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The comprehensive Dictionary of Art can be a good place to start your research. It is available in the Reference section of the Library.

Dictionary of Art
Call Number: Reference N 31 D5 1996

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This guide contains selected Library and web resources to assist you with your research. Use the tabs to navigate around the guide.

Chinese mural of a bodhisattva from Mogao Caves, Dunhuang. By Photo by Bradley Mayhew. Painting by an anonymous ancient Chinese source. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ADunhuang_Central_Asian_Bodhisattva.jpeg

Best Databases for Art and Art History

ARTstor
Searchable database of more than 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data. ARTstor covers many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Users can search, view, and download images.
JSTOR
Multidisciplinary archive of scholarly journal literature. 1878 + Last several years not included.

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