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Rec'd on ⭐ Where do u guys look at art?

There are a few museum databases where you can look at their art online. I can’t think of the specific Italian ones but I know there are quite a few The Getty museum in LA just added a bunch of stuff to theirs / opened it up (linked to it) Maybe search a museum or artist followed by Creative Commons or open content!

@pissbowling

Mar 12, 2024

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