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Title
Dictionary of Art Online/p>
Content
More than 45,000 signed articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory through the present; 30,000 links to colour images from high-quality museum and other art sites; and 130,000 searchable images. Also includes 21,000+ biographies (of artists, architects, patrons, collectors, dealers, theorists, writers, and scholars).
Use this database to answer questions like:
I need the definition and history of ormulu. Who were the patrons of Piero della Francesca? Information on the art of Uruguay.
Subjects
Fine and decorative arts
Updated
Quarterly
Coverage
The Grove Dictionary of Art provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.). This resource from Grove's Dictionaries provides information on all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present. Contains articles on the art and culture of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific, with links to images and additional information in other art-related Web sites.