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Every image and collection record on Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata is available under a Creative Commons 0 (CC0) license. A CC0 license means that the image or ... SkiptoContent TheNationalGalleryofArtonWikimediaCommonsandWikidata EdwardSavage,GeorgeWashington,c.1796,oiloncanvas,GiftofHenryPratherFletcher,1960.3.1 TheNationalGalleryofArthaslongbeencommittedtomakingitsartfreelyavailabletotheworldthroughitsopen-accessinitiatives.In2018,theGallerybeganextendingthiscommitmentbyworkingwiththeWikimediaFoundation,oneofthelargestsupportersofopenknowledgeandculture,todonateitscollectionofopen-accessimagesanddatatoWikimediaplatformstosupportopenculture,research,andeducation.Todate,theGalleryhascontributed53,000high-resolutionimagesofartworkstoWikimediaCommonsand120,000artobjectcollectionrecordstoWikidata. EveryimageandcollectionrecordonWikimediaCommonsandWikidataisavailableunderaCreativeCommons0(CC0)license.ACC0licensemeansthattheimageorrecordsarefreelyavailabletousewithoutrestriction–noneedtoaskforpermission–andforanypurpose.AsacourtesytotheGallery,weencourageuserstoincludethecreditline:CourtesyNationalGalleryofArt,Washington. WikimediaCommonspresentsvisitorsanduserswitharangeofnewandexcitingwaystoengagedirectlywiththeGallery’scollection.Beyondeasyviewing,downloading,andlinking,anyonecanusetheimagestoenhanceWikipediaarticles,suchasaddingportraitstobiographiesorillustratinghistoricaleventsandconcepts.Wikipediaisalsoavailableinhundredsoflanguages,enablingusersfromacrosstheworldtousetheGallery’simagesinatrulyglobalmanner.Everyimagealsocomeswithembeddedmetadatathatdescribestheartwork. HenryOssawaTanner,TheSeine,c.1902,oiloncanvas,GiftoftheAvalonFoundation,1971.57.1 Formoredata-drivenortechnically-mindedusers,the120,000artobjectcollectionrecordsonWikidatacanbequeriedthroughitsSPARQLendpointservice.Galleryartworkdataandopen-accessimagescanbecombinedwiththeentiretyofWikidata’slinkeddatarecords,anduserscancreatestructureddataexports,maps,andarangeofdatavisualizations. Bydonatingitsopen-accesscollectiontoWikimediaCommonsandWikidata,theNationalGalleryofArtcontinuestomakeitsartfreelyavailabletoworld-wideaudiences.Asnewimagescomeintothe publicdomain,theywillbeaddedtoWikimediaCommons.TheGallerywelcomesandencourageseveryonetoexplore,enjoy,share,use,re-use,andbuildwithitscollectiononWikimediaCommonsandWikidata. ForquestionsregardingtheNationalGallery’sWikimediaprojectoritsopenaccessinitiatives,pleasecontactus.  AdditionalResources OpenAccessPolicy SearchtheCollectionforDownloadableImages ImagingServices ImageReproductionGuide(PDF)