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Nibbcnoble t1_j50t7te wrote

Reply to comment by G-bone714 in Closer to Johannes Vermeer: An interactive exhibition of Vermeer's paintings, narrated by Stephen Fry by marcelduin

wait, why were you about to pass out?

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G-bone714 t1_j50u5gt wrote

I was, seeing those paintings by surprise completely took my breath away. I had to sit down or fall down. I spent about two hours in that room.

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DeTrotseTuinkabouter t1_j518dzq wrote

Are you a frail 18th century noble woman by any chance?

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G-bone714 t1_j525d5r wrote

Not quite, but I do get moved by seeing great art. It’s really different seeing the real thing. Photos just don’t cut it. Good excuse to travel.

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Nibbcnoble t1_j55g24n wrote

sorry youre getting shit for this. I totally get what you mean.

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JH76 t1_j51ccbq wrote

You almost passed out from looking at a painting?

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G-bone714 t1_j5241yw wrote

If you’ve only seen photos of these great works and then completely by surprise you see the real thing up close. It’ll hit you pretty hard.

I had been in Amsterdam days prior and was awed by Van Gough and Rembrandt but I knew they were coming so I wasn’t bowled over like I was in The Hague.

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ZweitenMal t1_j539m4m wrote

There's nothing like rounding a corner in a museum and coming face-to-face with a painting you've always loved and weren't expecting.

I had a revelatory hour with the Delaunays in the Pompidou once.

Yes, I am a massive museum nerd.

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