Walters Art Museum Online Collection

Walters Art Museum, Maryland, United States

Signorelli, Luca. The Archangel Gabriel, ca. 1490. Oil on panel, 78.3 cm x 53.8 cm x 1.2 cm. Maryland, The Walters Art Museum.

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

The collection of Walters Art Museum contains thousands of art works from the third millennium B.C to the 20th century, ranging from mummies to arms and armor, from old master paintings to Art Nouveau jewelry around the globe and across ages. Through their online collections, users can search or browse images in several ways, which include category, date, creator, medium and tags. Users can also login using their Facebook account to create their own online collections.

Collection Type Broad terms that define the type of digital collection

Museum and Cultural Institution Collections, Contain Public Domain 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), Asian, Ceramics (object genre), Early Western World, Egyptian (ancient), European, Islamic (culture or style), Medieval (European), Modern (style or period), Numismatics, Pre-Columbian (American), Textile Art

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), Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods, East Asian, Egyptian (ancient), Hindu-Buddhism, Impressionist (style), Indian (South Asian), Islamic (culture or style), Japanese (culture or style), Maya, Mesopotamian (culture or style), Near Eastern (Early Western World), Post-Impressionist, Qing, Renaissance-Baroque Styles, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period), Russian Byzantine styles, South Asian, Southeast Asian

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, Clocks & watches, Decorative Arts, Gems, Glass, Illuminations, Jewelry, Manuscripts, Metalwork, Miniatures (Paintings), Money, Paintings, Porcelain enamel, Pottery, Prints, Sculpture, Textiles, Ukiyo-e, Wood

Openness Openness of the digital collection determined using the 4R activities by Wiley (2010).

Allow Reuse, Redistribute, Revise and Remix for educational and non-commercial purposes

Notes on Usage Additional notes on the terms of use on the digital images in the collection.

Images in the museum’s online collection are made available under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. Copyright is waived and the museum “allow for unrestricted use of digital images and metadata by any person, for any purpose“. Proper citation and and giving credit to “The Walters Art Museum” is required when using images.

e.g. Signorelli, Luca. The Archangel Gabriel, ca. 1490. Oil on panel, 78.3 cm x 53.8 cm x 1.2 cm. Maryland, The Walters Art Museum. http://thewalters.org.

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