Museums
Search these museum collections for 19th century French Art or a specific movement (ex: Impressionism) for best results.
- Agence photographique de la Reunion des Musees Nationaux (RMN)
Photographs of art, architecture, archaeology and ethnology found in museums across France
- Collections des musées de France (Joconde)
With over 672,000 works from public museums across France, Joconde is the premier source for studying French art.
Searching is done in French.
For works with images select "oui" under "Contient une image" (sidebar).
Search artists under "auteur"
Search dates under "Periode." Dates are searched by century or quarter century:
EX: 19e siècle = 19th century
4e quart 19e siècle = 4th quarter of the 19th century
- The collections of the museums of the City of ParisA subset of the massive JOCONDE containing works owned by Parisian public museums. Contains over 321.000 works (of which 280.500 are illustrated ). Images of two-dimensional objects are copyright free.
- Pompidou Center/ Centre Pompidou
The Pompidou Center houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information (Public Information Library), a vast public library; the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe; and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. - Musée d'Orsay
Known as the "Impressionist Museum" the Musée d'Orsay has one of the most extensive collection in the world. Search by artist for the best results.
More image sources
- JSTOR images (formerly Artstor)
High quality images of the fine arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing), photography, architecture and new media including Film, Audio, Video, Performance Art and Digital Art
See the JSTOR Images / Artstor Research Guide for helpful search tips and instructions for creating groups, saving and downloading records.
- Le Garde-meuble
_Le Garde-meuble_ is a French, bi-monthly interior decoration magazine. The Smithsonian Institute Libraries has scanned the years 1841-1851 and consists of more than 400 images. Clicking on "Explore the Collection" at the top of the homepage leads to a search page and browsing by "Style/Period of Furniture," "Type of Furniture" or "Volume" (of the magazine). The "Type of Furniture" search is divided up into broad categories: "Floor Plans", "Window Treatments", "Furniture-Casework", and "Furniture-Seating."