Getting Started
- Oxford Art OnlineUse Oxford Art Online to search for background, context, and general bibliography. Resources include Grove Art Online, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, and other Oxford art reference resources.
Find Books
- HOLLISUse HOLLIS to search for books, journals, images, and other media in Harvard Libraries.
- WorldCatUse WorldCat to search for books and other publications in national and international libraries beyond Harvard.
- Art & Architecture ePortal (A&AePortal)Use A&Aeportal for access to a growing number of ebooks and images in art and architectural history.
- Additional resources for booksSee Books (& ebooks!) for many more resources to locate books, including many available online.
Find Articles
- Art Full TextUse Art Full Text to search for articles in art and architecture periodicals.
- Additional resources for articles and moreSee a longer list of specialized databases for journal articles, dissertations, conference proceedings, essays, and chapters in multi-author publications.
Find Images
- Artstor on JSTORUse Artstor - available through JSTOR - to search for art and architecture images from Harvard and around the world.
- HOLLIS ImagesHOLLIS Images is the Harvard Library's dedicated image catalog. It includes content from archives, museums, libraries, and other collections throughout Harvard University. To date, only a portion of Harvard’s visual resources are described herein.
- Additional resources for imagesSee a longer list of digital image resources.
Tips & Tools
- Lean LibraryUse this browser extension to seamlessly access Harvard Library subscriptions from anywhere on the web.
- ZoteroZotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research. Harvard Library provides workshops and individual support for Zotero. See guides.library.harvard.edu/cite for more information.
Fine Arts Library
Founded in 1895 as a part of the Fogg Art Museum, the Fine Arts Library is among the leading libraries in the world for the study of art, architecture, and visual culture from antiquity to the present. Our collections include extensive textual and visual documentation about individual paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts; the history of collecting and aesthetics; art museums; and art conservation. In addition to outstanding collections of books, periodicals, exhibition catalogs, pamphlets, and auction catalogs, the Library’s special collections contain over two million photographs, prints, postcards, albums, film stills, posters, rubbings, and drawings. Visit our 3D Tour online!