Open Access for Scholarly Content (OASC)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States

Vermeer, Johannes. Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, 1662. Oil on canvas, 45.7 cm x 40.6 cm. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Description A descriptive note detailing the content and context of the digital collection.

As one of the largest museums in the world, the Metropolitan Museum (MET) provides access to more than 400,000 high-resolution digital images of public domain works across different periods and geographic locations. Such works can be downloaded directly from the Museum’s website for non-commercial use—including in scholarly publications in any media—without permission from the Museum and without a fee. Related Post: 400,000 images available for download from the Metropolitan Museum of Art!

Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection

Museum and Cultural Institution Collections, Contain Both Copyrighted and Public Domain Images

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.

African, American (North American), Americas, Asian, Ceramics (object genre), Costume Design, Dutch (culture or style), European, Islamic (culture or style), Medieval (European), Near Eastern (Early Western World), Oceanic

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), Asian, Byzantine, Chinese (culture or style), Classicism, East Asian, Egyptian (ancient), Impressionist (style),Indian (South Asian), Islamic (culture or style), Maya, Mesopotamian (culture or style), Middle Eastern, Modern (style or period), Native American,Neoclassical, Neolithic, Post-Impressionist, Postmodern, Renaissance-Baroque Styles, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period), South Asian, Southeast Asian, Spanish (culture or style)

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.

Antiquities, Armor, Arms & armament, Books, Clay, Clothing & dress, Decorative Arts, Drawings, Engravings, Metals, Musical instruments, Paintings, Photographs, Pottery, Prints, Terra-cotta, Textiles, Wood

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.

Only applicable for images labeled under the acronym, OASC, and for limited non-commercial, educational, and personal use only, or for Fair Use under US copyright laws. In addition, authorized non-commercial uses for such images shall include scholarly publications in any media. However, the images may not be modified. Users must cite the author and source of such images, and include the URL “www.metmuseum.org”. No citation format is stated in the terms of use. 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. Vermeer, Johannes. Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, 1662. Oil on canvas, 45.7 cm x 40.6 cm. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed July 15, 2015. http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/437881

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