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Here is a tentative list of documentation sites
Sites with works classified according to themes
| Biblical Art on the
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An extremely comprehensive site with a classification of artistic works according to subjects, biblical references, artists… A reference site in English but of Norwegian origin. |
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A French site; personal, vast and original, with a biblical classification: “4000 pictures inspired by the Judeo-Christian Bible and collected for your pleasure and mine; to be used as a teaching resource as well”. |
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| Catholic
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A resource site. A list of biblical scenes with addresses of pictures, but the site is not always kept up to date. |
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Universität von Leipzig
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A catalogue of religious pictures classified according to themes or biblical figures. A collection of contemporary works of art. |
Sites of collections of works of art
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Web Gallery of Art
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The famous Hungarian site includes an exceptional collection of paintings |
| Photos RMN |
The French ”Réunion des Musées Nationaux” presents its highly valuable collections. |
| In secula |
A French site « Guide intégral du voyageur ». A cultural site with a wealth of works of art of high quality and always with excellent references. |
| CGFA - A Virtual Art Museum |
A Danish extensive site of excellent quality. |
| Olga's Gallery - Online Art Museum |
A very large collection, quite original for Russian museums, but the site is cluttered with advertisements. |
| Art Renewal Center |
An American site aiming at defending academic art; very comprehensive for the 19th century. |
| Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Artists |
A site presenting the works of artists cited by Vasari. |
| Art roman |
A collection of sculptures and paintings with a classification based on locations. |
The great on-line museums
| The Museum Meermanno, The Haye |
The site of the Royal Library of the Low Countries with a wealth of miniatures. |
| National Gallery London | |
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An exceptional site but the works are not always directly accessible. |
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The site of the Tate Gallery, London |
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| Musée du Louvre | |
| National Gallery Washington | |
| Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam | |
| Christus Rex |
The site of the Vatican with all its collections; but the quality of the iconography is sometimes poor. |
| Museo di Capodimonte |
The site of the Napolitan National Gallery with works sometimes not accessible elsewhere. |
| Paul Getty trust |
The private museum of the famous collector of Los Angeles, California. |
University collections
Private collections
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A site with the pages of the St Albans Psalter. |
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| Pitts Library |
The Kessler Collection includes a great number of woodcuts dating back to the Reformation in Germany. It is the site of the faculty of theology of Emory University, Georgia, USA. |
| Dayton university |
A research centre on Mary at Dayton, Ohio, USA. |
Religious sites with iconographic resources
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The site of American Christian communities |
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An Italian site with a biblical classification of pictures without references. |
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| Art Sacré |
Thematic studies on sacred art. |
| Spiritualité chrétienne |
Illustrations of the New Testament. |
| Judaïsme d'Alsace Lorraine |
A site of Jewish Iconography |
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The Bible |
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| King James Version | |
| 20 versions online of the Bible | |
| The New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) is a Catholic translation of the Bible published in 1985. | |
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Partner Sites |
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An illustrated summary of biblical episodes for beginners |
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Saints with biographies and illustrations |
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