The Art Institute of Chicago's open-access collection data under CC0, 132,739 artworks including Monet's Water Lilies, American Gothic and Nighthawks.

What does an artwork include?

Title, artist, dates, medium, dimensions, department, classification, style, place of origin, credit line, gallery location, public-domain and on-view flags, and IIIF image URLs at thumbnail, medium and large sizes.

Can I use the images?

122,626 artworks are flagged public domain and their images can be used freely. Check the flag on each record; descriptions are CC BY upstream.

By text, artist, department, classification, date range and the public-domain or on-view flags, with paging and a random endpoint.

Reloaded from the museum's dataset periodically as the collection is updated.

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Artworks API

132,739 artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago with artist, medium, dates, flags and IIIF image URLs

A world-class museum collection as an API. All 132,739 artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago's open-access dataset (CC0) — Monet's Water Lilies, American Gothic, Nighthawks, Van Gogh's The Bedroom — each with artist, dates, medium, dimensions, department, classification, style, place of origin, credit line, gallery location, and public-domain / on-view flags. 122,626 artworks carry ready-to-embed IIIF image URLs at three sizes (200/843/1686 px) from the museum's own image server. Full-text search covers titles, artists and descriptive facets ('water lilies monet' finds exactly the right painting), with filters for department, artwork type, artist, year range, public-domain status and currently-on-view. Browse 62,054 public-domain works safe for any use, pull artist profiles with work counts (Picasso: 359), or hit the random endpoint — public-domain-with-image by default — for art-of-the-day features, wallpaper apps and screensavers. Education platforms, print-on-demand, content tools, art-quiz games: museum-grade art data at one token per call.

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response.json

{
  "ok": true,
  "artwork": {
    "id": 6565,
    "title": "American Gothic",
    "artist": "Grant Wood",
    "artist_full": "Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)",
    "artist_id": 37343,
    "date_display": "1930",
    "date_start": 1930,
    "date_end": 1930,
    "medium": "Oil on Beaver Board",
    "dimensions": "78 × 65.3 cm (30 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.)",
    "department": "Arts of the Americas",
    "artwork_type": "Painting",
    "classification": "oil paintings (visual works)",
    "style": "Realism",
    "place_of_origin": "Cedar Rapids",
    "credit_line": "Friends of American Art Collection",
    "reference_number": "1930.934",
    "gallery": "Gallery 263",
    "is_public_domain": false,
    "is_on_view": true,
    "image_id": "b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637",
    "facets": "Realism oil paintings (visual works) Cedar Rapids Oil on Beaver Board",
    "images": {
      "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
      "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
      "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
    },
    "artic_url": "https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6565"
  },
  "more_by_artist": [
    {
      "id": 228478,
      "title": "January",
      "date_display": "1938",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0b54c226-da71-d825-636b-adbd77f0fa25/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0b54c226-da71-d825-636b-adbd77f0fa25/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0b54c226-da71-d825-636b-adbd77f0fa25/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 237322,
      "title": "Fruits",
      "date_display": "1939",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/394ff5d7-22a6-7347-0d3a-3548a3caee93/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/394ff5d7-22a6-7347-0d3a-3548a3caee93/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/394ff5d7-22a6-7347-0d3a-3548a3caee93/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 100820,
      "title": "July Fifteenth",
      "date_display": "1938",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0ee36c58-4da5-fe04-b2fe-9a9aa8852496/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0ee36c58-4da5-fe04-b2fe-9a9aa8852496/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0ee36c58-4da5-fe04-b2fe-9a9aa8852496/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 117693,
      "title": "Fertility",
      "date_display": "1939",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1798f46c-9597-bc0f-fdcf-08c5bd59cc87/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1798f46c-9597-bc0f-fdcf-08c5bd59cc87/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1798f46c-9597-bc0f-fdcf-08c5bd59cc87/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 100900,
      "title": "The Pump",
      "date_display": "1937",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d8520607-d8de-4bb2-3c9e-25cc4f7926f0/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d8520607-d8de-4bb2-3c9e-25cc4f7926f0/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d8520607-d8de-4bb2-3c9e-25cc4f7926f0/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Use cases for Artworks API

Show a daily artwork with image, artist and medium on a screen, app or newsletter.
Build an art-history browser filtered by department, style, period or artist.
Source public-domain images for educational and editorial projects.
Enrich artist pages with their works held by a major museum.

