Getting Started - ART 333W - Studies in Baroque Art / Saravo, Joseph - James P. Adams Library at James P. Adams Library

Anthony van Dyck
Portrait of a Woman (1625-7)
National Gallery, London

Starting Points for Art Research

Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online is the gateway to Grove Dictionary of Art and the Benezit Dictionary of Artists. It Includes over 200,000 specialized articles that span ancient to contemporary art and architecture, as well as over 19,000 images of works of art, structures, plans, and artist signatures.

Metropolitan Museum of Art Heilbrunn Timeline
Chronological, geographical, and thematic tour of global art history

Encyclopedias by Title

Dictionary of subjects and symbols in art / James Hall
Here in a single volume are combined religious, classical, and historical themes, the figures of moral allegory, and characters from romantic poetry that established themselves through paintings and sculpture in Western art before and after the Renaissance.
Hutchinson Dictionary of Symbols in Art
This eBook explains many symbols and people that appear in all eras of art.
The Catholic Encyclopedia
The Catholic Encyclopedia was written in 1917 by the Catholic Church. It contains many articles on different aspects of church dogma, history, and people. It is authoritative on dogma and liturgy, but should be considered a potentially biased source for historical or biographical content.
A companion to Renaissance and Baroque art
A Companion to Renaissance and Baroque Art presents a comprehensive collection of interdisciplinary essays that address major aspects of European visual arts produced from approximately 1300 to 1700, a period of artistic flourishing that many consider the beginning of modern history.

Contacting the Librarian for Art

I am the librarian for Art, Art Education, and Art History. Please contact me for information about research and library services, and to schedule a research consultation.

Amy Barlow - Librarian for Art
Associate Professor
James P. Adams Library
abarlow@ric.edu