"Data that documents payments to artists—as opposed to resale prices or inventory evaluations—is the primary means for analyzing the socioeconomic lives of painters in early modern Europe. This online database contains approximately 1,000 payments recorde
A comprehensive list of online art history resources, from ancient to contemporary art.
A source of professional news including information on residency programs.
This website collects information about biennials and includes listings, news and maps.
"VernissageTV (VTV) takes you to opening receptions (vernissages) of exhibitions and events. Online, worldwide, on demand. VernissageTV provides insight to the social side of the art world. For you, Vernissage TV is talking with artists in a relaxed style
Incorporating the 1921 volume, its 1956 supplement and new information, this database allows access to collectors' marks using multiple criteria such as text, image, technique or color of the mark or the name and location of the collection.
In 1540 Antonio Lafreri, a native of Besançon transplanted to Rome, began publishing maps and other printed images that depicted major monuments and antiquities in Rome... After Lafreri published a title page in the mid-1570s, collections of these prints
"The 1748 Map of Rome, by Giambattista Nolli is widely regarded by scholars as one of the most important historical documents of the city ever created. This project is a collaborative exploration of the exquisite Nolli engraving, through its historic sign
"Giuseppe Vasi’s Grand Tour presents an innovative geo-database (geographic database) and website that references the work of two 18th century masters of Roman topography: Giambattista Nolli (1701-1756), who published the first accurate map of Rome (La Pi
Written by Tom Buser, this online text covers the 15th through 19th centuries so far.
"The Montias database, compiled by late Yale University Professor John Michael Montias, contains information from 1,280 inventories of goods (paintings, prints, sculpture, furniture, etc.) owned by people living in 17th century Amsterdam."
"The Archives Directory for the History of Collecting is a pioneering resource created to help researchers locate primary source material about American collectors, dealers, agents and advisors, and the repositories that hold these records."
Multi-lingual, peer-reviewed journal.
A database of photographs taken by Svetlana Tomekovic of Byzantine architecture and frescoes.
Includes videos and podcasts.
Photo tours and information about biennials around the world.
"The databases contain indexed transcriptions of material from auction catalogs and archival inventories of western European works of art, and contain nearly 1,000,000 records that cover the period from the late 16th century to the early 20th century. "
A list of 50 blogs focusing on both general and specific topics in Art History and related fields.