Artworks API endpoints

Every endpoint with its parameters and a real example response.

OpenAPI definition Postman workspace

GETArtists
GETArtwork Detail
GETData Sources
GETDepartments
GETRandom Artwork
GETSearch Artworks

GETArtists

https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/artists

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
q	picasso	Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/artists?q=picasso" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "artists": [
    {
      "artist": "Pablo Picasso",
      "artist_full": "Pablo Picasso Spanish, 1881-1973",
      "artist_id": 36198,
      "artworks": 359,
      "with_images": 356
    }
  ]
}

GETArtwork Detail

https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/{id}

Path parameters

Parameter	Example
id	6565	Required

Example request

curl "https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/6565" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "artwork": {
    "id": 6565,
    "title": "American Gothic",
    "artist": "Grant Wood",
    "artist_full": "Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)",
    "artist_id": 37343,
    "date_display": "1930",
    "date_start": 1930,
    "date_end": 1930,
    "medium": "Oil on Beaver Board",
    "dimensions": "78 × 65.3 cm (30 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.)",
    "department": "Arts of the Americas",
    "artwork_type": "Painting",
    "classification": "oil paintings (visual works)",
    "style": "Realism",
    "place_of_origin": "Cedar Rapids",
    "credit_line": "Friends of American Art Collection",
    "reference_number": "1930.934",
    "gallery": "Gallery 263",
    "is_public_domain": false,
    "is_on_view": true,
    "image_id": "b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637",
    "facets": "Realism oil paintings (visual works) Cedar Rapids Oil on Beaver Board",
    "images": {
      "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
      "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
…

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{
  "ok": true,
  "artwork": {
    "id": 6565,
    "title": "American Gothic",
    "artist": "Grant Wood",
    "artist_full": "Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)",
    "artist_id": 37343,
    "date_display": "1930",
    "date_start": 1930,
    "date_end": 1930,
    "medium": "Oil on Beaver Board",
    "dimensions": "78 × 65.3 cm (30 3/4 × 25 3/4 in.)",
    "department": "Arts of the Americas",
    "artwork_type": "Painting",
    "classification": "oil paintings (visual works)",
    "style": "Realism",
    "place_of_origin": "Cedar Rapids",
    "credit_line": "Friends of American Art Collection",
    "reference_number": "1930.934",
    "gallery": "Gallery 263",
    "is_public_domain": false,
    "is_on_view": true,
    "image_id": "b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637",
    "facets": "Realism oil paintings (visual works) Cedar Rapids Oil on Beaver Board",
    "images": {
      "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
      "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
      "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b272df73-a965-ac37-4172-be4e99483637/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
    },
    "artic_url": "https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6565"
  },
  "more_by_artist": [
    {
      "id": 228478,
      "title": "January",
      "date_display": "1938",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0b54c226-da71-d825-636b-adbd77f0fa25/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0b54c226-da71-d825-636b-adbd77f0fa25/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0b54c226-da71-d825-636b-adbd77f0fa25/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 237322,
      "title": "Fruits",
      "date_display": "1939",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/394ff5d7-22a6-7347-0d3a-3548a3caee93/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/394ff5d7-22a6-7347-0d3a-3548a3caee93/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/394ff5d7-22a6-7347-0d3a-3548a3caee93/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 100820,
      "title": "July Fifteenth",
      "date_display": "1938",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0ee36c58-4da5-fe04-b2fe-9a9aa8852496/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0ee36c58-4da5-fe04-b2fe-9a9aa8852496/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/0ee36c58-4da5-fe04-b2fe-9a9aa8852496/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 117693,
      "title": "Fertility",
      "date_display": "1939",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1798f46c-9597-bc0f-fdcf-08c5bd59cc87/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1798f46c-9597-bc0f-fdcf-08c5bd59cc87/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/1798f46c-9597-bc0f-fdcf-08c5bd59cc87/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": 100900,
      "title": "The Pump",
      "date_display": "1937",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d8520607-d8de-4bb2-3c9e-25cc4f7926f0/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d8520607-d8de-4bb2-3c9e-25cc4f7926f0/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d8520607-d8de-4bb2-3c9e-25cc4f7926f0/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      }
    }
  ]
}

