Research Guides: Art & Art History: Find Images

Image Databases

ArtStor This link opens in a new window
Digital images from around the world (including photography, architecture, decorative arts, graphic design, painting, and sculpture) in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences. Coverage: all time periods. To download or save images create a free user account with your W&M email.
Associated Press Images Collection This link opens in a new window
One of the largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. The Associated Press Images Collection contains millions of photos from 1826 to the present, that capture the greatest moments in history, news, sports and entertainment. More than 3,500 photos are added daily.

WMDID
More than 30,000 images from Art History, Iberia & the Americas and the Spaeth classical arts collection.
Library of Congress Digital Collections: Monuments and Memorials
Photos, maps, architectural images and documents, and more from the Library of Congress digital collections
Flickr Commons
Digital photo collections from museums and libraries around the world. You can view the list of participating institutions online.
New York Public LIbrary Digital Gallery
Thousands of drawings, illuminated manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, prints and more from the collection.
Share Shelf Commons
A free, open-access library of images. Search and browse collections with tools to zoom, print, export, and share images. Images are contributed by ShareShelf subscribing institutions such as Cornell, UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Internet Archive Book Images
Flickr collection of images digitized from books in the Internet Archive.
Digital Public Library of America
An open online public library of images, texts, and other material relevant to American history and culture.
Getty Images Embed
A free service from Getty Images that allows users to embed content in non-commercial online sites and social media. Getty Embed FAQ
China Art Digital Library
China Art Digital Library (CADT) provides an expansive collection of works from Chinese fine arts, including paintings, calligraphy/seal cutting, sculpture, photography, and folk art. At present, China Art Digital Library includes over 780,000 art images from more than 400 albums, museum and exhibition catalogs, and includes references to nearly 720,000 supporting research documents available in academic journals and dissertations.

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TinEye
Tin eye lets you search for images by color or try to find the source of an image by doing a reverse image search. Want to know what that image is on your friend's tumblr? TinEye can help!