ART / ART HISTORY

The Oxford Art Online database has a wealth of information on artists, art movements and mediums, and much more. Hop on and explore, or try some of the other web links listed here.

Please note: links with a lock icon next to them () are to databases that any of our library members can use – you will be asked to type in your library barcode and PIN - if you don't know your PIN just Ask Us!

•  Oxford Art Online - online encyclopedia of artists, art history and links to art images
• Art History from Prehistoric art through to the 20th century
• Timeline of Art History  from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Web Gallery of Art - virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 12th to mid-19th century
• Web Museum Famous Artwork Exhibition - comprehensive information on art movements and famous painters, showcasing thousands of photographic images from the world’s masters
• Arts online - a New Zealand directory with links to world arts and artists websites, including antiques, crafts, graphics, dance and theatre  
• Discover – the visual arts and music in NZ - from the National Library – designed to support the Arts/Nga Toi curriculum