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Public Domain Art:10 Places to Find the Best Free to Use Images
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What are the biggest/best resources for public domain artwork and pictures?
We should try to work up a FAQ for this and similar questions. Meanwhile, try these: Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/discover Smithsonian Open Access https://www.si.edu/openaccess Rijks Studio https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/collection/collection-search.html NY Public Library public domain collections https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/digital-collections/public-domain Museums that give open access images of public domain work https://creativelawcenter.com/museums-open-access-images/ "The Commons" on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/commons Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Public_domain Public domain resources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_resources More on reddit.com
Made a free RPG Art generator (Public Domain)
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Famous Artist Cartoon Course Textbook now Public Domain : gamedev
I made a website to showcase different websites offering public domain, copyright/royalty free, CC0 game assets. You can find 3D art, 2D art, and sounds to use in your projects. More on old.reddit.com
Any good public domain art sources?
When I was putting together my game, I used tons of public domain art from various sources; I heavily edited them in GIMP afterwards, but still. Here is my cache of originals ; I highly recommend these websites as well: Public Domain Review Old Book Illustrations OBI Blog Old Book Art From Old Books National Gallery of Art OpenClipArt Unsplash Flickr: The British Library (start here) Flickr: Internet Archive Book Images Flickr: Subject: Fantasy Flickr: Maps from the British Public Library Flickr: Arthur Layard from the British Library Flickr: Ghosts & Ghoulish Scenes from the British Library More on reddit.com
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Rawpixel
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Public Domain | rawpixel
We are sourcing and digitally enhancing thousands of antique books and chromolithographic plates to unlock the inspirational design treasures of the past. As part of our commitment to give everyone access to the best public domain creative resources we are making these high resolution creative commons images available with a CC0 License.
Skeleton Code Machine
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Public domain art resources - by Exeunt Press
April 4, 2023 - Artvee has a collection of over 200,000 public domain paintings, drawings, posters, and illustrations. I’ve found this to be one of the best resources for full color paintings. While the low resolutions files (e.g. 1152 x 1800px) are free, you’ll need to upgrade to Artvee Pro for $7.99 USD/month to get the high resolution images (e.g.
Hampshire
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Online resources for public domain or rights-free images - Images - Resource Guides at Hampshire College
July 17, 2023 - Powered by the Art Genome Project. Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) "The DPLA is a large-scale, collaborative project across government, research institutions, museums, libraries, and archives to build a digital library platform to make America’s cultural and scientific history free and publicly available online.
Reddit
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r/publicdomain on Reddit: What are the biggest/best resources for public domain artwork and pictures?
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I’m looking for artwork and photography pictures that are free use. Is there some sort of huge database of artwork, pictures of art, statues, nature, etc. that you guys can recommend ?
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We should try to work up a FAQ for this and similar questions. Meanwhile, try these: Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/discover Smithsonian Open Access https://www.si.edu/openaccess Rijks Studio https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/collection/collection-search.html NY Public Library public domain collections https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/digital-collections/public-domain Museums that give open access images of public domain work https://creativelawcenter.com/museums-open-access-images/ "The Commons" on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/commons Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Public_domain Public domain resources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Public_domain_resources
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I have made a large collection of resources that I've found for public domain stuff, here's a link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JwR9ngrwxi8LgrHMAyQEmd_ZY9MDRUGKZLTq-WBvKsw/edit?usp=sharing
Public Domain Image Archive
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Public Domain Image Archive
Explore our hand-picked collection of 10,742 out-of-copyright works, free for all to browse, download, and reuse. This is a living database with new images added every week. or · Browse by Categories Enter “Infinite View” · Browse by: artist · century · style ·
The Public Domain Review
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The Public Domain Review
The Public Domain Review is dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas – focusing on works now fallen into the public domain, the vast commons of out-of-copyright material that everyone is free to enjoy, share, and build upon without restrictions.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Open Access - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Data about The Met collection, including over 492,000 images of public-domain artworks, is available for free and unrestricted use.
NYPL Digital Collections
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NYPL Digital Collections
What is public domain? This site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more. Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more ... Decorative prints for purchase: choose from archival prints, framed art, stretched canvas, vintage wood, and wall murals.
Wikipedia
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Category:Public domain art - Wikipedia
If this category is very large, please consider placing your file in a new or existing subcategory. Free files can be moved to the Wikimedia Commons. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Artist died more than 70 years ago public domain art (4 F)