Image Collection Content Update

The Image Collection has recently added a large number of images to the Image Reserves database related to Buddhist art and architecture. The images depict works of art as well as temples, monasteries and cave complexes from India, China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries from the Second Century B.C.E. to the Nineteenth Century.

Additionally, content has been added in the following areas:

Architecture: Architectural Dictionary – an illustrated list of architectural terms.

Photography: Works by Mike Disfarmer and Sophie Ristelhueber.

American Art: Paintings by The Eight (commonly referred to as the Ashcan School)

European Art: Paintings by Louis Leopold Boilly, Paul Klee and Edvard Munch.

Medieval/Renaissance Art: Byzantine art and architecture

Ancient Art: Punic Art from Tunisia

For more information about the Image Collection, or for assistance in locating images, see our Digital Images guide.

Image: Buddha Amitabha. c. 750-850 C.E. Candi Borobudur. Java, Indonesia.