Picture Credits

The pictures on this site come from public collections: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago (public domain), Wikimedia Commons (public domain or open licences, credited as their makers ask) and, for book covers, Open Library. Each is listed here with its maker, its collection and its licence, and links to its page there. Where no collection has a picture, some are AI images, made with Gemini for this site and labelled AI image wherever they show.

00 1838 Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side — 00 1838 Iguazu Falls from the Brazilian side, W. Bulach, 2015-03-10 17:19:54 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

003 Cheetah hissing after a meal in Kalahari Desert Photo by Giles Laurent — 003 Cheetah hissing after a meal in Kalahari Desert Photo by Giles Laurent, Giles Laurent, 2025-07-21 17:27:42 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

80 - Machu Picchu - Juin 2009 - edit — 80 - Machu Picchu - Juin 2009 - edit, Martin St-Amant (S23678), 2009-06-27 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

A Poster for the Ichimura Theatre (Ichimuraza tsuji banzuke) — A Poster for the Ichimura Theatre (Ichimuraza tsuji banzuke), Torii Kiyomasu II Japanese, 1706 (?)–1763 (?), Japan, c. 1715 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 — A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891), France, 1884–86, border added 1888–89 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Africa (1878) (Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone etc.) — Africa (1878) (Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone etc.), Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912, 1878 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Anhui Huangshan — Anhui Huangshan, Miaulian, 2019-08-22 14:44:26 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ankole cattle (52946064374) — Ankole cattle (52946064374), flowcomm, 2000-01-01 00:01 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Aṣọ òkè — Aṣọ òkè, Yoruba artist, Yoruba peoples Nigeria, late 19th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain (CC0)

