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A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

Museums publish two different things about the same artwork: whether the work is in copyright, and whether their picture of it is. OpenPlate reads both, does the arithmetic on the published term, and shows you the sentence behind every point of the score.

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  • The Metlive

    191 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

  • Clevelandlive

    329 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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2 of 2 providers answered live. 4 matching records exist across the two collections.

Results for "Martin Luther (1483–1546)"5 records

Institutions answered newest-first by record, interleaved

Martin Luther (1483–1546) by Lucas Cranach the Elder, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Martin Luther (1483–1546)

Lucas Cranach the Elder (d. 1553)

probably 1532 · Oil on wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Medal by Jonathan M. Swanson, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Medal

Jonathan M. Swanson (d. 1963)

1917 · Metalwork, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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Gimmel ring (Twin ring) by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gimmel ring (Twin ring)

Unrecorded maker

second half 16th century · Gold, enamel, rubies, emerald

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Cassone panel

Virgil Solis (d. 1562)

1577 · Oak

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Dr. Martin Luther's Departure, January 23, 1546 at Wittenberg, from a series of eight scenes from the life of Martin Luther

Carl August Schwerdgeburth (d. 1878)

1844 · Etching; second state

In copyright

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