This presentation gives a brief description of Oxford Art Online

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• This presentation gives a brief description of
  Oxford Art Online
• It tells you
• what Oxford Art Online is
• how it can help you
• how to look for information in it
• The presentation will take about 5 minutes

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The multi-award winning Grove Art Online is the
ultimate authority on all aspects of the visual
arts worldwide from prehistory to the present
day.
The site gives access to the entire content of
the print edition of Grove Art as well as other
more concise titles.
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monet
To look for information on an artist, an artistic
movement, art in a particular country, a subject
such as floors or gardens, or even artistic
materials, simply type into the box at the top
right.
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Click on an image to expand it.
This is the main article on Claude Monet.
If you scroll down the article, you will notice
that there are several images embedded in the
text.
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Click on the Images tab at the top to see all the
images on one page.
Scroll down this page to see a list of Monet
works held in galleries around the world.
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However, there is a waterfall in the background
of the painting.
You can also search for an image of a particular
work directly, even if you do not know the name
of the artist or the title.
Notice that the word waterfall does not appear
in the title of this piece.
waterfall
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Practice

• Now you have had a brief introduction, why not
  explore for yourself? Have a go at finding the
  answers to these questions.
• Which nationality was Piet Mondrian?
• Which two Spanish artists painted Las Meninas?
• Which artist is chiefly associated with
  pointillism?
• Can you see any of Mark Rothkos works in
  Australia?

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Further help

• If you want to find out more, you can
• visit your local library website
• pop into your local library
• see the detailed user guides on the sites
  themselves
• email us at onlinemarketing_at_oup.com

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