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  • Vienna's Albertina Museum Puts 150,000 Digitized Artworks Into the Publ

    From Internetado@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 30 15:48:14 2022
    Though it may not figure prominently into the average whirlwind Eurail
    trip across the continent, Vienna';s role in the development of
    European culture as we know it can hardly be overstated. Granted, the
    names of none of its cultural institutions come mind as readily as
    those of the Prado, the Uffizi Gallery, or the Louvre. But as museums
    go, Vienna more than holds its own, both inside and outside the
    neighborhood aptly named the Museumsquartier - and not just in the
    physical world, but online as well. Recently, the Albertina Museum in
    Vienna put into the public domain 150,000 of its digitized works, all
    of which you can browse on its web site.

    "Considered to have one of the best collections of drawings and prints
    in the world," says Medievalists.net, the Albertina boasts "a large
    collection of works by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), a German artist who
    was famous for his woodcut prints and a variety of other works." Here
    on Open Culture we';ve previously featured the genius of Dürer as
    revealed by his famed self-portraits. We';ve also featured visual
    exegeses of the art of Vienna';s own Gustav Klimt as well as Edvard
    Munch, two more recent European artists of great (and indeed
    still-growing) repute, works from both of whom you';ll find available
    to download in the Albertina';s online archive.

    Those interested in the development of Dürer, Klimt, Munch, and other
    European masters will especially appreciate the Albertina';s online
    offerings. As an institution renowned for its large print room and
    collections of drawings, the museum has made available a great many
    sketches and studies, some of which clearly informed the iconic works
    we all recognize today. But there are also complete works as well, on
    which you can focus by clicking the "Highlights" checkbox above your
    search results. To understand Europe, you';d do well to begin in
    Vienna; to understand Europe';s art - including its photography, its
    posters, and its architecture, each of which gets its own section of
    the archive - you';d do well to begin at the Albertina online.
    (continue)...

    https://www.openculture.com/2022/08/viennas-albertina-museum-puts-150000-digitized-artworks-into-the-public-domain.html

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  • From bingo jones@21:1/5 to All on Sat May 24 12:25:13 2025
    Le 30/08/2022 à 15:40, Internetado a écrit :
    Though it may not figure prominently into the average whirlwind Eurail
    trip across the continent, Vienna';s role in the development of
    European culture as we know it can hardly be overstated. Granted, the
    names of none of its cultural institutions come mind as readily as
    those of the Prado, the Uffizi Gallery, or the Louvre. But as museums
    go, Vienna more than holds its own, both inside and outside the
    neighborhood aptly named the Museumsquartier - and not just in the
    physical world, but online as well. Recently, the Albertina Museum in
    Vienna put into the public domain 150,000 of its digitized works, all
    of which you can browse on its web site.

    "Considered to have one of the best collections of drawings and prints
    in the world," says Medievalists.net, the Albertina boasts "a large collection of works by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), a German artist who
    was famous for his woodcut prints and a variety of other works." Here
    on Open Culture we';ve previously featured the genius of Dürer as
    revealed by his famed self-portraits. We';ve also featured visual
    exegeses of the art of Vienna';s own Gustav Klimt as well as Edvard
    Munch, two more recent European artists of great (and indeed
    still-growing) repute, works from both of whom you';ll find available
    to download in the Albertina';s online archive.

    Those interested in the development of Dürer, Klimt, Munch, and other European masters will especially appreciate the Albertina';s online offerings. As an institution renowned for its large print room and collections of drawings, the museum has made available a great many
    sketches and studies, some of which clearly informed the iconic works
    we all recognize today. But there are also complete works as well, on
    which you can focus by clicking the "Highlights" checkbox above your
    search results. To understand Europe, you';d do well to begin in
    Vienna; to understand Europe';s art - including its photography, its
    posters, and its architecture, each of which gets its own section of
    the archive - you';d do well to begin at the Albertina online.
    (continue)...


    https://www.openculture.com/2022/08/viennas-albertina-museum-puts-150000-digitized-artworks-into-the-public-domain.html

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