>Fantastic resource but rendering (post-)impressionist paintings onto a 2d canvas removes a vital element from any such painting - the brushstrokes. I still remember the goose bumps I got when I first saw a Van Gogh for the first time; the paining felt alive.
For what it's worth, I had exactly the same type of experience. It was Irises, in the Getty in Los Angeles back in the early 90's. Something I had 'seen' hundreds of times before, but only 'felt' once perceived taking the full structure of the shape of the oils and their interplay with light in to account. And in no way does someone need to be an art expert to appreciate the difference- it is not subtle. I feel lucky for being able to have done so.
For what it's worth, I had exactly the same type of experience. It was Irises, in the Getty in Los Angeles back in the early 90's. Something I had 'seen' hundreds of times before, but only 'felt' once perceived taking the full structure of the shape of the oils and their interplay with light in to account. And in no way does someone need to be an art expert to appreciate the difference- it is not subtle. I feel lucky for being able to have done so.