How many artworks are in Academic?

There are 792 public-domain artworks in the Academic movement on Archive Lane.

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Are these artworks copyright-free?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

Can I narrow these results further?

Yes, use the filters above the grid to narrow by artist, colour, orientation and, where available, movement or room.

Academic Wall Art

WALL ART

15,331 artworks

Academic art is the polished official painting taught in the state academies of the nineteenth century, above all the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Training moved through drawing from casts, then from the live model, then composition, and it rewarded flawless finish, correct anatomy and subjects from mythology, scripture and history. William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Jean-Leon Gerome and Alexandre Cabanel were its most successful practitioners. Later dismissed as conservative by modernist critics, academic painting has been reassessed for its technical command, and its compositions circulated widely as engravings and photogravures.

About the Academic movement

Academic Wall Art spans 792 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive.

What's in here

The most represented artists here are Mary Vaux Walcott (1,166), Frederick DuCane Godman (814), John Gould (787).

By orientation: 5,609 landscape, 9,456 portrait, 266 square.

Academic by subject

The largest subject groups within Academic:

Academic Plants & Animals — 9,165 artworks
Academic Flowers — 5,318 artworks
Academic Drawings — 302 artworks
Academic Illustration — 274 artworks
Academic Prints — 110 artworks
Academic Landscape — 57 artworks

Academic by culture

The largest culture groups within Academic:

Academic American — 3,173 artworks
Academic German — 1,236 artworks
Academic Dutch — 1,101 artworks
Academic Japanese — 664 artworks
Academic French — 628 artworks
Academic English — 511 artworks

Academic by museum

The largest museum groups within Academic:

Academic Wikimedia Commons — 667 artworks
Academic Rijksmuseum — 223 artworks
Academic Wellcome Collection — 175 artworks
Academic National Gallery of Art — 52 artworks

Prints of these artworks

As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 792 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.

Frequently asked questions

How many artworks are in Academic?: There are 792 public-domain artworks in the Academic movement on Archive Lane.
Can I download these as digital files?: Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.
Can these be printed and framed?: Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.
Are these artworks copyright-free?: Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.
Can I narrow these results further?: Yes, use the filters above the grid to narrow by artist, colour, orientation and, where available, movement or room.