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FRICK FINE ARTS LIBRARY
ART HISTORY: CARAVAGGIO
Library Guide Series, No. 45
“Qui scit ubi scientia sit, ille est proximus habenti.” -- Brunetiere*
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you by student assistants in the Reading Room of the FFAL. Please submit
to them a complete citation for the items you need (including complete call
number).
Use My Account Tab in Pitt Cat to keep track of requests made, know what
fees may have accrued in your account, and renew books yourself.
Notes on Using the Internet for Research
• For research purposes, the Internet consists of the “free web” and Internet
resources that are purchased and provided by ULS Libraries on the “deep web”
(i.e., Grove’s Dictionary of Art and other databases listed below and Pitt Cat, the
ULS online catalog).
• Web resources on the “deep web” – including many article databases – are
carefully chosen to support academic work. Use these resources to locate
books, articles, and other resources that you cannot access through the “free
web.” Start on the ULS home page to search Internet resources provided by
the ULS.
• The “free web” is a great place to look for factual and introductory information
and for some types of images. Note, however, that only about 6% of the “free
web” is academic in nature. Much of the rest of what is on the Internet is
commercial or personal.
• Sites on the “free web” vary greatly in quality and must be critically evaluated.
While books and journals are usually reviewed for substance and accuracy before
they are published, anyone can create a web site that says anything at all.
Evaluate each web site and choose the best ones for your work. For more on this
topic see the ULS web site entitled Surfing the Cyber Library
http://www.library.pitt.edu/guides/eval/
• Use search engines to search the “free web.” Each search engine has strengths
and weaknesses and will produce different results. None effectively searches the
entire web. Try using more than one search engine for your searches. Use an
“advanced search” more to do more flexible searching.
Navigating the ULS Digital Library www.library.pitt.edu
Login: Pitt User Name and Password
ULS Digital Library includes over 400 databases that are available for your use
with your Pitt User Name and Password 24/7 from dorm, office, or home.
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Connecting From Home or Dorm Room
You can connect from home to the ULS Digital Library and search the online
databases to which it subscribes by using a web- based service called SSL VPN.
Instructions on doing this are provided at a link in the NEWS section of the ULS
Digital Library home page. Click on “Accessing Library Resources from Off
Campus.” No special software is required. If you have problems connecting with
SSL VPN, please contact Pitt’s Technology Department help line at 412-624-
HELP (4357) for assistance.
NOTE: If you do not connect to SSL-VPN, you will not be able to access any
databases to which the ULS subscribes! Part of the fees you pay to attend Pitt
pays for the databases, so you will want to put them to good use during your
research projects.
1. Introductory Information
Finding Information on Caravaggio
• Specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries
• Introductory articles written by scholars in the field
• Bibliographies listing classic books and journal articles to start your search for
more substantial information
Catholic Encyclopedia. 1908 ed. 30 vols. Fine Arts Library - Reading Room –
Section 3 - AE/5/C36
Contains very informative articles on the saints and Catholic theological concepts
such as the Trinity, Pentecost and others, names of the apostles and saints, as well
as articles about the Last Supper (Eucharist or Mass), liturgical practices and
vestments worn during the Mass. The CE is also available on the Internet at
www.knight.org/advent/cathen/cathen.thm
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. 4 vols. Frick – Reference – Dictionaries and
Encyclopedias – BH56/E53/1998
Includes an article on “Baroque Aesthetics.”
• Grove Dictionary of Art (Click on FIND ARTICLES, go to the right of the
screen and click on “Particular Database.” Click the first letter of the database
title.
