Publication Date: 1998-04-01
Handbook:
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Imagery and Iconography by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9780190850326Publication Date: 2022-01-14
Introduction:
How to Read Medieval Art by Call Number: N5970 .S745 2016ISBN: 9781588395979Publication Date: 2016-10-25
Bibliography:
- Medieval Iconography: A Research Guide by Call Number: NX449 .F75 1998ISBN: 0815317530Publication Date: 1998-03-01
Companions and Handbooks:
- Art of the Christian World, A.D. 200-1500: A Handbook of Styles and Forms by Call Number: N7832 .A72 1982ISBN: 0847804267Publication Date: 1982-07-01
A Companion to Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic in Northern Europe (2nd ed.) by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781119077725Publication Date: 2019-05-07
The Oxford Companion to Christian Art and Architecture by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 0198661657Publication Date: 1996-11-14
The Routledge Handbook of Early Christian Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781138857223Publication Date: 2018-06-01
Dictionaries:
- Church, Monastery, Cathedral: A Guide to the Symbolism of the Christian Tradition by Call Number: BV150 .W445 1977bISBN: 0894900005Publication Date: 1977-10-01
The Dent Dictionary of Symbols in Christian Art by Call Number: N7825 .S68 1994ISBN: 0460861387Publication Date: 1995-04-01
Medieval Art: A Topical Dictionary by Call Number: N7850 .R67 1996ISBN: 0313293295Publication Date: 1996-11-14
Encyclopedias:
The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology by Call Number: BR163 .E335 2017ISBN: 9780802838117Publication Date: 2016-11-11
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9780195395365Publication Date: 2012-11-09
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):
- Art, Renaissance
- Art, Renaissance — Classical influences
- Art and society — Italy
- Art, Italy
- Art, Italian
Artist as subject:
Introduction:
How to Read a Painting: Lessons from the Old Masters by Call Number: ND1145 .R9613 2004ISBN: 0810955768Publication Date: 2004-12-07
Companion:
A Companion to Renaissance and Baroque Art by Call Number: N6370 .C585 2013ISBN: 9781444337266Publication Date: 2013-03-12
Dictionaries:
Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World: A Biographical Dictionary by Call Number: HQ1143 .E97 2000ISBN: 0313306591Publication Date: 2000-09-30
Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9781442264670Publication Date: 2016 (2nd ed.)
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 0198601751Publication Date: 2003-05-01
Renaissance and Reformation, 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary by Call Number: CT759 .R46 2001ISBN: 0313305749Publication Date: 2000-10-30
Renaissance Art and Architecture by Call Number: N6370 .C32 2004ISBN: 9780198609858Publication Date: 2004-12-09
Encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance [6 vols.]Call Number: CB361 .E52 1999ISBN: 0684805146Publication Date: 1999-12-17
Encyclopedia of Women in the Renaissance: Italy, France, and England by Call Number: HQ1148 .W67 2007ISBN: 1851097724Publication Date: 2007-03-01
The Grove Encyclopedia of Northern Renaissance Art by Call Number: Gitenstein Library E-BOOKISBN: 9780195334661Publication Date: 2009-10-19
The World of Renaissance Italy: A Daily Life Encyclopedia [2 vols.] by Call Number: DG445 .B97 2017ISBN: 9781440829598Publication Date: 2017-06-22
