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ArtIC Search Artworks

Search the Art Institute of Chicago's collection of over 100,000 artworks using its public API. Returns artwork titles, artists, dates, mediums, and collection links. No authentication required. The collection includes Impressionist paintings (Seurat, Monet, Picasso), ancient art, photography, prints, and decorative arts. Useful for art research, museum data analysis, and cultural heritage studies.

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 5961msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 5961ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "fields": {
      "description": "Comma-separated fields to return. Default: 'id,title,artist_display,date_display,medium_display'. Other options: image_id, dimensions, artwork_type_title, style_title, classification_title",
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Number of results (1-100). Default: 10",
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ]
    },
    "q": {
      "description": "Search query. Examples: 'monet water lilies', 'picasso cubism', 'ancient egypt', 'japanese woodblock', 'american landscape'",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "q"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default ArtIC Search Artworks call

public-safeinput

{
  "q": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_ArtIC_search_artworks
Tool name: ArtIC_search_artworks
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

ArtIC Search Artworks

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 5961msCortexa

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{ "properties": { "fields": { "description": "Comma-separated fields to return. Default: 'id,title,artist_display,date_display,medium_display'. Other options: image_id, dimensions, artwork_type_title, style_title, classification_title", "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "limit": { "description": "Number of results (1-100). Default: 10", "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "q": { "description": "Search query. Examples: 'monet water lilies', 'picasso cubism', 'ancient egypt', 'japanese woodblock', 'american landscape'", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "q" ], "type": "object" }