Foreign Language for Art History Majors
Knowledge of languages other than English is important for research into both primary and secondary sources for the History of Art. Consequently, the student who wishes to major in Art History should undertake (or continue) study in at least one foreign language. Latin, French, German, and Italian are the most relevant. Greek, Chinese, and Arabic (also offered) may also be relevant. Students interested in graduate study in European Art History are advised to take German.
Foreign Language Resources:
Kenyon College Department of Modern Languages & Literatures (MLL)
France
Art History: Resources in France (many links to museums, libraries, etc.)
Direction des Musées de France Catalogue collectif des bibliothèques des musées nationaux (The union catalogue of the libraries of the French national museums, which includes 24 libraries specializing in art and archaeology.)
The JOCONDE Database : Catalogue des Collections des Musés de France: Archéologie, beaux-arts, arts décoratifs, ethnologie, histoire, sciences et techniques.
Mérimé : le patrimoine monumental français dans toute sa diversité: architecture religieuse, domestique, agricole, scolaire, militaire et industrielle
Germany/Austria
Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
Deutsche Kunsthistorische Institute und Institutionen
Forschungsarchiv für Antike Plastik (Universität zu Köln, Archäologisches Institut)
Kunsthistorisches Institut der Universität, Bonn
Institut für Kunstgeschichte, University of Vienna
Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich
Italy
Bibliotheca Hertziana (Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte), Rome
Dutch University Institute for Art History, IUO, DUIA, NIKI, Florence
Kunsthistorische Institut in Florenz
Netherlands
Centrum voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (CKD), Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
Switzerland
Kunsthistorisches Institut der Universität, Zurich
Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft, Zurich/Lausanne