![]() If the author is listed as Anonymous, use that as the name. Start with the last name of the artist followed by a comma and then the first name and a period. Emmanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1851, oil on canvas, 149 x 255 in, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Artist’s First Name Last Name, Title of Painting, Year painting was created, description of materials, dimensions, Museum, City, URL.ġ. Here’s how the above example would be cited in the note:ġ. ![]() Citing a painting you see online in Chicago (notes-bibliography style)Īrtist’s Last Name, Artist’s First Name. Next add the direct URL for the webpage where you viewed the painting, including You should not put a period after the URL. For all other countries, put the name of the country instead of the state followed by a period. ![]() Next, if the museum is in the United States, put the abbreviation for the state followed by a comma, and then put United Staes followed by a period. Then put the city where the museum is located followed by a comma. Then put the medium or materials used in brackets, followed by a period.Īfter the medium put the name of the museum where the piece is currently on display followed by a comma. Then put the title of the painting in italics using sentence case. If the artist is listed as anonymous/unknown, use that as the name.Īfter the artist’s name put the year the painting was created in parentheses followed by a period. If the artist is unknown, then skip this step and start the citation with the title of the work as described in the next step. Write the last name of the artist followed by a comma and then the first initial and middle initial if one is given followed by a period. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States. Museum, City, State Abbreviation/Country. And finally, include the URL of the artwork’s webpage, starting with “Citing a painting you see online in APAĪrtist’s Last Name, Artist’s First Initial. Then put the piece’s current location by writing the name of the website where you accessed the painting in italics. Next you will need to write the year the painting was made followed by a comma. For example, you could write “Untitled portrait of King Henry VIII” or “Red rose on yellow background.” If there is no title given, provide a short and un-italicized description with regular sentence capitalization. Capitalize nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adverbs. If no artist is credited for the work, just start with the next step, the title of the work.Īfter the author’s name, put the title in italics, followed by a period. ![]() If the artist is listed or described as “Anonymous,” put Anonymous. Put a period after the first name or middle name/initial if one is given. ![]() If they have a middle initial or name list it after the first name. Write the artist’s name with their last name first followed by a comma and then their first name, just as you would the author of a book. Here’s how the above example would be cited in an in-text citation: If you’re citing a painting you viewed online, you’ll also need:Īrtist’s Last Name, Artist’s First Name. The medium (e.g., sculpture, painting, etc.).What you will needĬiting a painting typically requires a bit more information than citing a book. In the spirit of Independence Day, the painting Washington Crossing the Delaware is used for examples. But what if the source you want to cite isn’t a book or website, but a painting? And does it make a difference if you see the painting in person at a museum, or through a secondary source like a webpage? This article will tell you how to cite a painting you see in person or online in MLA, APA, and Chicago styles. When writing a research paper it is important to properly cite your sources. ![]()
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