In evaluating the image during the research process, ask yourself these questions to help provide context for the image:
Entry for Buddha in Oxford Art Online has information about historical depictions and iconography.
The Toledo Museum of Art online tutotial is helpful for learning how to see and analyze images:
Duke University has created a useful handout about visual analysis.
A nonprofit resource that provides over 2 million images, videos, panoramas, and audio files contributed by museums, galleries, and other cultural organizations around the world. Artstor is now integrated with robust primary source collections accessible on JSTOR.
Most countries have their own instance of Google Image Search. Identify the domain for the country. A list of all domains can be found at: Domain Name Registries Around the World.
A list of sources for public domain and relatively unrestricted images.