{"id":1182,"date":"2020-04-19T10:19:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T14:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2021-02-16T22:09:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T02:09:13","slug":"virtual-art-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/virtual-art-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">from the digital archives<\/h3>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n<p> In one of my previous careers I was a frequent traveler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the early 1980s, business has taken me to France dozens of time. During my free time I&#8217;d often visit the extraordinary art museums of Paris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0273.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0273s.jpg\" alt=\"Musee d'Orsay\"\/><\/a><figcaption><center><strong>Musee d&#8217;Orsay in Paris<\/strong><\/center><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early years I was able to photograph most of the artwork.  However, a few years later many of the museums began to put a moratorium on taking photographs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, none of us are able to visit these art museums so I&#8217;ve come up with an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a small set of artwork that I have photographed and collected over the years. Most were taken at the famous Musee d&#8217;Orsay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ll enjoy this artwork as you take a walk through my virtual art museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also available is my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/Art Museum_720.mp4\">Virtual Art Museum video<\/a> for those of you who prefer to just sit back and watch the masterpieces scroll by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Click on any of the paintings to enlarge]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><center><b>Vincent Van Gogh<\/b><\/center><br><center>Church at Auvers<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0259.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0259s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Vincent Van Gogh<\/b><\/center><br><center>Thatched Cottages at Cordeville<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0264.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0264s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Vincent Van Gogh<\/b><\/center><br><center>Dance Hall in Arles<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0265.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0265s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Alfred Sisley<\/b><\/center><br><center>Footbridge at Argenteuil<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0270.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0270s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Henri Matisse<\/b><\/center><br><center>Luxe, Calme et Volupte<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0290.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0290s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Edgar Degas<\/b><\/center><br><center>Dancer with a Bouquet Bowing<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0293.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0293s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Edouard Manet<\/b><\/center><br><center>Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of Violets<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0295.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_0295s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Paul Gauguin<\/b><\/center><br><center>Yellow Haystacks<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1964.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1964s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Vincent Van Gogh<\/b><\/center><br><center>The Siesta (after Millet)<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1965.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1965s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Paul Gauguin<\/b><\/center><br><center>Vairumati<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1968.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1968s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Paul Gauguin<\/b><\/center><br><center>The Red Dog<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1969.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMG_1969s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Vincent Van Gogh<\/b><\/center><br><center>Self portrait<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP0994.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP0994s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Claude Monet<\/b><\/center><br><center>Woman with a Parasol<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP0995.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP0995s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Gustave Caillebotte<\/b><\/center><br><center>Floor Planers<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP1001.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP1001s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Claude Monet<\/b><\/center><br><center>Le Dejeuner<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP1010.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP1010s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Pierre-Auguste Renoir<\/b><\/center><br><center>Grande nu<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3073.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3073s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Pierre-Auguste Renoir<\/b><\/center><br><center>Portrait of Julie Manet<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3074.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3074s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Pierre-Auguste Renoir<\/b><\/center><br><center>Young Girl Seated<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3075.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3075s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Vincent Van Gogh<\/b><\/center><br><center>The Church at Auvers<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3080.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/IMGP3080s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Claude Monet<\/b><\/center><br><center>Les Coquelicots<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/impress2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/impress2s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Pierre-August Renoir<\/b><\/center><br><center>Bal du Moulin de la Galette<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/impress3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/impress3s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Pierre-Auguste Renoir<\/b><\/center><br><center>Dance in the Country<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/Renoir.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/Renoirs.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>James Abbott McNeill Whistler<\/b><\/center><br><center>Whistler&#8217;s Mother<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/scan_4948.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/scan_4948s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Claude Monet<\/b><\/center><br><center>The Boat at Giverny<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/scan_4949.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/scan_4949s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><center><b>Thomas Couture<\/b><\/center><br><center>The Romans of the Decadence<\/center>\n<\/td><td><center><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/scan_5316.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/scan_5316s.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure><\/center><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For those of you who prefer to view these artworks more leisurely, here&#8217;s the same Virtual Art Museum video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"http:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/images\/artists\/Art Museum_720.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption><center>Virtual Art Museum<br>&#8220;Here Heather&#8221; Music by Lee Bartley<br>Photos by Arnie Lee<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by: Arnie Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from the digital archives In one of my previous careers I was a frequent traveler. Since the early 1980s, business has taken me to France dozens of time. During my free time I&#8217;d often visit the extraordinary art museums of Paris. In the early years I was able to photograph most of the artwork. However, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/virtual-art-museum\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Virtual Art Museum<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,116,92],"tags":[149,159,160,153,172,158,150,154,157,152,148,173,174,151,156,155],"class_list":["post-1182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","category-photograph","category-travel","tag-art","tag-caillebotte","tag-couture","tag-degas","tag-france","tag-gauguin","tag-impressionism","tag-manet","tag-matisse","tag-monet","tag-museum","tag-paris","tag-photos","tag-renoir","tag-sisley","tag-whistler"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1182"}],"version-history":[{"count":65,"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2184,"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182\/revisions\/2184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arnielee.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}