TO UNDERSTAND |
Here is a tentative list of documentation sites
Sites of collections of works of art
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. |
Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Artists |
A site presenting the works of artists cited by Vasari. |
Art Sacré |
Thematic studies on sacred art. |
A French site of Maurice Lamouroux, with a biblical classification |
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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. |
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 | |
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. |
Paul Getty trust |
The private museum of the famous collector of Los Angeles, California. |
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. |