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 “Two Seated Apostles from a Pentecost Scene” — 64 records examined, 3 dropped by the rights gate.

Archives queried 2026-08-28 21:57 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.
Two Seated Apostles from a Pentecost Scene

Two Seated Apostles from a Pentecost Scene

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1245–48

Public domainThe Met
Pentecost, by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Italian, 1675–1741

Pentecost

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, Italian, 1675–1741 · ca. 1700

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Plaque with the Pentecost

Plaque with the Pentecost

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1150–75

Public domainThe Met
Martyrdom of St. Andrew, by Francesco Coghetti, Italian, 1804 - 1875

Martyrdom of St. Andrew

Francesco Coghetti, Italian, 1804 - 1875 · 1825–50

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
The Virgin from a Pentecost Scene and the Figure of Saint Martin

The Virgin from a Pentecost Scene and the Figure of Saint Martin

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1245–48

Public domainThe Met
Sidewall

Sidewall

Artist not stated in the record · 1840–45

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Holy Family with an Angel, by Raffaellino del Garbo (also known as Raffaelle de' Capponi and Raffaelle de' Carli)

Holy Family with an Angel

Raffaellino del Garbo (also known as Raffaelle de' Capponi and Raffaelle de' Carli) · ca. 1490

Public domainThe Met
Three Apostles, by Federico Zuccaro, Italian, 1542 – 1609

Three Apostles

Federico Zuccaro, Italian, 1542 – 1609 · ca. 1540–1609

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine, by Théodore Chassériau

Scene in the Jewish Quarter of Constantine

Théodore Chassériau · 1851

Public domainThe Met
Senses of Smell and Hearing, by Paul Scarron, French, 1610 - 1660

Senses of Smell and Hearing

Paul Scarron, French, 1610 - 1660 · mid- 17th century

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Censer with seated king, by Maya artist(s)

Censer with seated king

Maya artist(s) · 300–400 CE

Public domainThe Met
The Descent of the Holy Spirit (The Pentecost), from The Little Passion Series

The Descent of the Holy Spirit (The Pentecost), from The Little Passion Series

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1509–1511

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
A Dance in the Country, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

A Dance in the Country

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo · ca. 1755

Public domainThe Met
Sheath for a Cutlery Set, by W G W

Sheath for a Cutlery Set

W G W · 1589

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Saddle

Saddle

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1400–1420

Public domainThe Met
Saint Matthew and Saint John, by Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550

Saint Matthew and Saint John

Hans Sebald Beham, German, 1500–1550 · 1520

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Relief from the Chapel of the Overseer of the Troops Sehetepibre

Relief from the Chapel of the Overseer of the Troops Sehetepibre

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1802–1640 B.C.

Public domainThe Met
Bonad

Bonad

Artist not stated in the record · 1774–1825

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Portal from the Church of San Leonardo al Frigido, by Biduinus

Portal from the Church of San Leonardo al Frigido

Biduinus · ca. 1175

Public domainThe Met
Two Lovers in a Landscape, by Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863

Two Lovers in a Landscape

Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863 · 1800-1830

CC0 (public-domain equivalent)Smithsonian
Game Box Inscribed for Taia and His Family

Game Box Inscribed for Taia and His Family

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1396–1347 BCE

Public domainThe Met
LE PETIT CHARIOT / LES MANGEURS DE CERISES, by François Chéreau, the younger, French, 1717 – 1755

LE PETIT CHARIOT / LES MANGEURS DE CERISES

François Chéreau, the younger, French, 1717 – 1755 · mid- 18th century

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
La Demande en Marriage

La Demande en Marriage

Artist not stated in the record · ca. 1795

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. 590 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. 1961804 matched · 40 examined · 3 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 2026-08-28 21:57 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.