The Artchive


The Artchive is a virtual art gallery website. It was established in the late 1990s by Mark Harden. He contributed to WebMuseum from 1995 before establishing the Artchive. A biography of the founder called it a "top art resource". A user on Pinterest called it "such a valuable website". However, the contact email does not currently work and the site is neglected and not updated.
The Artchive website displays historic artworks with a convenient viewer that allows the size of the image to be set easily as required. It provides a leading online teaching resource for art at a university level.
The Artchive contains 2,300 scans of works by more than 200 artists. Posters of displayed artworks are available.
It has the same name as a service of SITO.
Notable works on the site include The Fight Between Carnival and Lent by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.