This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of art and artists in any language. Entries are in the English language unless stated as otherwise.

General art

American Federation of Arts. Who's who in American art. Marquis Who's Who [etc.], 1936/1937–. ISSN 0000-0191. Artcyclopedia: The fine art search engine. Artcyclopedia, 1999–.http://artcyclopedia.com. Ashwin, Clive. Encyclopedia of Drawing: Materials, Techniques and Style. North Light, 1983.Kister, 1994, p. 326. Atkins, Robert. Artspeak: A guide to contemporary ideas, movements, and buzzwords, 1945 to the present. Abbeville Press, 1997. . Bahn, Paul G. The new Penguin dictionary of archaeology. Penguin, 2004. . Ballast, David Kent. The encyclopedia of associations and information sources for architects, designers, and engineers. Sharpe Professional, 1998. . Bénézit, E. Dictionary of artists Gründ, 2006. . Berman, Esmé. Art and artists of South Africa: An illustrated biographical dictionary and historical survey of painters, sculptors and graphic artists since 1875. Southern Books, 1996. . Boardman, John. Lexicon iconographicum mythologiae classicae (LIMC). Artemis, c1981–c1997. . Brigstocke, Hugh. The Oxford companion to western art. Oxford University Press, 2001. . The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corp., 1973.Kister, 1994, p. 325. Cahill, James, Osvald Sirén, Ellen Johnston Laing. An index of early Chinese painters and paintings: T'ang, Sung, and Yüan. University of California Press, 1980. . Cancik, Hubert, Helmuth Schneider, Christine F. Salazar, David E. Orton. Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the ancient world. Brill, 2002–. .

Chilvers, Ian. Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Oxford, 1990. Chilvers, Ian. The Oxford dictionary of art. Oxford University Press, 2004. . Chilvers, Ian and Harold Osborne. Oxford Dictionary of Art. Oxford, 1988. Daniel, Howard. Encyclopedia of Themes and Subjects in Painting. Abrams, 1971. Davenport, R. J., Gordon's Art Reference, Inc. Davenport's art reference and price guide. Gordon's Art Reference, Inc., 1984–. ISSN 1540-1553. Dawdy, Doris Ostrander. Artists of the American West: A biographical dictionary. Sage Books, –c1985. . DeMello, Margo. Encyclopedia of body adornment. Greenwood Press, 2007. . Dunford, Penny. A biographical dictionary of women artists in Europe and America since 1850. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989. .Guide to Reference: Biography Earls, Irene. Baroque art: A topical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1996. . Earls, Irene. Renaissance art: A topical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1987. .

Enciclopedia dell'arte antica, classica e orientale. Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana, [1958–1985].

Encyclopedia of World Art. Publishers Guild, 1983.Kister, 1994, p. 326-327.

Falk, Peter H., Audrey M. Lewis, Georgia Kuchen. Who was who in American art, 1564–1975: 400 years of artists in America. Sound View Press, 1999. . Farris, Phoebe. Women artists of color: A bio-critical sourcebook to 20th century artists in the Americas. Greenwood Press, 1999. . Fielding, Mantle, Glenn B. Opitz. Mantle Fielding's dictionary of American painters, sculptors and engravers. Apollo, 1986. . Galería de Arte Nacional (Venezuela). Diccionario biográfico de las artes visuales en Venezuela. Fundación Galería de Arte Nacional, 2005. .Guide to Reference: History of the Americas Gascoigne, Bamber. How to identify prints: A complete guide to manual and mechanical processes from woodcut to inkjet. Thames & Hudson, 2004. . Gaze, Delia, Maja Mihajlovic, Leanda Shrimpton. Dictionary of women artists. Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. . Getty Research Institute. Union list of artist names online. Getty Research Institute. Available online here. Giorgi, Rosa, Stefano Zuffi. Saints in art. J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003. . Goldman, Paul. Looking at prints, drawings, and watercolours: A guide to technical terms. British Museum Press, 2006. . Goldwater, Robert John, Marco Treves. Artists on art: From the 14th to the 20th century. J. Murray, 1976. . Goulart, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Comics. Facts on File, 1990.

