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That's a great data source. I'd previously tried this with freebase data, but it's nothing like comprehensive enough when it comes down to individual artworks.

Still, nicely done.

Very cool. I didn't know that freebase existed. The next best source may be some of the sites that have poster prints of art.

I'd recommend having a look at dbpedia as well - that was better for less structured data than in freebase for my tests.

Freebase has great structured data about art movements though, which is likely to be more useful.

What about the paintings data? Where do you obtain it from?

EDIT: I see the-athenaeum provides that information as well. Do you have a plan to keep up to date with the changes in locations?

I wish there was an option to see all artists or all paintings near me. As it is, I have to know in advance what I'm looking for. Nice work anyway.

I thought about setting that as the default view but would need HTML5 location approval. What were you thinking would be a good call-to-action?

It could be in the header, using the same iconography as map apps do for "find my current location": crosshair & circle [1].

[1] http://fontawesome.io/icon/crosshairs/