![]() ![]() In 2012, the museum put 396 free art catalogs online. And, when you have some free time on your hands, you should also check out another open initiative from the Met. At the bottom, a 1907 photograph by Alfred Stieglitz called “The Steerage.” And that’s just starting to scratch the surface. In the middle, Rembrandt’s “Self Portrait” from 1660. At the top, you will find the 1874 painting “Boating,” by Édouard Manet. We’ve embedded a few of our favorite picks. But once you start surfing through the digital collections, you can find and download images of some wonderful masterpieces. In an FAQ, the Met provides simple instructions on how to figure that all out. The Met’s online initiative is dubbed “Open Access for Scholarly Content,” and, while surfing the Met’s digital collections, you’ll know if a particular work is free to download if it bears the “OASC” acronym.
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