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    >> Giotto

    >> Henri Rousseau

    >> Vassily Kandinsky

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    >> The sun The Dervish in the Tree Arshile Gorky == sun Dervish Tree Arshile Gorky

    >> Synchromy with Figures == Synchromy Figures

Search by theme

    >> athens parthenon

Search by artist and theme

    >> monet Rouen cathedral

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  • 1. generic search >> sun

    specific search >> "the sun"

  • 2. generic search >> blue flowers

    specific search >>"blue flowers"

  • 3. generic search >> cat

    specific search >> cats

    specific search >> "the cat"

    specific search >> "a cat"

Narrowing the search by language
  • 1. >> composition

    A search like "composition" can be very broad in art; so if, for example, you are looking for composition in Russian art, you can narrow the results by typing the keyword directly in Russian

    >> композиция

    If you want to search in the German-speaking area

    >> komposition

    If you want to search in the Polish-speaking area:

    >> kompozycja

    If you want to search in the Japanese-speaking area:

    >> 構図

  • 2. Do you want to search for the theme 'bathers'?

    >> bathers

    Do you want to search for the theme 'bathers' in French art?

    >> baigneuses

Narrow the search by excluding specific words
  • 1. >> Ganesha

    A search for the word "Ganesha" might include images with ganesha in their titles and images from the archive ganesha.lu. If you are not interested in the last ones, type:

    >> Ganesha -"ganesha.lu"

    The search will not include any image from the archive ganesha.lu

Filter by form of art, technique, material or medium
  • >> monkeys +"painting"

    >> monkeys +"sculpture"

    >> monkeys +"drawing"

    >> monkeys +"print"

    >> monkeys +"poster"

    >> monkeys +"oil on canvas"

    >> flower +"watercolor"

    >> flower +"pastel"

    >> flower +"gouache"

    >> flower +"ink"

    >> flower +"paper"

    >> flower +"canvas"

    >> flower +"wood"

    >> flower +"glass"

    >> flower +"bronze"

    >> flower +"marble"

Filter by institution and source
  • >> sunset +"Metropolitan Museum of Art"

    >> flowers +"Rijksmuseum"

    >> peony +"國立故宮博物院" == peony +"National Palace Museum"

    >> landscape +"Museu Nacional de Belas Artes" +"Rio de Janeiro"

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