#  Formatting Images  

 



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If you are writing a paper, images typically do not count toward your page count, and are usually included at the end of the paper either in a list of images or in a table. You should indicate the numeration of images you use within the text so your reader can easily navigate your paper and tables. A common method of numeration is the use of (fig. X) to indicate “Figure X,” as shown in the example below.

   ![Red figure lekythos](/sites/g/files/omnuum8511/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/classicswrites/files/43181551.jpeg?itok=mqFLEYmG) 

 

*Lekythos (oil flask): Nike (Victory) Pouring a Libation at an Altar, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler 3 Museum, Loan from Estate of Donald Upham and Mrs. Rosamond U. Hunter, Photo President and Fellows of Harvard College, 4.1908. Image used with permission from Harvard Art Museums.*### Example

 “As one can see on an Attic, red-figure lekythos attributed to the Berlin Painter (c. 490 BCE; Harvard Art Museums 4.1908), Nike approaches an altar **(fig. 1)**. This type of iconography….”

Your paper would then continue and include your description and analysis of the object. At the end of your paper, either right before or right after your typical bibliography section you would include:

*List of Figures*

Fig. 1: Harvard Art Museums 4.1908

## Best Practices

1. Use color images when available.
2. Make sure your images are not crooked! If necessary, you can lightly edit images to adjust scans so that your image is straight.
3. Use a high quality photo: make sure your image is not pixelated!
4. Use image databases, linked in the [Reference Sources](/reference-sources) page, to find images. You can also look on museum websites, which often (but not always) provide high quality image downloads.
5. Avoid images with large watermarks - they distract from the imagery on the object itself.