ARTstor Digital Library

Finally! ARTstor to offer 35,000 Images from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

At last! ARTstor has entered into an agreement with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, to distribute approximately 35,000 images of European and American paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and photographs, dating from the 13th-21st centuries.

Previously the Gallery’s presence in ARTstor was limited to 700 images of European paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the Samuel H. Kress Collection, as well as two collections from its Department of Image Collections: the Clarence Ward Archive and the Foto Reali Archive.

Download ARTstor Groups of up to 150 Images

In addition to downloading image groups to PowerPoint, ARTstor’s latest feature now allows for bulk downloading of up to 150 images in a group to a zip file. See the short how-to video.

Now Available in ARTstor: Every Painting from the National Gallery, London

The ARTstor Digital Library now contains every painting in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, London. More than 2,300 works of Western European painting are represented dating from the 13th-20th centuries. Read more in the ARTstor blog or view the collection in the ARTstor Digital Library.

Browsing Tips for the 1.6 Million Images in ARTstor

How does one begin to replicate the accidental discovery of new images in the slide drawer when using ARTstor? If one does not have a specific image in mind, how does one even begin to tackle a daunting 1.6 million images? Check out this post on the ARTstor Blog for tips on new ways to approach the digital library.

ARTstor Systems Upgrade

ARTstor will be performing a major systems upgrade, bringing a new Oracle server online and significantly improving the digital library’s infrastructure. ARTstor will not be available to users from Saturday, January 26 at 11:00pm EST until Sunday, January 27 at 1pm EST.

Extend Your ARTstor Remote Access

Remote access to ARTstor is available off-campus using your standard ARTstor log-in for 120 days. Are you going to be away for longer than four months? Contact the VRC staff and we can extend your remote access period by 30 days. And no worries — there’s no need to divulge your top-secret password!