Fine Art Research Question: You want to learn more about the sitter in a specific portrait, the circumstances and context of the work, and how the dress and fashion of the model reflects the subject's status and character. An example might be Renoir’s famous 1883 painting, Dance at Bougival.
An Omni search locates only one relevant book using the search: "dance at bougival" renoir
A Google search using the same search brings up grey literature including detailed commentary from art galleries and museums.
- Fashion History Timeline: Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT, State University of New York) is an open-access source for fashion history knowledge, featuring objects and artworks from over a hundred museums and libraries globally. Click on Source Database to search. Theentry includes references leading to primary sources with commentary on the fashions in the painting.
Music Research Question: How are Indigenous peoples portrayed in opera?
An Omni search locates several relevant articles using: (portray* OR representation) opera Indigenous
A Google search using the same search string brings up additional grey literature sources:
