Small details. Remarkable stories.
Look closer.
The picture
changes.
An impossible surface. A misplaced sunset. A detail that changes the story. Explore remarkable artworks, one question at a time.
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The Art Detail collection / No. 01
One detail.
A different picture.
Look Again: Six Paintings, Six Mysteries
Take the close look further. Explore six paintings through revealing details, the stories behind them and questions that help you see for yourself.
- Whole artworks and carefully chosen close-ups
- Original context, museum sources and image credits
- Looking exercises and a worksheet to use again
US$12 One-time purchase · 22-page English PDF
A way into the picture.
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Vincent van Gogh / 1888
A colour we no longer see
What happens when a painting's colour relationships change over time?
Arnold Böcklin / 1880
An arrival with no next scene
Why does this tiny boat hold the whole painting together?
Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts / c.1670 (museum range 1668–1672)
The front that pretends to be a back
What would you expect to find if you turned this painting around?
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Without needing
to know everything.
Four pages, one remarkable island and three practical ways to look. Authentic images, original questions and links to the museum evidence.
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