GETData Sources

https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/sources

This endpoint takes no parameters.

Example request

curl "https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/sources" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "sources": [
    {
      "slug": "aic",
      "name": "Art Institute of Chicago open access",
      "publisher": "Art Institute of Chicago",
      "licence": "CC0 (data); images via AIC IIIF",
      "source_url": "https://www.artic.edu/open-access/public-api",
      "file_url": "https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks",
      "cadence": "collection updates; occasional re-scrape",
      "record_count": 132739,
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-06"
    }
  ]
}

GETDepartments

https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/departments

This endpoint takes no parameters.

Example request

curl "https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/departments" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "departments": [
    {
      "department": "Prints and Drawings",
      "artworks": 53804,
      "with_images": 50443
    },
    {
      "department": "Photography and Media",
      "artworks": 24503,
      "with_images": 23118
    },
    {
      "department": "Arts of Asia",
      "artworks": 17023,
      "with_images": 14003
    },
    {
      "department": "Textiles",
      "artworks": 11737,
      "with_images": 11375
    },
    {
      "department": "Architecture and Design",
      "artworks": 6172,
      "with_images": 4990
    },
…

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{
  "ok": true,
  "departments": [
    {
      "department": "Prints and Drawings",
      "artworks": 53804,
      "with_images": 50443
    },
    {
      "department": "Photography and Media",
      "artworks": 24503,
      "with_images": 23118
    },
    {
      "department": "Arts of Asia",
      "artworks": 17023,
      "with_images": 14003
    },
    {
      "department": "Textiles",
      "artworks": 11737,
      "with_images": 11375
    },
    {
      "department": "Architecture and Design",
      "artworks": 6172,
      "with_images": 4990
    },
    {
      "department": "Applied Arts of Europe",
      "artworks": 5555,
      "with_images": 5542
    },
    {
      "department": "Arts of the Americas",
      "artworks": 4474,
      "with_images": 4231
    },
    {
      "department": "Painting and Sculpture of Europe",
      "artworks": 2402,
      "with_images": 2339
    },
    {
      "department": "Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium",
      "artworks": 2196,
      "with_images": 2111
    },
    {
      "department": "Contemporary Art",
      "artworks": 1883,
      "with_images": 1660
    },
    {
      "department": "Arts of Africa",
      "artworks": 1683,
      "with_images": 1613
    },
    {
      "department": "Modern Art",
      "artworks": 470,
      "with_images": 464
    },
    {
      "department": "Ryerson and Burnham Libraries Special Collections",
      "artworks": 348,
      "with_images": 343
    },
    {
      "department": "AIC Archives",
      "artworks": 261,
      "with_images": 257
    },
    {
      "department": "Modern and Contemporary Art",
      "artworks": 4,
      "with_images": 3
    }
  ],
  "artwork_types": [
    {
      "type": "Print",
      "artworks": 48210
    },
    {
      "type": "Photograph",
      "artworks": 24757
    },
    {
      "type": "Drawing and Watercolor",
      "artworks": 15042
    },
    {
      "type": "Textile",
      "artworks": 9831
    },
    {
      "type": "Painting",
      "artworks": 3912
    },
    {
      "type": "Architectural Drawing",
      "artworks": 3550
    },
    {
      "type": "Book",
      "artworks": 3530
    },
    {
      "type": "Ceramics",
      "artworks": 3377
    },
    {
      "type": "Vessel",
      "artworks": 2558
    },
    {
      "type": "Costume and Accessories",
      "artworks": 2436
    },
    {
      "type": "Sculpture",
      "artworks": 2396
    },
    {
      "type": "Glass",
      "artworks": 2276
    },
    {
      "type": "Metalwork",
      "artworks": 1764
    },
    {
      "type": "Coin",
      "artworks": 1276
    },
    {
      "type": "Graphic Design",
      "artworks": 1201
    },
    {
      "type": "Religious/Ritual Object",
      "artworks": 993
    },
    {
      "type": "Design",
      "artworks": 789
    },
    {
      "type": "Medals",
      "artworks": 622
    },
    {
      "type": "Furniture",
      "artworks": 523
    },
    {
      "type": "Arms",
      "artworks": 518
    },
    {
      "type": "Decorative Arts",
      "artworks": 513
    },
    {
      "type": "Armor",
      "artworks": 345
    },
    {
      "type": "Architectural fragment",
      "artworks": 271
    },
    {
      "type": "Miniature Painting",
      "artworks": 268
    },
    {
      "type": "Archives (groupings)",
      "artworks": 230
    },
    {
      "type": "Mixed Media",
      "artworks": 197
    },
    {
      "type": "Model",
      "artworks": 193
    },
    {
      "type": "non-art",
      "artworks": 173
    },
    {
      "type": "Film, Video, New Media",
      "artworks": 167
    },
    {
      "type": "Coverings and Hangings",
      "artworks": 160
    }
  ]
}