Gowing, Lawrence. The Encyclopedia of Visual Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corp., 1989. Hall, James. Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art. Harper & Row, 2nd ed., 1979. Hallmark, Kara Kelley. Encyclopedia of Asian American artists. Greenwood Press, 2007. . Harris, Jonathan. Art history: The key concepts. Routledge, 2006. . . A freely accessible online version is available. Heller, Jules and Nancy Heller. North American women artists of the twentieth century: A biographical dictionary. Garland, 1995. . Heller, Nancy G. Women artists: An illustrated history. Abbeville Press, 2003. . Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, Kevin Hillstrom, Lucy R. Lippard. Contemporary women artists. St. James Press, 1999. . Horn, Maurice. Contemporary graphic artists: A biographical, bibliographical, and critical guide to current illustrators, animators, cartoonists, designers, and other graphic artists. Gale Research, 1986–. . Horn, Maurice. World Encyclopedia of Cartoons. Chelsea House, 1980. Horn, Maurice. World Encyclopedia of Comics. Chelsea House, 1976. Hornblower, Simon, Antony Spawforth. The Oxford classical dictionary. Oxford University Press, 2003. . Houfe, Simon. The dictionary of 19th century British book illustrators and caricaturists. Antique Collectors' Club, 1996. .

Kazhdan, Alexander B. The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press, 1991. .Guide to Reference: Art and ArchitectureKister, 1994, p. 380-381. Kelly, Michael. Encyclopedia of aesthetics. Oxford University Press, 1998. . Kort, Carol, Liz Sonneborn. A to Z of American women in the visual arts. Facts on File, 2002. . Marquis Who's Who. Who's who in American art. Marquis Who's Who, 1936/37-.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Art. McGraw-Hill, 1969. Meissner, Günter, K. G. Saur. Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon: Die bildenden Künstler aller Zeiten und Völker. K. G. Saur, 1992–. . (German) Meyer, George H., George H. Meyer, Jr., Katherine P. White, Museum of American Folk Art. Folk artists biographical index. Gale Research, 1987. . Milner, John, Antique Collector's Club. A dictionary of Russian and Soviet artists, 1420–1970. Antique Collectors' Club, 1993. . Sheehy, 1986, p. 540.

Murray, Peter and Linda Murray. Dictionary of Art and Artists. Penguin, 1972. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Conservation and art materials encyclopedia online: CAMEO. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. . Naylor, Colin, Leana Shrimpton. Contemporary masterworks. St. James Press, 1991. . Nelson, Robert S., Richard Shiff. Critical terms for art history. University of Chicago Press, 2003. . Newland, Amy Reigle. The Hotei encyclopedia of Japanese woodblock prints. Hotei Publishing, 2005. . Ormond, Richard, Malcolm Rogers, Adriana Davies. Dictionary of British portraiture. Oxford University Press, 1979–1981. . Osborne, Harold. Oxford Companion to Art. Oxford, 1970. Osborne, Harold. Oxford Companion to the Decorative Arts. Oxford, 1975. Osborne, Harold. Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art. Oxford, 1982. Oxford art online. Oxford University Press, 2008–. . Palmer, Frederick. Encyclopedia of Oil Painting: Materials and Techniques. North Light, 1984. Pendergast, Sara, Tom Pendergast. Contemporary artists. St. James Press, 2002. . Petteys, Chris. Dictionary of women artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900. G.K. Hall, 1985. . Piper, David. Random House Dictionary of Art and Artists. Random House, 1990. Praeger Dictionary of Art. Praeger, 1971. Kister, 1994, p. 324-325. Reid, Jane Davidson and Chris Rohman. The Oxford guide to classical mythology in the arts, 1300–1990s. Oxford University Press, 1993. . Riggs, Thomas, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. St. James guide to black artists. St. James Press, 1997. . Riggs, Thomas, Association of Hispanic Arts (New York). St. James guide to Hispanic artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American artists. St. James Press, 2002. . Sill, Gertrude Grace. Handbook of Symbols in Christian Art. Macmillan, 1975. Smithsonian Institution. Galaxy of knowledge: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Smithsonian Institution, 2002. . Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution research information system: SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution, 207-. . Stanos, Nikos. Concepts of modern art: From fauvism to postmodernism. Thames and Hudson, 1994. . Stevenson, George A. Graphic Arts Encyclopedia. Design Press, 1992.Kister, 1994, p. 327.

