Frequently asked questions

Artnap is a free website that brings together public domain artworks released by museums and libraries under open access programs. It has more than 340,000 works by more than 37,000 artists, from sources such as the Rijksmuseum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. Every work can be downloaded without an account.

Works marked public domain or CC0 can be used for any purpose, including commercial products, without permission or payment. Works marked CC BY can also be used commercially if the credit shown on the page is included. Artnap applies United States public domain rules, and the status of a work can differ in other countries.

Free standard files are JPEG images up to 2,500 pixels on the long side, with no watermark. Artnap Pro members can also download the master file supplied by the museum, which is often several times larger.

All images come from the open access releases of museums, libraries and archives, and from Wikimedia Commons. Each artwork page names the holding museum and links to its record where one exists. The list of museums, with the number of works from each, is on the Museums page.

Artnap Pro adds the museum's full-resolution master file for each work. It costs $9.99 a month, or $7.99 a month billed yearly. Free standard downloads stay free for everyone.

Credit is not legally required for public domain and CC0 works, but museums ask for it and it helps other people find the source. Each artwork page has a credit line ready to copy, for example: "Ferry Boat Crossing the Rokugo River, Utagawa Hiroshige (1834), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com". For CC BY works the credit shown on the page is required.

Yes. The Coloring Pages section has 200 printable pages made from museum prints and drawings, as PDF files in A4 and US Letter sizes. The Wallpapers section has sets for phones and desktops grouped by artist and subject.

A museum website shows one collection. Artnap puts the open access images of many museums into one search, with the same download sizes, license labels and credit lines throughout. The museum's own record remains the reference for the object, and Artnap links to it where possible.