MMFA Collections

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada

Hamel, Theophile. The Education of the Virgin, 1845-1846. Oil on canvas, 43.5 x 36 cm. Quebec, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

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

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is among the largest museums in Canada. To date, there are about 41,000 works in their holdings. Their collections are distributed across six sections: Archaeology and World Cultures, Early to Modern International Art, Quebec and Canadian Art, International Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Design, and Graphic Arts and Photography. Users can search or browse images by the different sections.

Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection

Museum Collections, Contain Copyrighted Images Only

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.

Arabian (culture), Archaeology, Asian, Canadian, Ceramics (object genre), Contemporary, Decorative Arts, Early Western World, European, Islamic (culture or style), Medieval (European), Modern (style or period), Pre-Columbian (American)

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

African, American (North American), Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Canadian, Chinese (culture or style), Classicism, Contemporary, Cubist, Impressionist (style), Islamic (culture or style), Middle Eastern, Modern (style or period), Post-Impressionist, Postmodern, Renaissance-Baroque Styles, 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.

Antiquities, Decorative Arts, Drawings, Furniture, Illustrations, Metalwork, Paintings, Photographs, Porcelain enamel, Pottery, Prints, Sculpture, Textiles

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.

Content on this are “protected by Canada’s Copyright Act and other international conventions“. The use of the content is only permitted “for non-commercial use (i.e. research and education), for strictly private purposes“. Modification of the content (i.e. alterations, cropping, additions, superimposing of graphic elements, modifying the colours, etc.) is strictly forbidden. Citation is required with the source clearly indicated. Image can be cited using by including the creator name, title of image, year of creation (if unknown, indicate n.d.), medium, physical dimensions, url and source.

e.g. Hamel, Theophile. The Education of the Virgin, 1845-1846. Oil on canvas, 43.5 x 36 cm. Quebec, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. https://www.mbam.qc.ca.

For more information on acknowledging images with other citation styles, refer here.

Please check their Legal Notice for full details before using images.

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