SHOWCASE 2
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Dynwen
Dynwen is the search and display engine for visual artworks of the National Library of Wales curating Welsh content from Wikimedia. You can find artworks by using filters that include Type, Creator, Subject, Genre and more.
UK National Archives
A small selection of images that represent the archives collection of 11 million documents, from the UK Government archives including maps, photographs and artworks. Link
Forms of Nature
A collection of stunning images of flora and fauna by German illustrator Ernst Haeckel, from his book; Artforms of Nature, (Kunstformen der Natur). These stunning lithographs dating from 1904s were influential on the Art Nouveau movement. Link
You can also download a pdf of the original book here.
NOAA Photo Collection
NOAA is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the United States agency that focuses on the conditions of the oceans, major waterways, and the atmosphere. The collection includes thousands of weather and space images, coastal seas, ships, marine species with images ranging from whales to the most minute plankton. All images in the Public Domain. Link
The Public Domain Review
is an online journal that curates fascinating, unique and compelling works from the history of art, literature, science and ideas that are in the Pubic Domain. Its choice of editorial features and updates are usually topical and current. A gold mine and treasure house sourcing material from Wikimedia, Internet Archive, The Wellcome Collection and many other trusted sources. Link
The Science Museum Group
The UK National Railway Museum is part of the Science Museum Group and has a superb collection of over 600 UK Travel Posters giving an insight in to life during the golden age of travel. These works, including many by well-known artists, offer a fascinating record of railway style and graphic design.
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Ancient Egypt
Explore life in ancient Egypt through the collection Histoire de l'Art Égyptien (1878) by Émile Prisse d'Avennes, French archaeologist and one of the most important pre-20th century Egyptologists. These Public Domain images from Rawpixel are ideal for school use or to adapt in artworks.