Visit 17 major art museums from your desk chair, no VISA or passport required !!!
www.GoogleArtProject.com will take you to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery in Washington, DC, the Riksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Palace of Versailles, the Uffizi, the Tate, the Hermitage–there are 17 in all to date.
High definition photography assists you to see with greater magnification than you could accomplish if you were standing inches from each artwork, be it painting, sculpture or drawing.
Touring these masterpieces is free of charge. Want to see how to use the Google Art Project with finesse?
Visitor’s Guide to Google Art Project on YouTube
Not sure what prompted Google to fund and carry out this project, but it represents an opportunity to improve your art eye, to become a Savvy Collector.
Select your favorite artworks spontaneously, then review your choices. Identify common characteristics in your choices.
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style
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subject matter
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time period
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artist
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artist’s country of origin
Corinne Cain of www.SavvyCollector.com