Louvre Collections and Atlas Database
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa – Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, 1503. Oil on poplar, 77 cm x 53 cm. Paris, Louvre Museum.
Description 
A descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.
Atlas is an online database that provides images and information of the works exhibited at the Louvre Museum in English language. To date, there are approximately 30,000 items in Atlas.
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
Ancient Greek (culture or style), Archaic (Greek culture or period), Byzantine, Egyptian (ancient), Impressionist (style), Islamic (culture or style),Mesopotamian (culture or style), Neoclassical, Neolithic, Post-Impressionist, Renaissance-Baroque Styles, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period), Romantic (modern European styles)
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 for educational and non-commercial purposes
Notes on Usage Additional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.
For noncommercial use only. Require users to acknowledge the source and author, but no format indicated. Image can be cited using Chicago style and include creator name, title of image, year of creation (if unknown, indicate n.d.), medium, physical dimensions, state, institution, accessed date and url of digital image:
e.g. Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa, 1503. Oil on poplar, 77 cm x 53 cm. Paris, Louvre Museum. Accessed July 15, 2015.http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/mona-lisa-%E2%80%93-portrait-lisa-gherardini-wife-francesco-del-giocondo.
For more information on acknowledging images with other citation styles, refer here.
Please check their Terms of Use for full details before using images.
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