An image retrieval method, an image retrieval device, and an image retrieval system, which are used for image retrieval, are provided. The image retrieval method comprises: receiving a first original image (S100); extracting an image feature of the first original image to obtain a first feature code (S200); obtaining first target information according to the first feature code (S300); according to the first target information, searching for a first target painting set corresponding to the first target information in at least one of a painting library and a knowledge graph library, so as to obtain the first target painting set (S400); and outputting the first target painting set (S500).