Atitlan Lake — Atitlan Lake, Epiovesan: Emilio Piovesan, 2007-12-30 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Beadwork Basket Depicting a Courting Couple in a Garden — Beadwork Basket Depicting a Courting Couple in a Garden, England, about 1645 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Bighorn Mountains from airplane — Bighorn Mountains from airplane, RandomKatze, 2024-06-26 14:33:10 · Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Borobudur-Nothwest-view — Borobudur-Nothwest-view, Gunawan Kartapranata, 2008-06-12 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Calanques -- Route des Crêtes — Calanques -- Route des Crêtes, spacebirdy(also known as geimfyglið (:> )=| made with Sternenlaus-spirit), 2014-09-26 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Canyon de Chelly White House Ruin Close View 2006 09 07 — Canyon de Chelly White House Ruin Close View 2006 09 07, Andreas F. Borchert, 2006-09-07 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Chair (Kiti Cha Enzi) — Chair (Kiti Cha Enzi), Swahili Lamu, Kenya Eastern and Southern Africa, Kenya, 19th century · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Child's Tunic — Child's Tunic, India, 19th century · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Child's Tunic — Child's Tunic, India, 19th century · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Commando Nek, Free State, Viewed from Qoqolosing Plateau, Lesotho - panoramio — Commando Nek, Free State, Viewed from Qoqolosing Plateau, Lesotho - panoramio, Paramente Phamotse, Taken on 9 July 2014 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Container — Container, Kongo Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, or Republic of the Congo Central Africa, Angola, 18th/19th century · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Cylinder Desk and Bookcase — Cylinder Desk and Bookcase, Artist unknown (American, 19th century) Boston, Boston, 1800–10 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Epidaurus seats — Epidaurus seats, Orlovic, 2005 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Equestrian Figure — Equestrian Figure, Dogon or Tellem Bandiagara region, Mali Northern Africa and the Sahel, Mali, 16th/19th century · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Ethiopian Highlands 01 — Ethiopian Highlands 01 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Figure of a Standing Warrior — Figure of a Standing Warrior, Late Classic Maya, Jaina Campeche or Yucatán, Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, 650–800 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Figure of a Standing Warrior — Figure of a Standing Warrior, Late Classic Maya, Jaina Campeche or Yucatán, Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, 650–800 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus — Four Servants, part of Telemachus Leading Theoclymenus to Penelope from The Story of Odysseus, After a design by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678) Woven at the workshop of Jan van Leefdael (1603–1668) Brussels, Brussels, c. 1650 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Fragment from the Topacu Waistband of a Tunic (Uncu) — Fragment from the Topacu Waistband of a Tunic (Uncu), Colonial Inca Inca or Indigenous Viceroyalty of Peru, likely near Cuzco (now probably Peru, possibly Bolivia), Peru, 1550-1625 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Gathering Seaweed at Omori — Gathering Seaweed at Omori, Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese, 1797-1861, Japan, n.d. · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Great Plains Toad (50265496797) — Great Plains Toad (50265496797), USFWS Mountain Prairie, Taken on 24 August 2020, 16:43:18 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido) — Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese, 1797-1858, Japan, c. 1837/42 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize — Head of Xilonen, the Goddess of Young Maize, Aztec (Mexica) Tenochtitlan, Mexico, Tenochtitlan, 1400–1500 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Hokianga Harbour, 2016-01-22 — Hokianga Harbour, 2016-01-22, Szilas, 2016-01-22 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Hokule'a — Hokule'a, Phil Uhl, 1976-08-26 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Icelandic Landscape near Neskaupstaður July 2014 — Icelandic Landscape near Neskaupstaður July 2014, Martin Falbisoner, 2014-07-22 18:20:30 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ishtar Gate at Berlin Museum — Ishtar Gate at Berlin Museum, Rictor Norton, 2006-05-17 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Karkarook-Park-Northern-Shore — Karkarook-Park-Northern-Shore, Smartiejl, 2022-09-25 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Korean painting — Korean painting, Korea, late 19th-early 20th century · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Kullervo Cursing — Kullervo Cursing, Akseli Gallen-Kallela Finnish, 1865-1931, Finland, 1896 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Lacquer Tea Bowl 乾隆禦制雕漆盞 — Lacquer Tea Bowl 乾隆禦制雕漆盞, China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736–1795) · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Landscape Gunung Baluran Taman Nasional Baluran — Landscape Gunung Baluran Taman Nasional Baluran, Anggysabrita, 2022-02-28 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabalipuram Landscape, India — Mahabalipuram Landscape, India, Vyacheslav Argenberg, 2009-12-20 13:27:04 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession — Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession, India Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur, attributed to Ghasi (active c. 1820-36), India, c. 1820 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Marechal Mobutu Bridge over the Congo River near Matadi — Marechal Mobutu Bridge over the Congo River near Matadi, Agence Zaire Presse, between 1983 and 1993date QS:P,+1950-00- · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Milwaukee Public Museum February 2023 04 (Oceania--Trobriand Islands) — Milwaukee Public Museum February 2023 04 (Oceania--Trobriand Islands), Michael Barera, Taken on 6 February 2023 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nebamun garden — Nebamun garden, anonymous , circa 1380 BCdate QS:P,-1380-00-00T00:00 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Needles Highway 05 — Needles Highway 05, Runner1928, 2016-07-20 15:30:26 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Needles Highway 05 — Needles Highway 05, Runner1928, 2016-07-20 15:30:26 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

New York's Finger Lakes — New York's Finger Lakes, NASA, 2004-12-04 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

