Search the Getty Provenance Index® Databases
This vast collection of digital records is expanded and enriched on a regular basis. The quantity and scope of research material that is available varies by region, period, and type of document. The databases currently include the following types of records:
Archival Inventories
Archival inventories are legal documents from private and public archives that list objects from a household. The inventories in this database list works of art from private collections in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and France from 1550 to 1840. The Inventory Descriptions section of this database contains 5,200 documents. From these documents, more than 270,000 individual records have been entered in the Inventory Contents section.
Sales Catalogs
Typically published by auction houses and dealers, sales catalogs list works of art for public auction. This database includes catalogs from major cities in Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia from 1650 to 1840. The Sales Descriptions section of this database contains 8,400 catalogs. From these catalogs, more than 750,000 records have been entered into the Sales Contents section. This database also contains private contract sales where collectors could acquire artworks during an extended period of exhibition.
Goupil & Cie Stock Books
Maintained by galleries and art dealers, stock books record information about a work of art such as the date of acquisition, name and address of the seller, dimensions of the artwork, name of the purchaser, date of sale, and the selling price. This database contains 43,700 records transcribed from the 15 stock books of Goupil & Cie/Boussod, Valadon & Cie.
Payments to Artists
This database contains approximately 1,000 recorded payments to artists made in Rome between 1576 and 1711.
Public Collections
This database contains descriptions and provenances of paintings created by artists born before 1900 held by public institutions in Great Britain and the United States. This database includes over 95,000 records from 1500 to 1990.
Archival inventories are legal documents from private and public archives that list objects from a household. The inventories in this database list works of art from private collections in the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and France from 1550 to 1840. The Inventory Descriptions section of this database contains 5,200 documents. From these documents, more than 270,000 individual records have been entered in the Inventory Contents section.
Sales Catalogs
Typically published by auction houses and dealers, sales catalogs list works of art for public auction. This database includes catalogs from major cities in Great Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia from 1650 to 1840. The Sales Descriptions section of this database contains 8,400 catalogs. From these catalogs, more than 750,000 records have been entered into the Sales Contents section. This database also contains private contract sales where collectors could acquire artworks during an extended period of exhibition.
Goupil & Cie Stock Books
Maintained by galleries and art dealers, stock books record information about a work of art such as the date of acquisition, name and address of the seller, dimensions of the artwork, name of the purchaser, date of sale, and the selling price. This database contains 43,700 records transcribed from the 15 stock books of Goupil & Cie/Boussod, Valadon & Cie.
Payments to Artists
This database contains approximately 1,000 recorded payments to artists made in Rome between 1576 and 1711.
Public Collections
This database contains descriptions and provenances of paintings created by artists born before 1900 held by public institutions in Great Britain and the United States. This database includes over 95,000 records from 1500 to 1990.
Databases at a Glance
This chart indicates the number of records contained in each database.
See also: A quick visual overview of what's covered in the Archival Inventories and Sales Catalogs databases.
See also: A quick visual overview of what's covered in the Archival Inventories and Sales Catalogs databases.
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