prometheus is a distributed digital image archive that currently makes over 135 databases from institutes, research facilities, and museums with more than 4,176,000 records from the fields of art, culture, and history researchable on a common user interface.

Situated at the Institute of Art History of the University of Cologne, prometheus is supported by the non-profit association prometheus e.V. which promotes the ongoing developments of the digital media for science and research.



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Johan Thorn Prikker
Between Ornament and Abstraction – The Dutch artist Johan Thorn Prikker is best known for his Art Nouveau works. In the 1910s and 1920s, he was one of the most influential artists in the Rhineland. | more...


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Objects in Your Database

Anyone with a personal account for the image archive can upload their own images to Prometheus, either solely for their own research and study purposes or to make them available to everyone else. You will find ‘My Uploads’ in the top navigation bar next to ‘Search’ and ‘Image Collections’.
First, select an image file from your hard drive and then fill in the required fields. These include the title of the work depicted and details of the image rights. Click ‘Save’ and the image will appear in your image database. You can edit these images at any time, for example to add metadata or to link them to other images.

The list shows the titles of all the images you have uploaded. Select an image to create a link.

The relevant links will then be displayed under ‘Further views’.