Simple Art: Art History

• Narrated guided stories

  Every painting has a short story, narrated in English and Japanese. As each detail is named, the camera moves in to it, so you always know where to look.

• Look closer + glossary cards

  "Look closer" cards stop on one passage of paint. Glossary cards explain terms like chiaroscuro, sfumato or impasto the first time they come up.

• Listen mode

  Play the stories one after another as audio, like a podcast. It keeps playing with the screen locked.

• Gallery mode

  Full-screen paintings with nothing else on screen, or a slow slideshow for a quiet room or a spare iPad.

• Offline downloads

  Download stories before a flight or a museum trip. They play without a connection.

• Painting of the day

  A new painting every morning, free for everyone. Turn on an optional daily reminder if you like.

• Ultimate Art Bootcamp: Art History and Appreciation

  49 short lessons in six tracks, from how to look at art to a walk through art history, from Egyptian tombs to Post-Impressionism. Every lesson is tied to paintings in the app.

• The Daily Look

  Whose detail is this? One close-up, four paintings to choose from, five rounds. The same game for everyone each day, and every answer shows what the detail is.

• Home Screen widget

  Today's painting on your Home Screen, Lock Screen or in StandBy, so you see a great picture every time you pick up your phone.

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   Look · in the Simple Art app

   Art History and Appreciation

   The bootcamp's 49 history and appreciation lessons, guided stories for every painting, and the Daily Look. Learn what to look for, and where it came from.

   Free to start · Premium from $1.99/month

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   Read · on the web

   Masterworks

   The same 148 guided viewings as written pages, each ending with one thing to try in your own work.

   Free · Open Masterworks →

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   Practise · on MasterAllArts

   Hands-on video lessons

   The Ultimate Art Bootcamp video course: 270 lessons in traditional drawing, measuring, plaster cast drawing, finding your style, and digital and AI-assisted art.

   39 lessons free with an account · all with a membership · See the course →

The app and the website are bought separately for now. Simple Art Premium is an App Store purchase and the app has no account, so it doesn't unlock the website, and web Premium doesn't unlock app Premium.