The National Gallery of Scotland has done a succinct feature on its Vermeer, Christ in the House of Martha and Mary complete with a video. Nice to see the museums are awakening to the immense possibilities that the web offers for art history-related applications although they still have quite a bit of sleep in their eyes. Here’s where to go:
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/in_focus/4:20388/20377/20377
Posted in: Dutch Art, On Vermeer, Vermeer: Digital Imagery & WWW
on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 at 7:27 am
Tags: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, Vermeer video
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