The AMICO (Art Museum Image Consortium) Library is a growing online collection of high-quality, digital documentation of works of art from around the world. Images, text and multimedia represent a broad range of works of art in AMICO Member collections, highlighting the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms. Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, Native American and Inuit art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, along with Japanese and Chinese works.

Types of Works

over 13,000 paintings
over 5,900 sculptures
over 13,700 drawings and watercolors
over 23,800 prints
over 29,000 photographs
over 1,800 textiles
over 1,600 costumes and jewelry
over 9,800 works of decorative art
over 1,200 books and manuscripts

Time Periods

over 2,500 works dated BC
over 6,000 works dated between 0 and 1500 AD
over 3,300 works dated between 1501 and 1600 AD
over 5,000 works dated between 1601 and 1700 AD
over 6,300 works dated between 1701 and 1800 AD
over 20,000 works dated between 1801 and 1900 AD
over 53,000 works dated between 1901 and the present

Cultures

over 32% from Europe, including ancient Greece and Rome
over 55% from the Americas including Pre-Columbian (Meso-American)
over 7% from Asia including ancient Asia Minor
over 5% works from Africa including ancient Egypt