OpenGlyph — Catalogue of the American Public DomainJurisdiction: United StatesRev. 2026.08
Images / art

Two archives, queried live.

Every record below comes from The Met or Smithsonian Open Access and was filtered on that archive’s own rights field before it reached this page. 24 shown for “Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes” — 64 records examined, 10 dropped by the rights gate.

Archives queried 2026-09-08 10:58 UTC · fetched live for this request

Object
Public domainThe Met’s isPublicDomain field is true for this object.
CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian’s metadata_usage.access reads CC0 — a waiver, not an expired term.
Not shownAnything failing its archive’s rights field is dropped server-side and never appears here.
Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes

Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes

Artist not stated in the record · Ca. 1660 (diadem) and ca. 1770 (arches)

Public domainThe Met
A Circular Medallion With the Immaculate Conception, by Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863

A Circular Medallion With the Immaculate Conception

Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863 · 1820-1850

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Virgin

Virgin

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1250

Public domainThe Met
The Column of the Immaculate Conception and St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, by Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900

The Column of the Immaculate Conception and St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826–1900 · October 1868–May 1869

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
The Immaculate Conception, by Guido Reni

The Immaculate Conception

Guido Reni · 1627

Public domainThe Met
Side Chapel, with Figures of Charity, the Virgin, and Saints

Side Chapel, with Figures of Charity, the Virgin, and Saints

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1750

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Bust of the Virgin

Bust of the Virgin

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1390–95

Public domainThe Met
The Immaculate Conception, by Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish, active Italy, 1591 – 1652

The Immaculate Conception

Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish, active Italy, 1591 – 1652 · ca. 1640

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Smallsword with Scabbard

Smallsword with Scabbard

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1775

Public domainThe Met
Figure of the "Immaculate Virgin" ("Immaculata") on Pedestal, by Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory, German, 1764 - 1789

Figure of the "Immaculate Virgin" ("Immaculata") on Pedestal

Fulda Pottery and Porcelain Manufactory, German, 1764 - 1789 · 1770–1780

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
The Assumption of the Virgin, by Bernardo Daddi

The Assumption of the Virgin

Bernardo Daddi · 1337–38

Public domainThe Met
God the Father Receiving the Madonna of the Immaculate Conception, by Carlo Carlone, Italian, born Scaria, Italy 1686-died Come, Italy 1775

God the Father Receiving the Madonna of the Immaculate Conception

Carlo Carlone, Italian, born Scaria, Italy 1686-died Come, Italy 1775 · ca. 1720-1730

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
The Adoration of the Magi, by Giotto di Bondone

The Adoration of the Magi

Giotto di Bondone · possibly ca. 1320

Public domainThe Met
Pink floral brocade pillbox hat, by Unidentified

Pink floral brocade pillbox hat

Unidentified · 1960s

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry, by The Limbourg Brothers

The Belles Heures of Jean de France, duc de Berry

The Limbourg Brothers · 1405–1408/1409

Public domainThe Met
The Virgin Crowned by an Angel

The Virgin Crowned by an Angel

Artist not stated in the record · 1520

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
The Harvesters, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Harvesters

Pieter Bruegel the Elder · 1565

Public domainThe Met
The Virgin with the Starry Crown, by Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528

The Virgin with the Starry Crown

Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528 · 1508

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Chair (Sgabello), by Workshop of Giuliano da Maiano (1432–1490) and Benedetto da Maiano (1442–1497)

Chair (Sgabello)

Workshop of Giuliano da Maiano (1432–1490) and Benedetto da Maiano (1442–1497) · ca. 1489–91

Public domainThe Met
Wire frames, crown

Wire frames, crown

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1860-1940

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Coronation of the Virgin, by Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)

Coronation of the Virgin

Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) · ca. 1455

Public domainThe Met
William Goddard's petition to the Continental Congress

William Goddard's petition to the Continental Congress

Artist not stated in the record · September 29, 1774

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
The Coronation of the Virgin, by Niccolò di Buonaccorso

The Coronation of the Virgin

Niccolò di Buonaccorso · ca. 1380

Public domainThe Met
The Virgin with the Crown of Stars, by Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528

The Virgin with the Crown of Stars

Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471–1528 · 1516

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
What was queried

Where these records came from.

Two archives are wired, and only two. Each one is filtered on its own rights field — never on a title match, and never on the presence of an image file.

  • The Met Collection API (Open Access)Rights field: isPublicDomain. 1072 matched · 24 examined · 0 dropped by the rights gate. Kept only where isPublicDomain === true and a file URL was published.12 shown
  • Smithsonian Open Access API (api.si.edu)Rights field: content.descriptiveNonRepeating.metadata_usage.access. 3219713 matched · 40 examined · 10 dropped by the rights gate. Kept only where metadata_usage.access === "CC0" and an image resource was published.12 shown

These figures describe the pass run at 2026-09-08 10:58 UTC, during this request. A completed pass is kept for 24 hours and replayed for an identical search, which is what keeps repeated queries inside Smithsonian’s 30-requests-per-hour allowance. A pass in which either archive failed to answer is never kept — an outage must not be replayed as though it were a finding about the catalogue.

Wikimedia Commons and the Library of Congress are deliberately not wired. Wikimedia was confirmed, on a live query, to return CC-BY material inside the same result set as genuine public domain works, and filtering it safely has not been designed yet. loc.gov was blocked by bot detection during the source evaluation, so its rights vocabulary has never been observed — and nothing here is built on a field nobody has read.

An image file is a rights claim. It never travels without its field.