• Can search by artist’s name or art term – Caravaggio
• Click inside the frame to print (no e-mail or save feature)
• How to Cite the Article (scroll to bottom of the article)
• Bibliography – Check book titles and journal titles at Pitt Cat
• Images – Click on Links OR go to search page and click on “External Image
Links” and search by an artist’s name
Oxford Dictionary of Popes. 1986 ed. Fine Arts Library - Reference – Biographies -
BX955.2/K45/1986
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2. Sources of Iconography
Additional information on iconography or types of images may be located by executing a
subject search in Pitt Cat. Sample subject headings are listed below:
Allegories
Christian art and symbolism
Mythology classical
Mythology classical in art
Saints in art
Names of Individual Saints
John the Baptist Saint
Mary Magdalene Saint
Paul the Apostle Saint
Earls, Irene. Baroque Art: A Topical Dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,
1996. Frick – Reference – Dictionaries and Encyclopedias – N6415/B3E18/1996
Includes Christian subjects as well as secular subjects like “The Card Sharps.”
Hall, James. Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. 1979 ed. Fine Arts Library -
Reference – Iconography - N/7560/H34/1979
The Holy Bible. Douai ed. Fine Arts Library - Reference – Dictionaries and
Encyclopedias - BS180/B58
Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. 1962 ed. 4 vols. Fine Arts Library - Reference –
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias - BS/440/I6
Jobes, Gertrude. Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols. 1961 ed. 3 vols.
Fine Arts Library - Reference – Dictionaries and Encyclopedias - GR/35/J62
Roberts, Helene E. and Rachel Hall Iconographic Index to New Testament Subjects.
New York: Garland, 1992+ . Fine Arts Library - Reference – Iconography -
ND1430/R6/1992
An index to photographs and slides of paintings represented in the visual collections,
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University. Volume one covers narrative paintings of the
Italian School. Outline is provided in the front of the volume. Useful for obtaining a
list of paintings by artists that is arranged by theme (i.e., annunciation of the birth of
Christ to Mary, lamentation over the dead Christ).
Roberts, Helene E. Iconographic Index to Old Testament Subjects. New York:
Garland, 1987. Fine Arts Library - Reference – Iconography - ND1430/R63
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An index to photographs and slides of paintings represented in the visual collections,
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University. Arranged according to ICONCLASS scheme.
Outline is provided in the front of the volume. Useful for obtaining a list of paintings
by artists that is arranged by theme.
Schiller, Gertrud. Iconography of Christian Art. (1971, 2 vols.) Fine Arts Library -
Reference – Iconography – N7830/S33/1971
Covers the life of Christ and His Passion. Two other volumes covering the Resurrection
and Ascension and the Church are only available in the German language
edition. (They have not yet been translated into English.)
Hagiography (Study of the Saints)
The researcher should also check Catholic Encyclopedia (listed above) and many of the
sources on Christian subjects, such as Réau's Iconographie and Lexikon (also listed
above). One can also look for books about Christian saints by searching Pitt Cat, the
ULS online catalog (see below).
Bles, Arthur de. How to Distinguish the Saints in Art by Their Costumes, Symbols, and
Attributes. 1925 ed. Fine Arts Library - iN8080/B64
Butler, Alban. Lives of the Saints. 12 vols. Hillman Library - BX/4654/B985 (copy
also in Frick – Reference)
Standard authoratative reference. Arranged by ecclesiastical calendar (or feast day of
the saint). Index by saint's name is in volume 4. Butler's is the preferred set on the
lives of the saints because it provides citations to other publications, which earlier
artists may have used. Supplemented by:
Drake, Maurice. Saints and Their Emblems. 1916 ed. Fine Arts Library - Reference –
Iconography - N/8080/D76
Divided into biographical dictionary of saints and dictionary of emblems that lists
saints associated with them.
Kaftal, George. Iconography of the Saints in Italian Painting. 1952 ed. 4 vols. Fine
Arts Library - Reference – Iconography - ND/1432/I8K33
Volume 1 - Tuscan Painting; Vol 2 - Central and South Italian Schools of Painting;
Vol. 3 - North East Italy; Vol 4 - Northwest Italy.
