Art Authority for iPad4.11.6 - App Store

"Best iPad Reference App" -- App Store editorial team. Art Authority for iPad transports you to an enthralling, real-world art museum filled with works by over 1500 of the western world's greatest artists, from ancient times to today. 100,000 paintings and sculptures, organized into eight period-specific rooms, each room a gateway to a whole museum's worth of art. Choose an artist by movement or name, and become instantly immersed in an exhibition devoted just to that artist. Search for and compare different artists' works by title, subject or location, or just wander at random and get lost in the art.

"An experience unlike any other" -- The NY Times. Art Authority's works are professionally framed and hung on textured walls, accompanied by title, date and other details. Works are displayed chronologically, with previews of related items providing added context. You can learn about an artist's life and works, or travel beyond the bounds of a traditional museum and view and compare works in a full-screen slideshow or scrolling thumbnail display. You can see and understand the actual size of works through "Art Real Size," and with "Art Like This" you can even view exhibits of similar works.

Does something really catch your eye? Purchase a museum-approved reproduction through 1000Museums and have it sent to your home!

"Visually dazzling" -- MacObserver. There are period overviews, timelines, histories and videos. From the earliest creative pieces to the latest modern and contemporary works, Art Authority provides a stunningly displayed, carefully selected, well organized view of the western art world. It's part world-class art museum, part academic reference library and part digital coffee-table book. It's also part magic. An art musem like no other!

Art Authority features include:

- Access to gigabytes worth of art optimized for quality and download speed through our servers (works still under copyright come from authorized servers)
- Early, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Impressionist, Modern, Contemporary and American rooms
- Dozens of artists per room, listed by movement or nationality
- Period overviews, timelines and histories
- A searchable index of all 1500+ artists, as well as for each room
- Searchable indexes of major titles, subjects and locations
- Art Real Size: instantly see and understand the actual size of works
- Art Like This: view works similar to the one you're looking at
- Art Near Me: search for art based on your location
- Shuffle: continuous random display of all art, or by period or genre
- Captions with work title, date, location and other details
- Hyperlinks provide access to in-depth information on artists, major works and locations
- Access to videos on hundreds of works
- Full-screen slideshow display, with user-settable transitions, Ken Burns motion effect, music
- Gallery-like, scrolling thumbnail view shows how works have evolved over time, aids in comparisons and exploration
- Offline access to works previously viewed
- Save works to Favorites or the Photos app
- Share works through mail and social networks
- Search for artists, locations, periods and previously viewed titles directly through the iOS search bar
- Purchase framed, museum-approved reproductions from 1000Museums.com

Also available for iPhone, and through Art Channel on Apple TV.

