Description

More than 1,000 artists, more than 100,000 paintings. The Video Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of World fine arts from the 3rd to 21th centuries. The collection has some of the characteristics of a virtual museum. The Video Gallery of Art is intended to be a free resource of art history primarily for students and teachers. It is a private initiative not related to any museums or art institutions, and not supported financially by any state or corporate sponsors. We are convinced that such a collection of video digital reproductions, containing a balanced mixture of interlinked visual and textual information, can serve multiple purposes. On one hand it can simply be a source of artistic enjoyment; a convenient alternative to visiting a distant museum, or an incentive to do just that. On the other hand, it can serve as a tool for public education both in schools and at home.