Adoration of the Magi
Hieronymus Bosch, ca. 1475
Finding Books on Your Topic
Once you have some background on your topic and you've started to develop a focus for your research, you'll need to consult some books. Most of the best resources for research in art history are still books, and usually print books.
Use the Library Catalog to find books available in the Cerritos College Library. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword. You can also limit to what is Available Online to access those materials immediately.
Use the Internet Archive to search 20 million digitized books and texts.
Try searching for the following SUBJECTS and KEYWORDS:
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Art/Painting/Sculpture (add any historical period to your search) Art Baroque; Art Rococo; Art 16th century; Art Early Renaissance; Art Modern 17th-18th centuries |
Additional subject headings Painting 16th Century Europe; Painting Renaissance; |
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Art/Painting/Sculpture (add any country, region, or group to your search) Art Renaissance Italy; Art Spanish History; Art Renaissance Vatican City; Painting Flemish; Sculpture Italian; Sculpture Renaissance--Great Britian |
Artist’s name (Search by Subject or Author, type last name first) Bellini ; Bosch; Caravaggio; da Vinci; Dürer; Fontana; Gentileschi; El Greco; Raphael; Rembrandt; Rubens; Titian |