Version History New art and artists! Doris Lee, Chiura Obata, Alma Thomas, works from the $1.5 billion Paul Allen Collection. New look to 1000Museums gift shop. 4.11.6 11/21/2022 Shows, and available prints, from a number of new 1000Museums.com artists. 4.11.5 03/24/2022 New artists Jamie Wyeth, Hilma af Klint, Frank Stella, Josef Albers. New works by Wayne Thiebaud, Lee Krasner and others. Support for iOS 14. 4.11.4 12/11/2020 Support for iOS 13, new 1000Museums gift shop. 4.11.3 05/05/2020 Support for iOS 12 and additional integration with 1000Museums.com 4.11.2 11/05/2018 Updates to museum-approved reproductions in the 1000Museums Gift Shop 4.11.1 12/20/2017 Purchase museum-approved archival prints directly through the 1000Museums.com Gift Shop.
New artists and works of art.
Support for iOS 11. 4.11 11/10/2017 Shuffle artworks within any genre
Purchase high quality reproductions through 1000Museums.com
Option to view artwork without frames and wallpaper
Bug fixes 4.10.3 11/21/2016 Focus on framing, including:
• New hand-tuned frames for each period room, from framing authority Eli Wilner & Co.
• Sculptures and other images can now be displayed without frames and backgrounds
Spotlight search and universal links now fully support titles of specific works 4.10.2 06/22/2016 Increased resolution for iPad Pro
Spotlight search now includes titles of previously-viewed works
Many additional works (now 100,000+), artists (1500+), and locations (900+)
New subject: Shakespeare 4.10.1 02/16/2016 - Spotlight searches (from home screen) find and go to artists, locations and periods in the app (on supported iOS 9 devices)
- Universal links from our Web site (community.artauthority.net) launch the app automatically (iOS 9)
- Includes hundreds of new artists as determined by our recent "most important artists" ranking study
- Thousands of new works of art
- Speed up and minor bug fixes 4.10 09/16/2015 Search for art near any location (or "near me") within each room or whole museum
Display an Apple map of the location searched for
Search results include room name
Full support for iOS 8 4.9.3 10/13/2014 Search and browse within each period room by title, subject, and location
Updated room decor
Subtle motion effects under iOS 7
Support for iOS 7.1 and 64-bit 4.9.2 04/28/2014 Access videos on hundreds of works (iOS 6 and later)
Full iOS 7 support, including sharing through AirDrop
Instantly see and understand the actual size of works using "Art Real Size" 4.9.1 12/16/2013 Full iOS 7 support, including sharing through AirDrop
Instantly see and understand the actual size of works using "Art Real Size"
New pull-down menu provides improved access to "Art Like This" and other features 4.9 10/09/2013 Instantly see and understand the actual size of works using "Art Real Size"
New pull-down menu provides improved access to "Art Like This" and other features
Flick from room to room
Tap left and right side of screen to move between framed works
20+ new artists including Anders Zorn, David Cox, Jules Cheret and Umberto Boccioni
Art from many new locations
Upgrading now maintains all cached works
Cancel button bug fix 4.8.1 09/17/2013 Instantly see and understand the actual size of works using "Art Real Size"
New pull-down menu provides improved access to "Art Like This" and other features
Flick from room to room
Tap left and right side of screen to move between framed works
20+ new artists including Anders Zorn, David Cox, Jules Cheret and Umberto Boccioni
Art from many new locations
Upgrading now maintains all cached works 4.8 07/29/2013 Added many locations and works
Can now be run from Art Alert
Bug fixes 4.7.2 01/03/2013 - Order framed, high-quality reproductions of key works (US)
- Post your favorite works to Facebook (iOS 6)
- Thousands of new, retina-quality images
- Full iOS 6 support 4.7 09/24/2012 - Upgraded for new iPad's retina display: ultra high-resolution rooms, higher-res works (on all devices), enhanced frames, plaques, etc. View works as clearly as in a museum.
- Highlights buttons in all rooms
- What's New? button to keep up to date
- View works similar to the one you're looking at through "Art Like This"
- Tweet any work (iOS 5) 4.6.2 05/17/2012 - Upgraded for new iPad's retina display: ultra high-resolution rooms, higher-res works (on all devices), enhanced frames, plaques, etc. View works as clearly as in a museum.
- New highlight shows in all directories
- View works similar to the one you're looking at through "Art Like This"
- Tweet any work (iOS 5) 4.6 03/15/2012 - View works similar to the one you're looking at through "Art Like This"
- Tweet any work (iOS 5)
- Search the thumbnail grid to display only certain works, for instance by title
- Improved popovers that display artist, work and location information and maps 4.5 12/07/2011 - "Smart resolution" automatically loads higher-res images when needed
- Thousands of new high-resolution works
- Tap-and-hold in full-screen thumbnail grid for work overviews
- Running count added on thumbnail grid
- New artists: Prendergast, Sully, Sorolla y Bastida, Gude
- Many new subjects that can be searched on 4.4 09/01/2011 Many new hi-res works
Settings for full-screen shows
Maps for location-based shows
Enhanced main directory and other formats
Better sorting of works with unknown dates 4.3 06/23/2011 Art Near Me - search for art near your current location
Over 500 museums and other sites
Hi-res versions of major works, with faster load times
Add music to any slideshow 4.2 03/04/2011