Grove Art has encyclopaedia-style articles on the visual arts, biographies of famous artists, bibliographies listing well known reference books on topics, and an image gallery with links to famous paintings and sculptures.
This database is especially useful for students researching the lives of famous artists or art movements. It is particularly strong on European art up to the 20th century.
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Key content
Includes the full text of The dictionary of art and The Oxford companion to western art. The database includes:
- styles such as baroque, impressionism, cubism
- cultures such as Aboriginal and oceania, ancient near east, Islamic
- people such as patron and collectors, printers and publishers, artists and craftsman
- art forms such as architecture, ceramics, graphic design, jewellery, landscape design, mosaics, painting, sculpture.
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Article search
: enter keywords in the search box in the top right hand corner.
Advanced search:search the full text, or limit your search to biographies, bibliographies, or contributors.
Image search: searches for images by the artist's name, title, date, or location of the work.
Browse: A-Z lists for articles or contributors, or browse the index.
Explore: subjects are organized into five main categories: art and art forms, geography, people, styles and cultures, time periods.
Quiz: practise your search skills with our Grove Art quiz
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