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Better now with highlights and hd art
Full screen art is always impressive. I enjoy it on google art project and now this. Hope that more high res will be added. Navigating rooms looks good.Temporary5000
Content and image quality frankly disappointing
The content is, perhaps inevitably, restrictive. However, the worst element by far is that the image quality is terribly disappointing. The library has some wonderful works, that look as if they have been photographed with an old Box Brownie. Certainly no attempt to use the quality of the IPad screen, or modern digital imaging techniques.Show lessGgypsy
Literally the Best Thing Ever
This app is mind blowing. I've spent too much time studying the facts about the major art movements, the big name artists and the pieces they've created and haven't been able to meditate on the actual ARTWORKS themselves. This app has solved that.
Now I can cruise through virtually any period and soak the beauty in... Right through this gorgeous retina display (for iPad 3, of course). Most of the images are super crisp, but that's not always the case. I figure they work with whatever they were able to get their hands on. I haven't come across anything "bad," yet, though.
Absolutely an invaluable tool for art historians. Everyone who is a part of Western civilization as a whole should be required by law to dig through this app. It makes so much culture accessible. Just fantastic.Show lesstbubb
Great app
LOVE IT! One of my 5 favorite apps. Well worth the $$$.
Yes, some of the photos when zoomed are pixilated, but others are not. Its like taking a Saturday am stroll though a art museum. Love it.
A couple of enhancement wish lists-
Would be really great if we could have more than one favorite list, or be able to sort and filter favorites. I am going to the Louvre next month- help me sort/ filter my looong list of favorites for just that museum. Maybe a mulit level sort by period, medium and artist.
And if we could add notes to paintings it would be even more perfect.Show lessjelly F
Great app
I really like this app, it is great to go through all the info especially if studying art, thanksAbbyloves drawing
Wonderful App!
This has been my favorite app for quite a while now. With hundreds of artists represented (plus time periods, styles, movements, etc.) there is always something to enjoy, in lovely high resolution.
My one feature request is to be able to UNfavorite artworks. Then your favorites could evolve along with you, and you could use the favorites to quiz yourself on various artwork details, changing the elements of the quiz as you learn.Show lessCindyB53
Something's wrong
Got iPad 3 and had to start re-downloading fav artists, I understand that, but they won't stay downloaded. Close app, reopen and no downloads, even though in some cases white check was next to name. Fix.
Ok. Artists staying downloaded problem is apparently resolved. Resolution is excellent for iPad 3.
What I would like is, after saving a picture to photos, I wish when viewing, it would again briefly show the name of the work and artist. I have hundreds of works saved to photos and need to know who I'm viewing later on.Show lessmalengwaya
Disappointed for the price
Not a cheap app, but I thought if there was a topic that is ideally suited to have an app on the new iPad, it would be the world of art. I imagined viewing the paintings in the high resolution and marveling at the beauty of the art.
All that expectation was quickly doused when I viewed my first pieces of artwork in the app. There is nothing "high-res" about the art as the app claims. They look pretty good when viewed hanging on the virtual "wall", but when you try to view them full screen on the iPad, they are blurry and pixilated. Huge disappointment. This app had so much promise.
Furthermore, the app doesn't offer any unique or new insights. All of the information on a period, artist, or era only comes from a pop-up Wikipedia page. As a side note, yes, using this app requires an Internet connection or you don't even get the pictures.
Overall, this app is a huge disappointment and not worth the money. Probably valued around $2 (tops). The content from Wikipedia is not really a concern as it is a good source so use it, but the quality of the images is a failure for this type of app (and the promises made in the description). If the images ever do become high quality versions, the app's value would be greater, but you can't take their word for it because they already claim to offer high res images of the artwork.Show lessMusic_Kritick
Amateur
The interface is quite sluggish and prone issues especially when changing orientations. The mechanics seem just a little too basic and rough around the edges given the price this app demands.
Tapping around the screen to open information on certain elements just opens a small window that presents a Wikipedia search on the topic you selected. Feels very amateur. The artworks come with relatively poor textual information.
Overall, very disappointing.Show lessMichael Emery
This is why you bought an iPad to begin with
The reviews around the web are all outstanding for this. I saw a couple of negative reviews on the App store saying picture quality wasn't that good. They are simply wrong.
Do not hesitate to get this app. Fantastic picture quality, sometimes I feel like I am at a museum. The interface lets you explore different periods and links to more information. This is a true treasure in today's world. You will connect to great works of Western art. Must have for families, must have if you want to nourish your soul and feel connected to human history.Show lessLarryD_Austin
