Basics: In parentheses, cite the author's last name and page number. If there is no author or the author's name is already mentioned in your sentence, cite the title and page number. Short work titles must be put in "quotation marks," long work titles must appear in italics.
Examples of in-text or parenthetical citations:
Sources in print:
The first glance at the masterpiece, Saint Jerome, reminds a viewer of the German Renaissance (Strickland 43).
[Explanation: Strickland=author; 43=page number]
In his book, Michael Lailach explains artwork created by Andy Goldsworthy (Land Art 51)...
An illustration by Dante, a well-known Italian medieval poet, is a part of the article published in Smithsonian by Lance Morrow ("Don't Sniff the Antlers" 90)...
Sources online:
Matthew Brady's favorite portrait of Abraham Lincoln is striking due to its simplicity and deeper meaning (Brady CredoReference.com).
[Explanation: Brady=author, artist; CredoReference.com=online database]
Michelangelo selected an enormous block of marble to sculpt David in the tense moment before the battle with Goliath (Michelangelo Google LIFE Photo Archive).
[Explanation: Michelangelo=author, artist; Google LIFE Photo Archive=web page]
Learn more about in-text or parenthetical citations in the sources linked from our Citation Resource Guide.
