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by kwanbix 637 days ago
What is so incredible is the technique they used, the level of detail and how lifelike they are.
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Something which is very hard, if not impossible, to get unless you look at the real deal.

I'm generally not into art but my mom took me to the Rijksmuseum, and I was blown away by the details in those paintings. I spent probably 15 minutes just studying the translucent ruff in one of the paintings in amazement.

The paint is three dimensional, the light interacts in ways which just aren't captured in a photo. Viewing the paintings on my screen here now they all look flat and quite dull in comparison.