Look for book chapters on your work, not just whole books
Be flexible with your search terms - remember the objects you are looking at are very old may have several names and may be called something in another language even when discussed in English. Examples:
The Mona Lisa
Ise Jingu or Ise Shrine
Hall of Bulls or Lascaux Cave Paintings or Grotte de Lascaux
Search the full-text of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and other full-text reference books. Access to individual reference titles is also available from the Bertrand Library catalog.
This database covers fine, decorative, and commercial art as well as photography, folk art, film, architecture, and much more. Includes full text journal articles published after 1997 as well as citations and abstracts for articles, dissertations, reviews, and other literature published after 1984.
Oxford Art Online provides us with access to Grove Art, with tens of thousands of encyclopedia entries providing information on artists, works, schools, and many important places and events in Art History. Many of the more in-depth entries (primarily artists, schools, and important works) include bibliographies to help further your research & understanding.