No. 2: Chinese boys copying paintings and writing Japanese, from the series "Children Say 'This is Japan!' and Imitate the Games They See in Picturebooks (Yodo iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezoshi o mite yori sono gai ni asobu)" — No. 2: Chinese boys copying paintings and writing Japanese, from the series "Children Say 'This is Japan!' and Imitate the Games They See in Picturebooks (Yodo iu koitsu wa Nippon, ezoshi o mite yori sono gai ni asobu)", Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, c. 1791 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Panel (Furnishing Fabric) — Panel (Furnishing Fabric), Printed and Manufactured by Lancaster Prints England, Lancashire, Lancaster, England, 1856 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Panel (Furnishing Fabric) — Panel (Furnishing Fabric), Printed and Manufactured by Lancaster Prints England, Lancashire, Lancaster, England, 1856 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Petermann Ranges (AU), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, Kuniya Walk -- 2019 -- 3674 — Petermann Ranges (AU), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, Kuniya Walk -- 2019 -- 3674, Dietmar Rabich, Taken on 28 October 2019, 17:28 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Petermann Ranges (AU), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, Kuniya Walk -- 2019 -- 3674 — Petermann Ranges (AU), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, Kuniya Walk -- 2019 -- 3674, Dietmar Rabich, Taken on 28 October 2019, 17:28 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Platte River aerial 2026 — Platte River aerial 2026, AllTheUsernamesAreInUse, 2026-07-28 18:26:36 · Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Rio Vaupés a la altura de Mitú — Rio Vaupés a la altura de Mitú, Dairo, 2008-10-16 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Royal Chair (Akonkromfi) — Royal Chair (Akonkromfi), Asante Ghana Coastal West Africa, Ghana, Probably mid–/late 19th century · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Sahel Base Map — Sahel Base Map, JRC, European Commission, 2013-11-28 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook — Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook, Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95, Italy, 1394/95 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook — Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook, Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95, Italy, 1394/95 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Self-Portrait — Self-Portrait, Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909), United States, 1878 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Self-Portrait — Self-Portrait, Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909), United States, 1878 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Self-Portrait — Self-Portrait, Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909), United States, 1878 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Self-Portrait — Self-Portrait, Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909), United States, 1878 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Self-Portrait — Self-Portrait, Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909), United States, 1878 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Self-Portrait — Self-Portrait, Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909), United States, 1878 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Self-Portrait — Self-Portrait, Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909), United States, 1878 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Seliger Lake. Southern coast. View of the island of Crow on a foggy morning — Seliger Lake. Southern coast. View of the island of Crow on a foggy morning, Александр Байдуков, Taken on 7 May 2019, 04:48:26 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Stamp Depicting a Plant-like Motf — Stamp Depicting a Plant-like Motf, Possibly Zapotec or Aztec (Mexica) Mexico, Mexico, Possibly 1000–1500 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Stamp of Brazil - 1954 - Colnect 960131 - Sao Paulo and Arms — Stamp of Brazil - 1954 - Colnect 960131 - Sao Paulo and Arms, Post of Brazil, 1954 · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Stem Cup with Florets — Stem Cup with Florets, China, Tang dynasty (618–906) · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Tassels — Tassels, Nasca Nazca Valley, south coast, Peru, Peru, 500-900 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Telli bandiagara — Telli bandiagara, J. Drevet, Taken on 8 November 2010 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

The Basket of Apples — The Basket of Apples, Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906), France, c. 1893 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

The Brooch. Eva Mudocci — The Brooch. Eva Mudocci, Edvard Munch Norwegian, 1863-1944, Norway, 1903 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series — The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series, After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33) France, Beauvais, France, c. 1688/1732 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series — The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series, After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33) France, Beauvais, France, c. 1688/1732 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series — The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series, After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33) France, Beauvais, France, c. 1688/1732 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series — The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series, After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33) France, Beauvais, France, c. 1688/1732 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

The Isle of the Dead — The Isle of the Dead, Max Klinger (German, 1857-1920) after Arnold Böcklin (Swiss, 1827-1901), Germany, 1890 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Tomb of Tutankhamun — Tomb of Tutankhamun, Unknown Artist(s), Ancient Egypt · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Two Panels from a Skirt — Two Panels from a Skirt, Philippines, c. 1830 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)" — Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)", Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, Japan, 1830/33 · The Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain (CC0)

Varanasi Munshi Ghat3 — Varanasi Munshi Ghat3, Marcin Białek, 2010-12-26 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0