The Collection Online
The CNAP database presents more than 90,000 artworks acquired by the French State since 1791. It's an exceptional knowledge base available to all: artists, professionals and enthusiasts. This selected documentation grows every year.
Further information about the works
Any further information about the works must be requested via email at documentation@cnap.fr
Any irregularity must be reported at the same address.
Consultation and reproduction of the works
Any request to consult or reproduce a photograph of a work must be submitted via email at iconotheque@cnap.fr
The reproduction of images is subject to copyright and exploitation regulations. The images come from various sources: high definition studio photographs; documentary photographs taken while inventorying our deposits; visual elements provided by artists, galleries, and agents; digitised archive documents.