Virtual Art Museum

by Fogware Publishing

Product Features

• 4 CD ROMs

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004Y3VK
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 13, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,738 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #36 in Software > Education & Reference > Arts & Culture
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Take a fascinating journey through time as you visit historical periods to learn the social, political, religious, and economic context of each era.Discover the rebirth of classical values in the Renaissance and the turbulence and heroism of the romantic era. Witness the impact of modern technology, reshaping art and society dramatically, forever more. By blending creativity and content, these multifaceted programs reveal history through artistic expressions, such as sculpture, paintings, reliefs, and architecture. Four CDs feature periods like the Renaissance and the premodern era. Included are a 100-minute multimedia presentation, over 2,000 high-resolution color art images ready to print immediately, 400 interactive questions and quizzes, a customized glossary, and much more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars unacceptable image quality, February 1, 2001

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Fredo Durand (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtual Art Museum (CD-ROM)

I was sooo disappointed by this set of CD-Rom. The quality of the images is just not acceptable, the resolution is low (not more than 640x480), and the colors are awful. Some images exhibit strong dithering artifacts suggesting that they are 8 bit only. The color fidelity is just incredibly bad. I cannot even believe that one can dare show such bad colors. I do not even know how one can manage to get such bad colors. I am not talking about the slight color shift that you sometimes notice from one book to another, I am talking about terribly wrong and ugly colors, with saturation you would not imagine and soem parts of the paintings completely washed out or darkened. Watching the Van Goghs was a nightamre, I first did not even believe that this was a Van Gogh. Don't buy this CD-ROM !

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dated but useful CDs, March 30, 2001

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George Zee (www.frzee.org, Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtual Art Museum (CD-ROM)

You wish the publishers could indicate the years of production and the original titles. These 4 CDs, featuring the renaissance, romanticism, the pre-modern era, and the 20th century, were part of the 10 CDs of History Through Art, starting with Ancient Greece, copyrighted by Zane Publishing Co. 1994-96. At that time they were considered highly valuable tools, essential for any school libraries. Now they are somewhat dated in the technology and design. The pictures are of slightly poorer quality, but quite acceptable. Besides numerous slides of paintings, sculptures, architecture and photos, there are brief narrations and text encyclopedias. You get a lot of interesting information, especially the historical background. There is lovely background music that matches each period of art. These 4 CDs are still very worthwhile for information and enjoyment. The price is reasonable. (They cost twice as much if you buy them separately from Fogware Publishing.) Please note the following in small print on each CD. "Product not licensed for use in schools, colleges, or public libraries." The copyright date is 2000, which is misleading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad and Old, March 7, 2010

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1cat2cat redcat bluecat (Norco CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Virtual Art Museum (CD-ROM)

Again- software sold in a pretty box by Fogware and an ancient program inside. They are located in San Jose,CA with close access to talented computer people yet continue to make products that make pong look good. Very old program with poor graphics.