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The hyperlinks below will take you to images of the four paintings explored in the book.

When a photograph is taken the painting will be brightly and evenly lit. This inevitably glamorises the painting and alters the hues and tonal balance of the original painting.  Sometimes the initial reaction to a first encounter with the work of art can be disappointment. It is often the same with famous individuals known principally through photographs.

Wherever possible I have given links to the website of the Museum which is now responsible for the painting, but please go and see them with your own eyes

1. The Prado’s sophisticated website has a high-resolution image of the painting allowing it to be explored visually in detail.
    Museo del Prado: Las Meninas
2. The website offers a wide range of links and video links to other works by Velázquez, and to artists who have been inspired and influenced by the painting.

1. The Museo Diocesano in Cortona does not have its own website. This link is worth a look to see a photograph of the location of the Altarpiece in the Museum  Museo Diocesano Cortona: The Cortona Altarpiece
2. The admirable Web Gallery of Art has good images of the whole Altarpiece including the tabernacle frame, and good quality images of each separate component and panel. There are also numerous details from the main panel of the Annunciation.  The link takes you to the dedicated Fra Angelico section of the Web Gallery of Art website. The Cortona Altarpiece is at position 5 on the list of his works.  Web Gallery of Art: Fra Angelico and The Cortona Altarpiece

1. The Hermitage Museum website also allow you to explore the room where it is displayed, as well as the entire Museum and its collections St Petersburg, Hermitage: The Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice
2. A detail of the left-hand side of the painting can be found at  Web Gallery of Art
3. It is worthwhile mastering the complexities the Getty Images website for exploring further details and other interesting images relevant to the painting. Getty Images: The Arrival of the French Ambassador

1. The Museum of Modern Art website has a high-resolution image which allows you to see the complete painting, but you cannot zoom in for details. MOMA: One: Number 31, 1950
2. For close-up details of the painting the best resource and photographs are to be found in the documents issued by the MoMA Conservation Department. MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project: Looking Closely at One: Number 31, 1950
3. A photograph of the dead fly is included in MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project: Insight into the Artist’s Process
4. There is a short interview with the conservators on Jackson Pollock | Conservation of 1950″One: Number 31, “