NGA Images
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, United States
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Description 
A descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.
NGA Images is an online repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art. The Gallery has one of the finest art collections in the world with works spanning from the Middle Ages to present day. Their strongest collection is the Italian Renaissance collection, which includes masterpieces from Raphael, Titian, Filippo Lippi and Giovanni Bellini. Through NGA Images, more than 37,000 digital images are available free of charge for download and use.
Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection
Subject Broad terms or phrases that describe, identify, or interpret the digital image collection and what it depicts or expresses. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute.
Style Period Terms that define the styles, art periods, movements, etc. whose characteristics are represented in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) by the Getty Research Institute
Work Types Terms that identify the kinds of works in the digital collection being described. It typically refers to a work’s physical form, function, or medium in digital image collection. Values were obtained using the Thesaurus For Graphic Materials (TGM) by Library of Congress.
Openness Openness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).
Allow Reuse and Redistribute for educational and non-commercial purposes
Notes on Usage Additional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.
Digital images in the collection are what the Gallery “believes to be in the public domain“. Citation is encouraged to include the following credit with any use of their open access images: Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Please check their Terms of Use for full details before using images.
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