Art Images

These are a few sites that offer images that seem---seem I note---free to use. The whole copyright issue for web images is a muddle. I've concluded one should just stay out of it. Use images that are explicitly public domain or explicitly free to use. Avoid any images where someone will feel agrieved that you are using them even if they have no legal right to feel agrieved. It's not worth worry over grievous people.

Sites

  1. International Art Art international Robert Derome, University of Quebec, Montreal. Some good images with a lot of art historian contributers: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo. No mention anywhere of copyright. Is this fear and loathing? Presumably all these images are thought to be public domain. A good discription of historical context is given.
  2. Purdue's China page A few art images may be public domain.
  3. WebMuseum, Paris A good site. There is also a good discussion of copyright issues. Alas copyright is fraught with trouble.