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<\/a><\/p>\nClick Here to Visit Google Art Project<\/a><\/h1>\nHere is the press release (copied from Engadget).<\/p>\n
Singapore, 2 February 2011 <\/strong>\u2013 Today Google unveiled the Art Project<\/a>, a unique collaboration with some of the world\u2019s most acclaimed art museums to enable people to discover and view more than a thousand artworks online in extraordinary detail.<\/p>\nOver the last 18 months Google has worked with 17 art museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Tate in London, and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The results of this partnership, which can be explored at www.googleartproject.com<\/a> involved taking a selection of super high resolution images of famous artworks, as well as collating more than a thousand other images into one place. It also included building 360 degree tours of individual galleries using Street View \u2018indoor\u2019 technology.<\/p>\nWith this unique project, anyone anywhere in the world will be able to learn about the history and artists behind a huge number of works, at the click of a mouse.<\/p>\n
Each of the museums has worked in extensive collaboration with Google, providing expertise and guidance on every step of the project, from choosing which collections to feature; to advising on the best angle to capture photos; to what kind of information should accompany the artwork.<\/p>\n
Works of art included in the project range from Botticelli\u2019s \u2018Birth of Venus\u2019<\/a> to Chris Ofili\u2019s \u2018No Woman, No Cry\u2019<\/a>, Cezanne\u2019s post impressionist works to Byzantine iconography. From the ceilings of Versailles to ancient Egyptian temples, a collection of Whistlers to Rembrandts all over the globe. In total, 486 artists from around the world have been included.<\/p>\nKey features:<\/strong><\/p>\nExplore museums with Street View technology: <\/strong>using this feature, people can move around the gallery virtually on www.googleartproject.com<\/a>, selecting works of art that interest them and clicking to discover more or diving into the high resolution images, where available. \u00a0The info panel allows people to read more about an artwork, find more works by that artist and watch related YouTube videos.
\nA specially designed Street View \u2018trolley\u2019 took 360 degree images of the interior of selected galleries which were then stitched together, enabling smooth navigation of over 385 rooms within the museums. The gallery interiors can also be explored directly from within Street View in Google Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\nSuper high resolution feature artworks: <\/strong>each of the 17 museums selected one artwork to be photographed in extraordinary detail using super high resolution or \u2018gigapixel\u2019 photo capturing technology. Each such image contains around 7 billion pixels, enabling the viewer to study details of the brushwork and patina beyond that possible with the naked eye. Hard to see details suddenly become clear such as the tiny Latin couplet which appears in Hans Holbein the Younger\u2019s \u2018The Merchant Georg Gisze<\/a>\u2019. Or the people hidden behind the tree in Ivanov\u2019s \u2018The Apparition of Christ to the People\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\nIn addition, museums provided images for a selection totalling more than 1000 works of art. The resolution of these images, combined with a custom built zoom viewer, allows art-lovers to discover minute aspects of paintings they may never have seen up close before, such as the miniaturized people in the river of El Greco\u2019s \u2018View of Toledo\u2019,<\/a> or individual dots in Seurat\u2019s \u2018Grandcamp, Evening<\/a>\u2019<\/p>\nCreate your own collection: <\/strong>
\nThe \u2018Create an Artwork Collection\u2019 feature allows users to save specific views of any of 1000+ artworks and build their own personalised collection. Comments can be added to each painting and the whole collection can then be shared with friends and family. It\u2019s an ideal tool for students or groups to work on collaborative projects or collections.<\/p>\nNelson Mattos, VP Engineering, Google <\/strong>
\n\u2018The last 20 years have transformed and democratised the world of art – with better access to museums in many countries and a proliferation of public artworks. We\u2019re delighted to have been able to collaborate with leading art museums around the world to create this state of the art technology. We hope it will inspire ever more people, wherever they live, to access and explore art – in new and amazing levels of detail.\u201d<\/p>\nAmit Sood, Head of Art Project, Google<\/strong>
\n\u2018This initiative started as \u201820% project\u2019 by a group of Googlers passionate about making art more accessible online. Together with our museum partners around the world we have created what we will hope will be a fascinating resource for art-lovers, students and casual museum goers alike – inspiring them to one day visit the real thing.\u2019<\/p>\nFind out even more about Art Project on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWatch the demo and behind the scene video.<\/p>\n
