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Art UK features 300,000 artworks, so you might wonder where to start.

You can search for artworks or artists, or explore art by theme through topics. You can also search people or learn about art terms.

Our stories and Curations highlight artists, movements, collections and exhibitions – or use art to explore different themes.
 

Elizabeth I (1533–1603). (detail), c.1597, oil on canvas by Marcus Gheeraerts the younger (1561/1562–1635/1636). Image credit: Trinity College, University of Cambridge

Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
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People

Browse sitters in art, including royals, artists' models, celebrities, figures from myths and legends – and sometimes, artists themselves.

Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria. (detail), c.1615–1617 oil on canvas by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654 or after). Image credit: The National Gallery, London

Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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Artists

From Eileen Agar to Johann Zoffany, explore over 50,000 artists represented in UK collections.

Landscape with Cottages. (detail), 1911, oil on board by Jessica Dismorr (1885–1939). Image credit: Government Art Collection

Landscape with Cottages
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Artworks

Search 300,000 artworks – from paintings and photography to prints and sculpture.

A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula. (detail), early 1650s, oil on copper by Jan van Kessel the elder (1626–1679). Image credit: The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula
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Topics

Find art and stories by theme.

Leaning on a Landscape. (detail), 1978, gloss paint on board by Patrick Hughes (b.1939). © Patrick Hughes / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London

Leaning on a Landscape
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Art terms

Learn about art terminology.

Three Tahitans. (detail), 1988, oil on canvas by Paul Gauguin (1848–1903). Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

Three Tahitans
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Stories

Explore art, from lesser-known artists to themes and concepts.

Works on Paper. (detail), 2009, acrylic gouache on paper by Peter McDonald (b.1973). © the artist & Kate MacGarry Gallery. Image credit: Government Art Collection

Works on Paper
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Curations

Anyone can curate their own group of artworks and share with the world.