diff --git a/model/artwork.go b/model/artwork.go
index 8fe2bc7fe..6507c24d7 100644
--- a/model/artwork.go
+++ b/model/artwork.go
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ const ImageTypePrimary = "primary"
 
 // ItemArtwork is an entity's resolved artwork state. Hash=="" means known absent.
 type ItemArtwork struct {
-	ItemKind    string    `structs:"item_kind"`
-	ItemID      string    `structs:"item_id"`
-	ImageType   string    `structs:"image_type"`
-	Hash        string    `structs:"hash"`
-	Source      string    `structs:"source"`
+	ItemKind  string `structs:"item_kind"`
+	ItemID    string `structs:"item_id"`
+	ImageType string `structs:"image_type"`
+	Hash      string `structs:"hash"`
+	Source    string `structs:"source"`
+	// attempted_at/updated_at are nullable in the schema but always set by PutItemArtwork;
+	// raw inserts must set them too, since these non-pointer time.Time fields fail to scan NULL.
 	AttemptedAt time.Time `structs:"attempted_at"`
 	UpdatedAt   time.Time `structs:"updated_at"`
 }
@@ -59,13 +61,16 @@ type ArtworkRepository interface {
 	GetImage(hash string) (*Artwork, error)
 	PutImage(a *Artwork) error
 	GetImages(hashes []string) (map[string]Artwork, error)
+	// GetOrphanHashes returns hashes referenced by no item_artwork row and older than cutoff.
 	GetOrphanHashes(createdBefore time.Time) ([]string, error)
 	DeleteImages(hashes ...string) error
 	// Per-item state (item_artwork table)
 	GetItemArtwork(kind, id, imageType string) (*ItemArtwork, error)
 	PutItemArtwork(ia *ItemArtwork) error
 	DeleteForItem(kind, id string) error
+	// GetInfoForItems hydrates a page: one batched query, item_artwork joined to artwork.
 	GetInfoForItems(kind string, ids []string) (map[string]ItemArtworkInfo, error)
+	// EnqueueStaleAbsent inserts queue rows (priority Recheck) for absent states older than cutoff.
 	EnqueueStaleAbsent(kind string, attemptedBefore time.Time) (int64, error)
 }
 
diff --git a/persistence/artwork_repository.go b/persistence/artwork_repository.go
index 839a390ed..4556bc588 100644
--- a/persistence/artwork_repository.go
+++ b/persistence/artwork_repository.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package persistence
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	. "github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
@@ -47,16 +48,15 @@ func (r *artworkRepository) PutImage(a *model.Artwork) error {
 
 func (r *artworkRepository) GetImages(hashes []string) (map[string]model.Artwork, error) {
 	res := map[string]model.Artwork{}
-	if len(hashes) == 0 {
-		return res, nil
-	}
-	sel := Select("*").From(r.tableName).Where(Eq{"hash": hashes})
-	var all []model.Artwork
-	if err := r.queryAll(sel, &all); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for _, a := range all {
-		res[a.Hash] = a
+	for chunk := range slices.Chunk(hashes, 200) {
+		sel := Select("*").From(r.tableName).Where(Eq{"hash": chunk})
+		var all []model.Artwork
+		if err := r.queryAll(sel, &all); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for _, a := range all {
+			res[a.Hash] = a
+		}
 	}
 	return res, nil
 }
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ func (r *artworkRepository) GetOrphanHashes(createdBefore time.Time) ([]string,
 }
 
 func (r *artworkRepository) DeleteImages(hashes ...string) error {
-	if len(hashes) == 0 {
-		return nil
+	for chunk := range slices.Chunk(hashes, 200) {
+		if err := r.delete(Eq{"hash": chunk}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	return r.delete(Eq{"hash": hashes})
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *artworkRepository) GetItemArtwork(kind, id, imageType string) (*model.ItemArtwork, error) {
@@ -113,28 +115,27 @@ func (r *artworkRepository) DeleteForItem(kind, id string) error {
 
 func (r *artworkRepository) GetInfoForItems(kind string, ids []string) (map[string]model.ItemArtworkInfo, error) {
 	res := map[string]model.ItemArtworkInfo{}
-	if len(ids) == 0 {
-		return res, nil
-	}
-	sel := Select("ia.item_id", "ia.hash", "COALESCE(a.blur_hash, '') as blur_hash").
-		From("item_artwork ia").
-		LeftJoin("artwork a ON a.hash = ia.hash").
-		Where(And{
-			Eq{"ia.item_kind": kind},
-			Eq{"ia.image_type": model.ImageTypePrimary},
-			Eq{"ia.item_id": ids},
-		})
-	var rows []struct {
-		ItemID   string
-		Hash     string
-		BlurHash string
-	}
-	if err := r.queryAll(sel, &rows); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for _, row := range rows {
-		res[row.ItemID] = model.ItemArtworkInfo{
-			ItemID: row.ItemID, Hash: row.Hash, BlurHash: row.BlurHash, Absent: row.Hash == "",
+	for chunk := range slices.Chunk(ids, 200) {
+		sel := Select("ia.item_id", "ia.hash", "COALESCE(a.blur_hash, '') as blur_hash").
+			From("item_artwork ia").
+			LeftJoin("artwork a ON a.hash = ia.hash").
+			Where(And{
+				Eq{"ia.item_kind": kind},
+				Eq{"ia.image_type": model.ImageTypePrimary},
+				Eq{"ia.item_id": chunk},
+			})
+		var rows []struct {
+			ItemID   string
+			Hash     string
+			BlurHash string
+		}
+		if err := r.queryAll(sel, &rows); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for _, row := range rows {
+			res[row.ItemID] = model.ItemArtworkInfo{
+				ItemID: row.ItemID, Hash: row.Hash, BlurHash: row.BlurHash, Absent: row.Hash == "",
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return res, nil
diff --git a/persistence/artwork_repository_test.go b/persistence/artwork_repository_test.go
index b4da4ebbe..a77fd7038 100644
--- a/persistence/artwork_repository_test.go
+++ b/persistence/artwork_repository_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package persistence
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/navidrome/navidrome/model"
@@ -81,6 +82,20 @@ var _ = Describe("ArtworkRepository", func() {
 		_, err := repo.GetImage("d1")
 		Expect(err).To(MatchError(model.ErrNotFound))
 	})
+
+	It("fetches a batch larger than the SQL variable limit", func() {
+		hashes := make([]string, 0, 250)
+		for i := 0; i < 250; i++ {
+			h := fmt.Sprintf("big%03d", i)
+			Expect(repo.PutImage(&model.Artwork{Hash: h, Mime: "image/jpeg"})).To(Succeed())
+			hashes = append(hashes, h)
+		}
+		hashes = append(hashes, "absent1", "absent2")
+
+		got, err := repo.GetImages(hashes)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(got).To(HaveLen(250))
+	})
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("ArtworkRepository item state", func() {