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"Meiping with Design of Bird and Floral," Vietnam, 15th-16th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Gift of Betty and John R. Menke, 1991, New York; ARTstor ID MMA_IAP_10311574592 Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Reproduction of any kind is prohibited without express written permission in advance from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.”

1) Follow the Technical Specifications and System Requirements to prepare your computer for optimal viewing and functionality

2) Register an Account with ARTstor
3) Log on to ARTstor

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Note: All Library computers have pop-up blocking software loaded on them. Holding down the Control key while clicking on a thumbnail image will override this software and allow you to open a larger image.

• Download and print any image in ARTstor by clicking the "Save" icon in the image viewer. When they are used outside of the ARTstor environment, the image size is restricted in order to ensure that this resource will only be used for noncommercial, scholarly purposes.  As of January 2008, approximately 95% of ARTstor's collections are available for download at 1024 pixels on the long side, while the remaining 5% may be downloaded at 400 pixels on the long side. Download size is determined on a collection basis by the provider of each collection. Permitted Use
  
  
• Notes on Image Citations and Descriptive data found in ARTstor
  
  
• Use ARTstor images to create a presentation using the Offline Image Viewer software
  
  
• Import images (jpg, gif or png) into the Offline Image Viewer
  Image File Import Instructions
  
  
• Access ARTstor from off campus via proxy WU Proxy setup instructions
  
  

If you are connecting to ARTstor from off-campus, ARTstor needs to validate that you are an authorized user of the database. One way to do this is to connect to ARTstor through the Washington University Libraries proxy server.

All Registered Users have an alternative way of using ARTstor off-campus. Each time you log onto your ARTstor account, you are given a 120-day Remote Access Grace Period during which time you may access ARTstor from anywhere in the world. Point your web browser to http://www.artstor.org and click on the link to "Search and browse for images." When you are off-campus, you will be prompted to enter the email address and password that you used to register your ARTstor account. As long as you've logged onto your account within the last 120 days, you will be able to go directly into the Digital Library. If you get a message that your Remote Access Grace Period has expired, you can reset it my logging onto your account, whether on campus or through the library's proxy server.

More info - ARTstor Remote Access Guidelines

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