GETRandom Artwork

https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/random

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
type	Painting	Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/random?type=Painting" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "artwork": {
    "id": 16473,
    "title": "Cigar Making in Seville",
    "artist": "Ricard Canals y Llambí",
    "artist_full": "Ricard Canals y Llambí (Spanish, 1876–1931)",
    "artist_id": 3970,
    "date_display": "1899",
    "date_start": 1899,
    "date_end": 1899,
    "medium": "Oil on canvas",
    "dimensions": "61.2 × 50.5 cm (24 × 20 in.)",
    "department": "Painting and Sculpture of Europe",
    "artwork_type": "Painting",
    "classification": "painting",
    "style": "19th century",
    "place_of_origin": "Seville",
    "credit_line": "Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection",
    "reference_number": "1933.1113",
    "gallery": null,
    "is_public_domain": true,
    "is_on_view": false,
    "image_id": "5965fe15-d8fa-3f39-031d-bb4a231560e0",
    "facets": "19th century painting Seville Oil on canvas",
    "images": {
      "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5965fe15-d8fa-3f39-031d-bb4a231560e0/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
      "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5965fe15-d8fa-3f39-031d-bb4a231560e0/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
…

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{
  "ok": true,
  "artwork": {
    "id": 16473,
    "title": "Cigar Making in Seville",
    "artist": "Ricard Canals y Llambí",
    "artist_full": "Ricard Canals y Llambí (Spanish, 1876–1931)",
    "artist_id": 3970,
    "date_display": "1899",
    "date_start": 1899,
    "date_end": 1899,
    "medium": "Oil on canvas",
    "dimensions": "61.2 × 50.5 cm (24 × 20 in.)",
    "department": "Painting and Sculpture of Europe",
    "artwork_type": "Painting",
    "classification": "painting",
    "style": "19th century",
    "place_of_origin": "Seville",
    "credit_line": "Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection",
    "reference_number": "1933.1113",
    "gallery": null,
    "is_public_domain": true,
    "is_on_view": false,
    "image_id": "5965fe15-d8fa-3f39-031d-bb4a231560e0",
    "facets": "19th century painting Seville Oil on canvas",
    "images": {
      "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5965fe15-d8fa-3f39-031d-bb4a231560e0/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
      "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5965fe15-d8fa-3f39-031d-bb4a231560e0/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
      "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/5965fe15-d8fa-3f39-031d-bb4a231560e0/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
    },
    "artic_url": "https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16473"
  }
}

