search_artwork— Search the collection by keyword, artist, period, medium, etc.semantic_search— Find artworks by meaning, concept, or theme using natural languagebrowse_set— Browse artworks within a curated collection set
get_artwork_details— Full metadata for a specific artwork (by object number)get_artwork_image— High-resolution interactive deep-zoom viewerinspect_artwork_image— Fetch an artwork image as base64 for direct visual analysisget_artwork_bibliography— Scholarly references and bibliography for a work
get_artist_timeline— Chronological timeline of an artist's works in the collection
lookup_iconclass— Search the Iconclass vocabulary (universal iconographic classification system)list_curated_sets— Browse curated exhibitions and scholarly groupingsget_recent_changes— Track recent additions and modifications to the collection
navigate_viewer— Navigate to specific regions of an artwork image, add overlaysresolve_uri— Resolve a Linked Art URI to full artwork detailsopen_in_browser— Open a URL in your browser
14 tools total. semantic_search and lookup_iconclass are particularly powerful for
humanities research — query conceptually rather than by keyword, and cross-reference
the Iconclass taxonomy directly.