Biography
- Grove Art Online
Most comprehensive art encyclopedia available in English; useful for scholarly overviews and excellent bibliographies. - Dictionary of Artists (a.k.a. "Benezit online")
The most comprehensive artist biographical dictionary available in English, covering 5 B.C. to the present.
Benezit Dictionary of Artists by Call Number: Art Reference N40 .D5213 2006 vol. 1-14ISBN: 2700030702Publication Date: 2006First English-language edition of the classic work of reference. Incomparable source of art-historical information. Revised and expanded for a wider audience. Over 170,000 entries.
- Drawings of the Florentine Painters. Berenson
Though many catalogues exist for individual collections and artists, Berenson’s study is the only resource that includes drawings from across Europe and the United States by nearly seventy Florentine painters, from Taddeo Gaddi through Bronzino. This site combines entries from all three editions together in one place.
Patrons and Artists in the Italian Renaissance by Call Number: Art Library N6915 .C4413 1971 (2 copies)ISBN: 0872492206Publication Date: 1971A collection of translated extracts documenting patronage and the working practice of artists with letters, contracts, extracts from books of payment, etc.
Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori by Call Number: Art Library N6922 .V3 1906 vol. 1-9Publication Date: 1906An important translation by Gaetano Milanese.