Whether you write about XIV century sculpture or about the history of measures, there may come a time when you need an image of an Italian work of art for your publication.

Let’s pretend for a moment that you want to avoid picture libraries – a wise choice, if I may say so – or that the work you need is not so famous as to be in every commercial archive, that is extremely plausible.

There are a few important things you need to know before entering the realm of Italian bureaucracy.