3. Substantial Information
• After using introductory information, it is important to locate more
substantial information written in books, exhibition catalogs and other
publications.
• FIND BOOKS, Connect to Pitt Cat, the ULS Online Catalog
• Navigating the Pitt Cat Home Page
• Other Libraries: PALCI, CLP, CMU, etc.
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• Help (First Tab)
• Course Reserves: Harris, HAA1010, Approaches to Art History
• E-mail to yourself and keep in your class notebook
• Save to a disk (available for $1.00 in the Library Office, M-F 9-5)
• Author Search: Hibbard Howard
• Title Search: Caravaggio and His Followers
Subject Heading Searching in Pitt Cat
Subject searches in Pitt Cat must be entered in the exact form prescribed by the Library
of Congress. Sample subject headings are provided below.
General Headings
Art Italian Italy
Art Italian Italy Rome
Artist's Name
Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi da
NOTE 1: One may often retrieve more information when executing a
keyword search than when using a subject heading search. The reason is
that a keyword search retrieves essays published within published
anthologies.
Subject search for Caravaggio = more than 100 results
Keyword search for Catavaggio = 286 results (includes essays within
books)
NOTE 2: When a lot of material has been published on one artist, the
subject heading is sub-divided. For example:
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Bibliography
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Catalogs
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Catalogues raisonnes
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Criticsm & interpret
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Denial of Peter
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Exhibitions
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Fortune Teller
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Influence
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 Medusa
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610 St. John the Baptist
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Artistic Styles
Art Baroque
Art Baroque Italy
Art Baroque Italy Rome
Mannerism Art
Mannerism Art Italy
Mannerism Art Italy Rome
Artistic Media
Patronage
Painting Baroque Italy
Painting Baroque Italy Rome
Art patrons Italy Biography
Art patronage Italy
Art patronage Rome
Patron’s Name
The Church
Del Monte Francesco Maria
Church History
History of a City
Catholic Church Italy
Catholic Church Italy History
Catholic Church Italy Rome
Council of Trent
Counter Reformation in Art
Counter Reformation Italy Rome
Rome Italy Civilization 16th Century
Rome Italy History 1420-1798
Rome Italy Social Life and Customs
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Keyword Searching in Pitt Cat
• Simple keyword search (without limits)
Caravaggio = 301 results – too many results
Set Limits:
English, ULS
Caravaggio [Subject] = 67 items
Can also limit by an added term
Caravaggio AND followers = 8 (includes essays within books)
4. Current or More Specific Information
• After obtaining the necessary books and completing request forms for items
that you may need, but that we do not own, it is important to search for more
current or specific information. Begin at the ULS Home Page
(www.library.pitt.edu) Click on FIND ARTICLES, scroll to and click on
“Art and Architecture.”
• Bibliography of the History of Art (1990)+
• Journal articles, books, exhibition catalogs, essays, dissertations, and other
publications; includes citations and abstracts (summaries)
• Learn how to recognize different types of citations
• Citation for a book includes 5 things: Author, Title, Place, Publisher,
Year
• Citation for an essay within a book includes 8 things: Author of the
essay, Title of the essay, Author of the book, Title of the book, Place,
Publisher, Year, Pages of the essay
• Citation for a journal article includes 6 things: Author of the article,
Title of the article, Journal title, Volume, Date (month and year),
Pages of the article
• Search: Caravaggio
• Mark and view marked records
• E-mail, print, or save to disk
• Check Pitt Cat to see if we have the books and journals you need
To Retrieve Books: Write down the call number and brief title, give the
piece of paper to the staff member in the Reading Room. Books will be
retrieved for you to use in the Reading Room.
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To Retrieve Journals: write down the journal title, volume and date, give
the piece of paper to the staff member in the Reading Room. Journals
will be retrieved for you to use in the Reading Room.
