Art History Images

The following sections feature some select samples from our Art History Visual Library. Our image collection contains thousands of photographs of archaeological sites, major works of architecture, sculpture and paintings. This library is organized largely by historical periods and geographical regions.

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Art & Architecture of Pre-History

A collection of over 250 images of Megalithic Sites, Australian Aboriginal art and Djenne-Djenno in Africa .

Art & Architecture of Antiquity

A collection of over 5,700 images covering the artistic treasures and archaeological sites of Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Persia, in Asia Minor, the Levant, Yemen, the classical world of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire

European Art & Architecture

A collection of over 15,300 images covering the realms of Early Christianity; the Byzantine Empire; Crusader & Medieval Castles; Viking Art; the Romanesque and Gothic periods of the Middle Ages; the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo and XIX century artistic movements in Europe.

Modern Art & Architecture

A collection of over 5,700 images covering various 19th century revival movements in architecture from the Neo-Classical period to Neo-Gothic; Art Nouveau, Modernisme & Jugendstil; the modern architectural styles of the 20th and 21st centuries and selected works of public art and sculpture throughout the world.

Asian Art & Architecture

A collection of over 20,600 images covering the Art & Architecture of India from the Indus River Civilization through Hindu Artand the Mughal Empire to the British Raj; Buddhist Art from Tibet to Sri Lanka, from the Gandhara Civilization in Afghanistan to the Khmer Empire in Cambodia; Art & Architecture of Burma, Thailand Laos, Vietnam, China, Japan and Korea; European Colonial Art and Modern Architecture in Asia.

Islamic Art & Architecture

A collection of over 11,000 images covering the Caliphates of Cairo & Baghdad; Shia sites in Iraq & Iran; the realms of the Mughal Empire in Central Asia & the Indian Subcontinent; Islamic Art in Southeast Asia; the Mali Empire; Islamic Northern Africa; Moorish Spain and the realms of the Ottoman Empire.

Pre-Columbian Art & Architecture

A collection of over 5,400 images covering the artistic treasures and archaeological sites of the Cultures and Civilizations of Mesoamerica, the Maya Civilization and the Ancient Civilizations of the Andes.
Art & Architecture of the Americas

A collection of over 15,600 images covering 300 years of Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art in Mexico, Central and South America; Post-Colonial Art since the time of Independence; the Mexican Muralist Movement and Modern Art in Latin America; Latin-American Arts & Crafts; Native North American Art; Art and Architecture of Canada and the United States.
African Art & Architecture

A collection of over 1,400 images covering Roman sites and Islamic Art in Northern Africa; Islamic Art and French Colonial Art in West Africa and the ruins of Great Zimbabwe in Southern Africa.
Art & Architecture of Oceania

A collection of over 900 images of Aboriginal Art of Australia; Polynesian Art in New Zealand Hawaii and Rapa Nui Art of Easter Island.

 

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