Singapore, 2 February 2011 <\/strong>\u2013 Today Google unveiled the Art Project<\/a>, a unique collaboration with some of the world\u2019s most acclaimed art museums to enable people to discover and view more than a thousand artworks online in extraordinary detail.<\/p>\n Over the last 18 months Google has worked with 17 art museums including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Tate in London, and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The results of this partnership, which can be explored at www.googleartproject.com<\/a> involved taking a selection of super high resolution images of famous artworks, as well as collating more than a thousand other images into one place. It also included building 360 degree tours of individual galleries using Street View \u2018indoor\u2019 technology.<\/p>\n With this unique project, anyone anywhere in the world will be able to learn about the history and artists behind a huge number of works, at the click of a mouse.<\/p>\n Each of the museums has worked in extensive collaboration with Google, providing expertise and guidance on every step of the project, from choosing which collections to feature; to advising on the best angle to capture photos; to what kind of information should accompany the artwork.<\/p>\n Works of art included in the project range from Botticelli\u2019s \u2018Birth of Venus\u2019<\/a> to Chris Ofili\u2019s \u2018No Woman, No Cry\u2019<\/a>, Cezanne\u2019s post impressionist works to Byzantine iconography. From the ceilings of Versailles to ancient Egyptian temples, a collection of Whistlers to Rembrandts all over the globe. In total, 486 artists from around the world have been included.<\/p>\n Key features:<\/strong><\/p>\n Explore museums with Street View technology: <\/strong>using this feature, people can move around the gallery virtually on www.googleartproject.com<\/a>, selecting works of art that interest them and clicking to discover more or diving into the high resolution images, where available. \u00a0The info panel allows people to read more about an artwork, find more works by that artist and watch related YouTube videos. Super high resolution feature artworks: <\/strong>each of the 17 museums selected one artwork to be photographed in extraordinary detail using super high resolution or \u2018gigapixel\u2019 photo capturing technology. Each such image contains around 7 billion pixels, enabling the viewer to study details of the brushwork and patina beyond that possible with the naked eye. Hard to see details suddenly become clear such as the tiny Latin couplet which appears in Hans Holbein the Younger\u2019s \u2018The Merchant Georg Gisze<\/a>\u2019. Or the people hidden behind the tree in Ivanov\u2019s \u2018The Apparition of Christ to the People\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition, museums provided images for a selection totalling more than 1000 works of art. The resolution of these images, combined with a custom built zoom viewer, allows art-lovers to discover minute aspects of paintings they may never have seen up close before, such as the miniaturized people in the river of El Greco\u2019s \u2018View of Toledo\u2019,<\/a> or individual dots in Seurat\u2019s \u2018Grandcamp, Evening<\/a>\u2019<\/p>\n Create your own collection: <\/strong> Nelson Mattos, VP Engineering, Google <\/strong> Amit Sood, Head of Art Project, Google<\/strong> Find out even more about Art Project on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Watch the demo and behind the scene video.<\/p>\n
\nA specially designed Street View \u2018trolley\u2019 took 360 degree images of the interior of selected galleries which were then stitched together, enabling smooth navigation of over 385 rooms within the museums. The gallery interiors can also be explored directly from within Street View in Google Maps<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThe \u2018Create an Artwork Collection\u2019 feature allows users to save specific views of any of 1000+ artworks and build their own personalised collection. Comments can be added to each painting and the whole collection can then be shared with friends and family. It\u2019s an ideal tool for students or groups to work on collaborative projects or collections.<\/p>\n
\n\u2018The last 20 years have transformed and democratised the world of art – with better access to museums in many countries and a proliferation of public artworks. We\u2019re delighted to have been able to collaborate with leading art museums around the world to create this state of the art technology. We hope it will inspire ever more people, wherever they live, to access and explore art – in new and amazing levels of detail.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u2018This initiative started as \u201820% project\u2019 by a group of Googlers passionate about making art more accessible online. Together with our museum partners around the world we have created what we will hope will be a fascinating resource for art-lovers, students and casual museum goers alike – inspiring them to one day visit the real thing.\u2019<\/p>\n