The Photo Study Collection Database can be searched via the Internet from any computer terminal. It includes approximately 300,000 descriptions of photographs that act as pathfinders to over 700,000 photographs browsable in the Research Library. The database is searchable by keywords and by artists' names. It is particularly useful for patrons conducting iconographic or thematic research because the database allows searching across periods, styles, and media. The database primarily contains descriptive records; however, research images may be added periodically. At this time, the database contains images from the tapestries collection only.
The photographs that form the browsable core of the Photo Study Collection are arranged on open shelves, divided primarily by historical/chronological period. Within each period, the photographs are arranged by medium. Library of Congress classification numbers have been assigned to each media category. Descriptive records for the browsable categories of the Photo Study Collection and their classification numbers can be found through the Research Library Catalog by selecting any of the subjects below.
The Index of Christian Art
Max Hutzel Collection of Art and Architecture in Italy
Renaissance to Modern Sculpture
Within the Photo Study Collection are a number of unique photograph collections that are of great research value as intact collections. Some are shelved in the open stacks while others are shelved in on-site storage vaults. All of these collections are searchable in the Research Library Catalog.
As the Getty Research Institute generally does not hold the copyright to the photographs in the Photo Study Collection, we cannot provide reproductions of our photographs or grant permission to publish except in rare cases. However, we do permit photocopying of photographs shelved on the browsable open stacks for study purposes. For more information regarding the J. Paul Getty Trust's rights and reproductions policies, consult the Trust's Terms of Use.
For appointments and reference inquiries contact Library Reference.
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