Art and Design Department

ARTstor is a searchable nonprofit digital library of images with handy tools like grouping saved images and exporting citations. It is a rich database that is searchable by classifications, like "Drawings and Watercolors", "Film, Audio, Video, and Digital Art", "Graphic Design and Illustration", "Manuscripts and Manuscript Illuminations", "Paintings", etc.

The images are typically ones licensed by Creative Commons or GNU Free Documentation, or are items in the public domain. The "labeled for reuse" option allows you to use the image for non-commercial purposes as specified in the license. The "labeled for commercial reuse" lets you use the image commercially. The "reuse with modification" option grants you the ability to alter the image.

Many Flickr users have chosen to offer their work under a Creative Commons license, and you can browse or search through content under each type of license.

In addition to being an excellent web resource for biographies and subject entries, Oxford Art Online is host to a multitude of images and image links.