Where the corpus comes from
Every artwork in the archive is in the public domain or released under a CC0 dedication, drawn from open collections published by the world's museums and galleries. We do not host or sell rights to copyrighted work. Image masters are the institutions' own public-domain reproductions; we link each work back to its holding venue and, where known, its Wikidata entity.
How descriptions are compiled
Entity pages — artworks, artists, movements, periods, genres, subjects and venues — combine structured facts from the corpus (dates, media, dimensions, classifications, the holding venue) with compiled summaries. Summaries are drafted from public-domain reference material and the structured record, then edited for accuracy. Relationships between works — visual similarity, shared subject, shared movement, and artist lineage — are computed from the corpus and rendered as the "why related" graph rails you see on each page. Facts are never fabricated: where a field is unknown, the page omits it rather than guessing.
Review & corrections
Compiled prose is reviewed by the named editor before publication, and the archive is curated continuously. If you spot an error — a misattribution, a wrong date, a mislabelled venue — email corrections@artifactworldgallery.com with the page URL and the correction. We review every report and update the record.
Who edits this
The archive is compiled and edited by Alexander Knigge, Editor & Founder, with the Artifact World Gallery editorial team. Read more about how the project works on the About page.