A PAINTING, SCULPTURE, OR PHOTOGRAPH

Provide the artist's name, the title of the artwork in italics, the date of composition, and the medium of the piece. Finally, provide the name of the institution that houses the artwork followed by the location of the institution (if the location is not listed in the name of the institution, e.g. The Art Institute of Chicago).

Example of a painting viewed in person:

For photographic reproductions of artwork (e.g. images of artwork in a book), treat the book or website as a container. Remember that for a second container, the title is listed first, before the contributors. Cite the bibliographic information as above followed by the information for the source in which the photograph appears, including page or reference numbers (plate, figure, etc.).

Example of painting or drawing published in a book:

Artist last name, first name. Title of work (in Italics). Date of the work, Museum name, City. Title of Book (in italics), edition, editors, publisher, page.

Example of a painting or drawing viewed online:

Artist last name, first name. Title of work. Date. Website title (in italics), URL.

Example of artwork viewed in Jstor/Artstor

Artist last name, first name. Title of work. Date. Museum. JSTOR (in italics), URL. Date accessed. 

Grove Art Online Article

Author last name, first name. "Title of article." Title of reference work (in italics), Publisher, date of publication, URL or DOI.