Public Domain Image Library

05/09/2026

Jan Steen’s The Village School: proof that classroom chaos is a timeless masterpiece. https://pdil.art/jansteen

04/09/2026

On this day in 1888, George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak and received a patent for his camera that used roll film. Advertisement for Kodak with artwork by Jessie Willcox Smith.
https://pdil.art/jessiewillcoxsmith

03/09/2026

On this date in 1942, British painter, book illustrator, and wood-engraver Eric Ravilious was lost in action when he opted to join one of the RAF crews searching for a missing plane in his capacity as a war artist. pdil.art/ericravilious

02/09/2026

Christmas Trees from our Christmas of Yesteryear collection. Click on the link in the first comment to see the full collection.

01/09/2026

Sofonisba Anguissola was a trailblazer for women artists. Click on the link in the comments to read her full biography.

31/08/2026

Sidney Starr (1857-1925), British Impressionist. Click on the link in the comments to read his biography.

22/06/2026

pdil.art/adverts - Explore vintage advertisements and historic advertising artwork in the public domain, including illustrated magazine adverts, product promotions, fashion advertising and commercial art from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Download the images for use in publishing, graphic design, collage, crafts, prints and other personal or commercial projects.

Explore high-resolution vintage advertisements in the public domain, including historic magazine adverts and commercial art for creative and commercial use.

10/05/2026

pdil.art/grünewald - Matthias Grünewald, a master of German Renaissance painting, is renowned for his emotionally charged and vivid works. His most celebrated masterpiece, the Isenheim Altarpiece, exemplifies his powerful use of colour and dramatic composition, capturing intense spiritual themes and suffering.

Grünewald’s most notable masterpiece is the Isenheim Altarpiece, created between 1512 and 1516 for the Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim, Alsace. The altarpiece was designed to provide solace to patients suffering from ergotism, also known as St. Anthony’s Fire.

Grünewald’s depiction of the crucified Christ is striking for its visceral realism and profound pathos; the tortured body, contorted in agony, captures both the physical and spiritual suffering of Christ, making it one of the most powerful religious images of its time.

Our Matthias Grünewald collection download features 50 hi-res images, in jpeg format. These images include 26 detail pictures from the Isenheim altarpiece and a detailed overview of the three different configurations.The images are all 600dpi and range in size from 2952 pixels wide/tall to 8160 pixels wide/tall.

29/04/2026

pdil.art/animals - The Natural History of Animals (1905) - Value Bundle of Images from Volumes 1-4 - These are the pictures from the four volumes of The Natural History of Animals (1905), a series of beautiful natural history books, written by J.R. Ainsworth Davis and published by The Gresham Publishing Company.

The four collections in this bundle include colour illustrations by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert, Angelo Fairfax Muckley, August Specht and others.

23/04/2026

pdil.art/beckmann - Max Beckmann was a German painter known for his expressionist works. His paintings often feature vivid colours, strong figures, and complex symbolism, reflecting the social and political turmoil of his era. Beckmann’s art remains influential within twentieth-century European painting.

Our Max Beckmann download features 105 hi-res images. The images are all 600dpi and range in size from 2970 to 7020 pixels wide/tall.