Borrowing Library Materials
• FFAL- Non-circulating library
• Submit call numbers for books on a slip to public services desk; items will
be retrieved for you; you use them in the Reading Room
• Personal Reserve: Undergraduate students who are researching a term
paper and may need to use the same books over a period of two weeks,
can request the staff at the desk in the Reading Room to place the books
on PERSONAL RESERVE. They will be charged to the Personal Reserve
and placed under your name on those shelves. The books will be held for
two weeks and then returned to the shelves.
Call No.
ND 623
C26 G53
1995
Author
Gilbert Creighton
Title
Caravaggio and his two cardinals
Name
Address
Candyce Hoeye
8998 Buena Vista Dr.
Pgh, PA 9872
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For a Journal
Call No.
Author
Title
Metropolitan Museum Journal
Vol. 26 (1991)
Name
Address
Candyce Hoeye
8998 Buena Vista Dr.
Pgh, PA 98723
5. Searching for Images
• Within books and journals used
• Grove’s Dictionary of Art includes some images (listed above)
• Art Full Text indexes reproductions of artworks found in journals
• ARTstor is a database of images
• Google Image Search
• www.google.com
• Click on Images tab
6. Creating Your Working Bibliography
• E-mail, save to disk / flash drive, or printout the class reserve list
• E-mail, save to disk / flash drive, or printout Pitt Cat citations / Citations for
journal articles in databases
• Use footnotes and/or bibliographies in encyclopedia articles, books on
reserve, books found in Pitt Cat, essays, and journal articles
• Citing your sources in your paper – Begin at the ULS home page
(www.library.pitt.edu)
• Click on USE THE LIBRARIES
• Click on “Help Using the Libraries”
• Click on “Library Tours and Classes”
• Click on “How Do I …”
• Correctly Cite Sources
• Chicago Manual of Style (no online citations)
• Citation Styles Online
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• Chicago Style (for online citations)
To obtain materials not owned by Pitt libraries:
1. Click on the “Other Libraries” Tab in Pitt Cat and search the online catalogs
at CMU or Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
• Hunt Library at CMU is a 15 minute walk from FFAL
• NOTE: Begin at the Hillman Lending Desk to get a card that will allow
you to check books out of Hunt Library!
• Search for the books on the Hunt Library Shelves
• Check them out at the Lending Desk on the main floor of Hunt Library
• Hunt Library does not use the Vend-a-Card for photocopying and uses a
different brand that you will need to purchase in that library.
• Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is across Schenley Drive from the FFAL
• If you live in Allegheny County, you can use your county library card
• If you do not have a library card, request one at the Lending Desk in CLP
• If you live in a nearby county, you may be able to use your own local
library card, but ask at the Lending Desk to be sure.
•
2. E-Z Borrow allows you to search the PALCI database (online catalogs at
several academic libraries in PA and NJ)
• You can request material yourself, all you need is your Pitt ID card number,
log-in, search the online catalog, and complete the online form, the item will
be sent to the Pitt library of your choice for your use.
• My Library Record: Pitt ID Number, Last Name
• Use this to keep track of your requests and, if necessary, library fines
• Help
Writing Manuals
The writing aids listed below will assist you in learning how to write about a work of art.
Each author addresses the issues of analyzing a work of art, defining and compiling a
bibliography, and how to put an academic paper together. The syle manuals provide
assistance in how to cite different types of materials (books, journal articles, essays, etc.)
and how to organize the bibliography required at the end of any academic paper.
Barnet, Sylvan. Short Guide to Writing about Art. 9 th ed., 2008. Frick – Reference –
N7476/B37/2008
This resource is frequently on course reserve in the Reading Room.
Sayre, Henry. Writing about Art. 4 th ed. 2002. Frick – Reference - N7476/S29/1999
This resource is frequently on course reserve in the Reading Room.
Questions: Remember to E-mail the Head of the Frick Fine Arts Library at
frickart@pitt.edu and use “Ask-a-Librarian” on the ULS Digital Library
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