relatedartworks
Related artworks is a metadata concept used in art catalogs, museum databases, and digital collections to link works that share connections with a given piece. The related artworks feature gathers items that illuminate context, influence, or lineage, helping users explore the broader network around a work. Connections can be explicit—such as documented influence, collaboration, or attribution—or implicit—such as shared subject matter, technique, period, or geographic origin.
Common relationship types include: the same artist or workshop; works from a series or cycle; items in
In digital catalogs, related artworks are presented as links or as a graph, enabling navigation from a
Because relationships are interpretive and dependent on metadata quality, editors and scholars emphasize transparent criteria and