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ARTH 428 Renaissance Art

The art and architecture of Italy and Europe from 1300 to 1600

Getting Started

For background information, start with an exhaustive reference work such as  Grove Art Online Click on Help for an online tour.

Bibliographies located in books or at the end of journal articles can be very helpful.  To learn if Pepperdine has access to a particular journal, search for the name of the journal in the library catalog, or use the 'Journals & Periodicals' search feature on the Library's Web site.

Finding Articles

Search these online databases to find articles on your topic/artist:

Suggested Subject Searches

In addition to keyword and subject searches using Renaissance art, try these:

Renaissance painting

Renaissance sculpture

Renaissance art patronage

Art, Renaissance Themes, motives

Art, Renaissance Sources

Altarpieces, Renaissance

Renaissance philosophy

and individual artist's names

Specialized Online Encyclopedias

Museum Publications