Finding images online
There are many image databases on the internet. Often the images in these databases will not be retrieved by search engines.
Image databases come in all shapes and sizes: ranging from large databases of professional institutions like archives or museums to small image collections on individuals' websites. The quality of the images differs enormously.
Image databases can be found using search engines or portalsites.
Using images
The use of images is subject to copyright regulations. You can find information about copyright on the library website
Europeana
- Europeana This link opens in a new windowMulti-lingual online collection of millions of digitized items from European museums, libraries, archives and multi-media collections.
JSTOR Images (open collections)
- JSTOR images (open collections) This link opens in a new windowExplore collections of images and primary sources from libraries, museums, and archives around the world on JSTOR.
You can also search these images alongside publications in JSTOR.
Selected image databases
- Wikimedia This link opens in a new window
- RKD Images This link opens in a new window
- Web Gallery of Art This link opens in a new window
- Art and Architecture - Courtauld This link opens in a new window
- Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur This link opens in a new window
- UBU Web This link opens in a new window
- Réunion des Musées Nationaux - agence photographique This link opens in a new window
- Flickr - the commons This link opens in a new window
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