Britain has digitized almost all the paintings in public collections
ARTinvestment.RU   02 октября 2012

Creating a unified online catalog of paintings in the British museum collections took 10 years. All for BBC website devoted to painting in Britain, was photographed 210 000 paintings

grandiose project to digitize any and all art works in public collections in the UK is nearing completion. The project Public Catalogue Foundation and the BBC took 10 years. All these years, more than 100 people worked hard to capture 210 000 paintings 46,000 authors.

Public Catalogue Foundation director Andrew Ellis (Andrew Ellis) said that the photographers in search of paintings traveled throughout all British land of the Shetland Islands in the north to the Isles of Scilly in the south-west. According to Ellis, Britain has a wonderful collection of paintings, which had to be accessible, because now some 80 per cent of paintings are in museum storerooms. Now, the British, and of all the world the opportunity to see this picturesque richness on the Web. Photos pictures and videos and much more is available at BBC Your Paintings .

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

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