LibGuides: Art History and Fine Arts: Websites

smARThistory
Free multi-media art history web-book from FIT faculty; organized stylistically and chronologically with access also by artists' names and themes; consisting of videos, audio, podcasts, screen-casts, text, and still images.
Smarthistory blog
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, illustrated by the Museum's collections.
Artnet
Provides a survey of the art market and its pricing trends, with information on artists, art news, etc.; site provides some free information; FIT Library subscription provides access to complete site for FIT graduate students only.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
An example of a museum website -- remember to try museum sites for more information!
Web Gallery of Art
Virtual museum / searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism periods (1000-1850). Reproductions, with commentaries & artist biographies.
Art Project, powered by Google
"Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces."
Getty Research Portal
"An online search platform providing global access to digitized art history texts in the public domain. Through this multilingual, multicultural union catalog, scholars can search and download complete digital copies of publications for the study of art, architecture, material culture, and related fields."
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Initial contributors [of digitized art history books] include the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library at Columbia University, the Biblioteca de la Universidad de Málaga, the Frick Art Reference Library, the Getty Research Institute, the Heidelberg University Library, the Institut national d'histoire de l'art, members of the New York Art Resources Consortium, and the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
BLOUIN ARTINFO
International coverage in following categories: Visual arts, Architecture & design, Performing arts, Lifestyle, Culture + Travel, Events, Video, Art prices, Gallery guide and more. From Louise Blouin Media, media group & publisher of art magazines & art price guides.
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"Each day, ARTINFO.com offers breaking news, profiles of top and emerging artists, stories about collectors and collecting, gallery round-ups from around the world, the best of student art, market trends and analysis, and detailed coverage of art fairs."

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