Art and the Industrial Revolution

Tip: View database and e-book passwords online (authorized users only) or get a bookmark or sticker from the circulation desk. All databases are available from home.

Online Encyclopedias

Besides your textbook, use the library's online encyclopedia for trusted introductory content, great for choosing a subject or learning general background:

• Encyclopaedia Britannica School Edition

Start with these broad artistic movements and then search for individual artists/works:

• Neoclassicism (see rest of article for other movements!)

• Realism (see painting)

• Romanticism (see visual arts)

• Impressionism

• Post-impressionism

Research Databases

Vetted sources and ready-to-go citations, what more can you ask for?

• World History in Context (Gale)

  • Modern World History Online (Facts on File)

  • Biography In Context (Gale)

If you are focusing on a United States artist also try:

• U.S. History in Context (Gale)

  • American History Online (Facts on File)

Real Live Actual Print Books

Search the catalog for general art history surveys, artistic movements, and specific artists. Try alternate forms of words such as impressionist and impressionism, French paintings and French painters, etc. Or use truncation to search them simultaneously!

• AHS Media Center Online Catalog

Recommended Websites

Museum websites are terrific resources, especially if you can identify the collection that houses YOUR specific work of art. If you find a great one, let us know!

• British Library

• British Museum

• J. Paul Getty Museum

• Louvre Museum

• Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Museum of Fine Arts Boston

• Museum of Modern Art

• Smithsonian Archives Image Gallery

Citing Sources

Cite all sources you use, including images! The databases provide citations that you can copy and paste. Our school subscription to EasyBib.com is another great tool. Ask the librarian or your teacher for the coupon code for a FREE upgrade to the EasyBib EDU version.

To cite your painting, follow the directions under Painting/Artwork in EasyBib. Your citation will tell the reader in what format you accessed the work:

Got Books?

Don't overlook the library's print collection, another great way to browse and get detailed information about specific works of art.