Humanities Reference
Level 5
Hours: M-Th: 8am-9pm; 
F: 8am-6pm; Sat:10am-6pm

801.422.4006
humref@byu.edu

1.  FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Browse online or print sources to identify specific artists/works of art from different centuries. There are several reference books that can give you a good start, located by the Humanities Help Desk on level 5. See the "Background" tab and start with Oxford Art Online, where you can look up artists, movements, and various subjects or places.
Ex: Jackson Pollock (in Oxford Art Online)

2.  FIND BOOKS (LIBRARY CATALOG)

For more specific books, browse by medium, nationality, etc. in ScholarSearch.
Ex:  ​painting French 18th century

3.  FIND ARTICLES

To find scholarly articles in academic journals, you need to use periodical indexes.
Start with Art & Architecture Source and JSTOR (see Articles tab)

Browse in one of the image databases to locate images from a specific time period, subject, or artist. Start with Artstor with keywords for topic, style, time period, etc. Ex: annunciation

Consult other Subject Guides as appropriate. See the tab "Related Guides" for sources in Classical Art & Architecture, Iconography, etc.