Art History Note:Art & Museums

An art guide for exploring Western art history through its movements, artists and masterpieces.
From the Renaissance to Surrealism, search and discover how art changed and the artists and works that shaped each era, all in one app.

■ Art history, movement by movement
• Eleven movements in chronological order: Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Art Nouveau, Expressionism, Cubism and Surrealism.
• Each movement comes with a short, clear introduction to its features and historical background, along with its key artists.

■ Artists and artworks
• 57 artists and 124 works, including Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet, Van Gogh, Klimt and Munch.
• Artist pages with a short biography and major works. Artwork pages with a one-line description, viewing tips, date, medium, size and the museum that holds it.
• Original-language titles and names (such as La Joconde or Het melkmeisje) are shown, so you can match them with the labels in the museum.
• Key works are marked, so first-time art lovers know where to start.

■ Fast search
• Search movements, artists, works and museums all at once.
• Find them by English or Korean names, and by original titles.

■ Artwork of the day
• A new masterpiece every day. The same artist or movement never appears two days in a row.

■ Where can I see it?
• Browse 18 museums by country, including the Louvre, Musée d'Orsay, Uffizi, Prado, The Met and the Van Gogh Museum.
• See each museum's must-see work and its collection organized by movement and artist.

■ Visit notebook
• Save the works you want to see at each museum before your trip.
• On the day of your visit, check them off like a checklist, with records kept by date.

■ More
• Supports dark mode and tablets.
• Artwork images are in the public domain. Works still under copyright are shown with substitute illustrations instead of the actual paintings.

Recent changes:
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• Explore Western art history by movement, from the Renaissance to Surrealism
• Search artists and artworks in English, Korean or by original title
• Artwork pages with descriptions, viewing tips and where each work hangs
• A new artwork of the day, every day
• Find works by museum and filter by country
• Visit notebook: save works to see and check them off at the museum
• English and Korean, dark mode and tablet support