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Repository of the illustrations of “Don Quixote” (1605-2019)

ad_hlab_min — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:23:34 +0000

Website that brings together, in its “Collection and Digital Archive” section, the collection of illustrations that appeared published in the books of Don Quixote from the year of its first publication (1605) to the first editions of the 21st century. The wide spatio-temporal range displayed in the cataloguing of the repository includes traditional works and more current formats such as comics. The initial table shows the year of publication, the place, the author and a brief description of the prints. In addition, clicking on the images shows the illustrations contained in the edition.

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Albertina Online Collections

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:41 +0000

The Albertina is a museum in Vienna, Switzerland, founded by the German Prince Albert of Saxony-Teschen (1738-1822), to whom it owes its name. The museum houses one of the world’s largest graphic collections, with over 60,000 drawings and almost one million prints, making it an ideal resource for those wishing to delve deeper into these areas. The online collection is divided into painting and sculpture; drawings and prints; photography; architecture; posters; objects, installations and art media. Many of the works are accompanied by explanations that can be read or even listened to. Among all the artists represented, Albrecht Dürer stands out.

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Gallery of Art

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:35 +0000

The Web Gallery of Art is a project that is not related to any museum or art institution, and is not financially supported by corporate sponsors. However, it does have the support and advice of professionals in the discipline. The website is a virtual museum and searchable database of European fine art covering a chronology spanning a time span from the 3rd to the 19th centuries. This initiative was launched in 1996 as a Renaissance art news site with the intention of presenting this art in the most complete way possible. Gradually, the website began to incorporate, on the one hand, Paleochristian and pre-Romanesque art, and, on the other hand, it began to include works belonging to the Baroque period, and recently it has included 19th century art. The layout of the website shows different sections of the decorative and architectural arts that enhance the user experience with guided tours that help to understand the artistic and historical relationship between different works and artists. At the same time, the collection responds to the need of visitors to find a site where they can access diverse information on Art and History together with the corresponding pictorial illustrations. It is thus a searchable database complemented by a glossary containing articles on artistic terms, relevant historical events, important figures, cities and museums. Ultimately, the Web Gallery of Art is intended to be a free resource and educational tool in art history primarily for students and professionals in the academic world.

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Kunsthalle Hamburg. Collection.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:35 +0000

The Kunsthalle Hamburg’s online collection offers more than 300 masterpieces as well as thousands of drawings and prints, including Raphael, Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci. The Gallery also allows the viewing of the book of drawings Liber Veritatis by Claude Lorrain. The search can be carried out simply by using the search engine or by collections.

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Dictionary of Novo-Hispanic abbreviations

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:35 +0000

Digital dictionary of alphabets and abbreviations in Novo-Hispanic manuscripts administered by the Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) and the Centro de Estudios Mayas. Project: Ak’ab Ts’ib (obscure or cipher writing). It has also been carried out with the support of the UNAM – DGAPA – PAPIME Programme, code PE403011. It is an essential website for academics and professionals whose work is focused on the transcription of historical documents. It is also a web resource that provides essential support for historians and researchers when exploring documentation sources. Through a series of thematic sections we can find different types of writing, neo-Latin abbreviations and a corpus of documents. Polite forms of address and formulas are transliterated according to the writing and the context. Regarding Latin abbreviations, it records the plural forms, the variation of gender or its ending. It also includes a glossary of terms within the official documentation, as well as an onomastic and toponymic index. In short, the user can compare the information and view a whole series of symbols, marginal apostilles, rubrics, scribal signs, warnings, engravings, drawings and cursive crosses in each document.

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Collection “Engravings” the Digital Museum of Catalonia

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:34:11 +0000

Digital repository of engravings (including maps) collected by the Digital Museum of Catalonia

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Louvre Museum. Department of Graphic Arts.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:52 +0000

This catalogue records the graphic works of the drawing cabinet of the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay, a large collection of Calcographs and the donations of Edmond de Rothschild (engravings, drawings and illustrated books). Brief bibliographical sketches of the authors of the works are also displayed. The search can be carried out simply (top of the screen) or through an advanced search by selecting the type of entry (works, artists or exhibitions).

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National Gallery of Canada. Collections.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:52 +0000

The National Gallery of Canada is located in Ottawa and was opened in the late 19th century. Its collections are divided into the following categories: Canadian Art; Native Art; European, American and Asian Art; Contemporary Art; and Prints and Drawings. Its photographic archive is one of the most extensive in the world, including Josef Sudek, Eadweard Muybridge and Paul Strand. The National Gallery is also distinguished by works by El Greco, Orazio Gentileschi, Canaletto, Benjamin West, John Constable and William Turner.

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Bordeaux Museum of Fine Arts. Cabinet of Graphic Arts.

ad_hlab_min — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:33:52 +0000

The Graphic Arts Cabinet of the Bordeaux Museum of Fine Arts holds more than 5,000 drawings and engravings, although only a small sample is digitised. The collection ranges from the 16th to the 20th century, and consists mostly of works by French artists, one of them being the cartoonist and caricaturist Yvan Francis Le Louarn, better known as Chaval.

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