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Events: Magnificent Miniatures

We hope you enjoyed our Magnificent Miniatures Exhibit: Clink on the links to find out more about this art form

What is Miniature Painting?
A definition from Encyclopedia Britannica
The Miniature Artist
An interesting blog about all things miniature.
Time Capsules of Past Times: A History of the Portrait Miniature
A brief history of the miniature portraits from Sothebys.
Miniature Paintings from South Asia
From the Princeton University Art Museum
Miniature Painting
An overview from Britannica Academic
World Federation of Miniaturists
The World Federation of Miniaturists was created to further the worldwide recognition of the miniature art societies and individual artists that practice and embrace all forms of miniature art, from portraiture to landscapes, from sculpture to scrimshaw.

Click HERE to see the digital exhibit which features the original cadet artwork created for this Library program and exhibit.

Books in our collection about Miniature Paintings

Portrait Miniatures by Williamson, George Charles

The art of painting in miniature
Boutet, Claude
Persian miniature painting and its influence on the art of Turkey and India : the British Library collections
Chats on old miniatures
Foster, J. J. (Joshua James)

Journal articles in our collection about Miniature Paintings

Videos in our collection about Miniature Paintings

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