Since 1911, the Benezit Dictionary of Artists has been one of the resources for artists’ biographies available. Key features of Benezit include:
Nearly 170,000 entries on artists from the first English edition (2006), plus revisions and new biographies exclusively available online;
More than 11,000 images of artists signatures, monograms, and stamps of sale;
Detailed museum listings, bibliographies, exhibition information, and auction records
Comprehensive coverage on artists across all media;
Regular updates to reflect new scholarship, with new articles and images, revised articles, additions to bibliographies, and corrections.
The best modern art encyclopedia, searchable by concepts as well as by artists' names. The bibliographies are a worthwhile starting point for further research
Developed cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies offers authoritative research guides. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this resource guides researchers to the best available scholarship.
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The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture offers coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from Medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. The Encyclopedia draws upon the scholarship in the Grove Dictionary of Art and adds hundreds of new entries on topics not previously covered, as well as fully updated and expanded entries and bibliographies.
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Full-text version of Dictionary of Architecture, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art and more. Provides access to over 120 language and subject dictionaries, reference works, and biographical directories in a variety of disciplines published by OUP that can be searched individually or in one cross-searchable database.
RRO: The Renaissance World features specially-commissioned, peer-reviewed new content that supports the teaching and learning of this historical time period. Covering the 14th to the 18th century, key subject areas include Art and Architecture, Economy and Commerce, Environment, Literature and Drama, Politics and Governance, Religion, and Society. [T]his resource provides a global perspective that can be incorporated into the learning environment. RRO: The Renaissance World features intuitive search functions and detailed metadata, allowing researchers, teachers, and students alike to understand and explore all aspects of the Renaissance World across both core and emerging scholarship.