Friday, October 28, 2011

Artwork? We got your artwork...

We have a large collection of artwork here at the Seminary.  99% of the pieces are prints, but we do have a couple of originals by seminarians. 

Why do I mention this?  I know next to nothing about fine art.  So with the help of a second year theologian who is quite the accomplished painter, I'm learning.  The way I am learning is to take a picture, research the art and create a label for it with Title, Artist, Date created, Medium and Size, and Current Location of the Original. As an Example:


Title: Return of the Prodigal Son
Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Date: circa 1667
Medium: Oil on canvas (262 x 205 cm) 
Current Location: The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

This would not be as easy as it is without the Google App for my phone.  Just point it at a painting and shoot a picture.  Google checks its database of images and find likely matches.  I investigate to find the real match and then dig to get the correct details.

What do we have?  Prints of El Greco , Fra Angelico, Dali, Rembrant, Raphael and more icons than I can name here.  I'm learning something and it benefits the whole seminary. 

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