Summers, Claude J. The queer encyclopedia of the visual arts. Cleis Press, 2004. . Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art and Artists. Thames and Hudson, 1985. Sheehy, 1986, p. 541.

Vollmer, Hans. Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts. Seemann, [1979?]. Walker, John Albert, Clive Phillpot. Glossary of art, architecture and design since 1945. G.K. Hall, 1992. . Wertkin, Gerard C., Lee Kogan American Folk Art Museum. Encyclopedia of American folk art. Routledge, 2004. . World Monuments Fund. World monuments watch: 100 most endangered sites. 2007–. .

Architecture

Sheehy, 1986, p. 547. Calloway, Stephen. Elements of Style: A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present. Simon & Schuster, 1991.Kister, 1994, p. 344-345. Packard, Robert T. and Balthazar Korab. Encyclopedia of American Architecture. McGraw-Hill, 1994. Sheehy, 1986, p. 548. Sheehy, 1986, p. 548-549. Sheehy, 1986, p. 549.

Decorative arts and antiques

Cameron, Ian and Elizabeth Kingsley-Rowe. Random House Encyclopedia of Antiques. Random House, 1973. Engen, Rodney K. Dictionary of Victorian wood engravers. Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. . Garner, Philippe. Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, 1890–1940. Van Nostrand, 1979. Mackay, James. Encyclopedia of Small Antiques. Harper & Row, 1975. Phillips, Phoebe. The Collectors' Encyclopedia of Antiques. Crown, 1973; Smith, 1989.Kister, 1994, p. 344. Phipps, Frances. Collector's Complete Dictionary of American Antiques. Doubleday, 1974. Ramsey, L. G. G. Complete Color Encyclopedia of Antiques. 2nd ed., Hawthorn, 1975. Random House Collector's Encyclopedia: Victoriana to Art Deco. Random House, 1974. Ross, Mabel. Encyclopedia of Handspinning. Interweave Press, 1988. Savage, George. Dictionary of 19th Century Antiques and Later Objets d'Art. Putnam, 1978. Torbet, Laura. The Encyclopedia of Crafts. Scribner's, 1980.Kister, 1994, p. 345. Wills, Geoffrey. Concise Encyclopedia of Antiques. Van Nostrand, 1976.

Engraving Engen, Rodney K. Dictionary of Victorian wood engravers. Chadwyck-Healey, 1985. .

Furniture Aronson, Joseph. Encyclopedia of Furniture. 3rd ed., Crown, 1965. Boyce, Charles. Dictionary of Furniture. Facts on File, 1985. Fairbanks, Jonathan and Elizabeth Bidwell Bates. American Furniture: 1620 to the Present. Marek, 1981. Gloag, John and Clive Edwards. A Complete Dictionary of Furniture. Rev. ed., Overlook Press, 1991.

Jewelry Newman, Harold. Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry. Thames & Hudson, 1987.

Pottery and porcelain Boger, Louise Ade. Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain. Scribner's, 1970. Cameron, Elisabeth. Encyclopedia of Pottery & Porcelain, 1800–1960. Facts on File, 1986. Hamer, Frank and Janet. Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques. 3rd ed., University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991.

Textiles

Kister, 1994, p. 345-346.

Design Byars, Mel (2004): The Design Encyclopedia, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 832 pages. . Fleming, John & Hugh Honour. The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. rev. ed., Viking, 1990. Jervis, Simon. Facts on File Dictionary of Design and Designers. Facts on File, 1984.Kister, 1994, p. 346. Livingston, Alan, Isabella Livingston. The Thames and Hudson dictionary of graphic design and designers. Thames & Hudson, 2003. . Morteo, Enrico (2008): Grande Atlante del Design dal 1850 a oggi, Electa – Mondadori, 422 pages. .