Van Gogh Worldwide – the making of a new digital platform providing art-historical and technical data about the works of Vincent van Gogh, using linked open data (Breakout 5)

Demonstration

Tuesday, April 06, 2021: 12:00pm - 1:30pm - - Demonstration

Evelien de Visser, RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History, Netherlands, Marjon van Schendel, Netherlands Institute for Art History, The Netherlands, Marijke Heslenfeld, RKD-Netherlands Institute for Art History, Netherlands

Van Gogh Worldwide is a new digital platform providing art-historical and technical data about the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). The aim of Van Gogh Worldwide is to present data for all of his artworks in an accessible way, via a user-friendly website. In this demonstration, we will discuss the process of developing the platform and the decisions that went into it.