GETSearch Artworks

https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
artist		Optional
department		Optional
limit	25	Optional
on_view		Optional
page	1	Optional
public_domain		Optional
q	water lilies monet	Optional
type		Optional
year_from		Optional
year_to		Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks?limit=25&page=1&q=water%20lilies%20monet" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 3,
  "total": 1,
  "total_pages": 1,
  "artworks": [
    {
      "id": 16568,
      "title": "Water Lilies",
      "artist": "Claude Monet",
      "artist_full": "Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)",
      "artist_id": 35809,
      "date_display": "1906",
      "date_start": 1906,
      "date_end": 1906,
      "medium": "Oil on canvas",
      "dimensions": "89.9 × 94.1 cm (35 3/8 × 37 1/16 in.); Framed: 103.2 × 107 × 5.8 cm (40 5/8 × 42 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)",
      "department": "Painting and Sculpture of Europe",
      "artwork_type": "Painting",
      "classification": "oil on canvas",
      "style": "Impressionism",
      "place_of_origin": "France",
      "credit_line": "Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection",
      "reference_number": "1933.1157",
      "gallery": "Gallery 243",
      "is_public_domain": true,
      "is_on_view": true,
…

Show full response

{
  "ok": true,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 3,
  "total": 1,
  "total_pages": 1,
  "artworks": [
    {
      "id": 16568,
      "title": "Water Lilies",
      "artist": "Claude Monet",
      "artist_full": "Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)",
      "artist_id": 35809,
      "date_display": "1906",
      "date_start": 1906,
      "date_end": 1906,
      "medium": "Oil on canvas",
      "dimensions": "89.9 × 94.1 cm (35 3/8 × 37 1/16 in.); Framed: 103.2 × 107 × 5.8 cm (40 5/8 × 42 1/8 × 2 1/4 in.)",
      "department": "Painting and Sculpture of Europe",
      "artwork_type": "Painting",
      "classification": "oil on canvas",
      "style": "Impressionism",
      "place_of_origin": "France",
      "credit_line": "Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection",
      "reference_number": "1933.1157",
      "gallery": "Gallery 243",
      "is_public_domain": true,
      "is_on_view": true,
      "image_id": "3c27b499-af56-f0d5-93b5-a7f2f1ad5813",
      "facets": "Impressionism oil on canvas France Oil on canvas",
      "images": {
        "thumbnail": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/3c27b499-af56-f0d5-93b5-a7f2f1ad5813/full/200,/0/default.jpg",
        "medium": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/3c27b499-af56-f0d5-93b5-a7f2f1ad5813/full/843,/0/default.jpg",
        "large": "https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/3c27b499-af56-f0d5-93b5-a7f2f1ad5813/full/1686,/0/default.jpg"
      },
      "artic_url": "https://www.artic.edu/artworks/16568"
    }
  ]
}

Where the data comes from

Source: Art Institute of Chicago open-access collection (CC0) with IIIF images.
Freshness: Reloaded periodically from the museum's dataset.

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import axios from 'axios';

const { data } = await axios.get(
  'https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/artists',
  { headers: { 'X-Api-Key': process.env.API_KEY } }
);

Artworks API · X-Api-Key

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Available Endpoints

Request Parameters

API URL

Headers

X-Api-Key

Query Parameters

q(Optional)

Target:

Client:

import axios from 'axios';

const url = 'https://api-artworks.dataandapis.com/v1/artworks/artists';
const { data } = await axios.get(url, {
  headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});