“How to use guides” for 35 most valuable open image collections with over 1,000,000 images (selection for creators from OpenGLAMs list). Download images via open collections.
Legendary collection from the 15th-20th century Dutch art, starring Rembrandt. Feast your eyes on Biblical and farming scenes, rituals, animals, sculptures and allegories among others.
#Dutch #military #anatomy #ceremonies #maps #animals #botanical #sculptures #fashion
France / up to 16,746 images
Art history unfolds in this French collection of antique artifacts, caricatures, firework displays, plans for private residences, portraits, views of cities and monuments.
#antique #caricature #fireworks #urban #plans #portraits #monuments
France / up to 14,531 images images
Delve into the extraordinary world of engravings from the 16th to the 20th centuries, posters and rare manuscripts from the beginning of the Middle Ages.
#engravings #manuscripts #illuminations #posters
Norway & Sweden / (hard to estimate due to variations in image size) images
Selection of Scandinavian city life scenes, naval themes, landscapes, portraits and caricatures by Swedish and Norwegian authors.
#marine #ships #Scandinavia #Sweden #Norway #nature #caricature
Private collection of Northern European Renaissance, Dutch Baroque and Danish Golden Age. Portraits, scenes from the 19th century Italy, landscapes, animals and still life sets.
#Italy #portraits #stilllife #landscapes #ships #nature #children
The younger sibling of Rijksmuseum holds rich selection of medieval books and portraits, drawings of animals, city life scenes, landscapes, humorous sketches and interiors.
#animals #religion #portraits #urban #landscapes #interiors
Explore Danish sculptor’s Bertel Thorvaldsen’s drawings and sketches of his sculptures in addition to Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiques, Italian landscapes and portraits.
#sculptures #monuments #sketches #antiques #mythology #landscapes #Italy #Scandinavia
Diverse collection of nature scenes, posters, animals, religious themes, caricatures, technical plans, geometry studies, national costumes, vases, butterflies, town views and saints.
#Slovak #nature #costumes #animals #religion #vases #urban #posters #technical
United Kingdom / Unknown number of images
Meticulous, yet a bit morbid anatomical drawings of humans and horses, lavish vases, medical instruments, skeletons and some humorous sketches to level it all up.
#anatomy #skeleton #horses #medicaldrawings #optics
Good place to look for painting aces like van Gogh, Lautrec, Kandinsky, Munch and others, as well as American life scenes, French subjects and selection of Japanese prints.
#America #France #Japan #portraits #flowers #landscapes #abstract #interior
Expect the 19th – 20th century paintings featuring landscapes, portraits and urban scenes.
#paintings #portraits #urban #landscapes
U.S.A. / 4,792 images
Dive into heaven of prints – from fine impressions of works by Dürer and Italian Renaissance artists to American 20th century prints and selection of Japanese ukiyo-e genre woodcuts.
#prints #Italy #France #America #Japan #ukiyo-e
U.S.A. / up to 8,600 images
Stunning illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages, botanical patterns, calligraphy, saints and mythical beasts
#manuscripts #Christianity #calligraphy #illumination #patterns
Travel to the US and the whole wide world with machinery studies from Middle Ages, William Blake engravings, Soviet propaganda posters and drawings of American presidents to name a few.
#America #presidents #cartoons #propaganda #posters #politics #prints
Browse diverse topics, such as illustrations of Don Quixote, chocolate ad’s, meticulous architecture drawings and caricature sketches, religious themes and satirical cartoons.
#diverse #DonQuixote #architecture #ads #religion #satyrical #caricature
U.S.A. / up to 146,238 images
The MET has it all – hats, horses, dogs and birds, Christian imagery, decorative designs, cartouches, scenes from Greek mythology and musical instruments to name just a few.
#diverse #portraits #architecture #objects #mythology #military #music
U.S.A. / up to 27,700 images
Expect Native American life scenes, botanics, ancient world maps, religious themes, portraits, landscapes, book illustrations, comical drawings and many more.
#NativeAmerican #diverse #botanic #maps #religion #comical #portraits #landscapes
Get inspired by diverse set of topics – costumes, waterfalls, furniture, travel, posters, Japanese drawings, decorations, urban themes and impressive collection of menus.
#maps #postcards #menus #furniture #travel #nature #costumes #landscapes
U.S.A. / around 38,000 images
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New Zealand / 9,253 images
Open the world of Pacific culture from Maori life scenes to woodcuts by ancient Japanese masters. Collection is rich in nature scenes, botanical drawings and landscapes.
#Pacific #NewZealand #Maori #Japan #botanical #indigenous #nature
Australia’s cultural history in one collection – explore the continent’s flora and fauna, transport, public life and cultural diversity topics in surprising formats like postcards.
#Australia #migration #nature #fauna #flora #history #maps #postcards
19th century French heavyweights like Gauguin, Manet and Lautrec, America’s vistas and civil war scenes, works by Rembrandt, Rubens and van Gogh.
#impressionism #French #America #civilwar #paintings #drawings
Teleport yourself to ancient Asia with Chinese textiles, carvings, calligraphic works and dreamy paintings with flowers, birds, mountains, ships, portraits and socialising people.
#Asia #ancient #logograms #calligraphy #Chinese #nature #portraits #decoration
U.S.A. / up to 52,693 images
Collection focuses on American art, but has international artists as well. Stumble upon skillfully drawn American design objects, colourful portraits and interior depictions.
#America #design #architecture #portraits #objects #interior #manuscripts #paintings
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