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GalleryPlayer Expands Product Line by Launching Widescreen DVD Collections of the World's Finest High Definition Art and Photography; First Releases: Most Popular Works of Claude Monet and Leonardo da Vinci, Available Now.


SEATTLE -- GalleryPlayer, the recognized leader in high definition digital art and photography, is expanding its product line to include widescreen DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 collections. These new widescreen DVD collections, along with GalleryPlayer's Internet and cable delivery platforms, showcase stunning, museum-quality HD imagery that transforms any room into an art gallery.

"The Art of Claude Monet" presents 30 different masterpieces from 12 museums and private collections from around the world, including "Water Lilies," "Poppies at Argenteuil," and "Women in the Garden." Noted Monet expert Paul Hayes Tucker provides unique biographical insight. "The Art of Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (də vĭn`chē, Ital. lāōnär`dō dä vēn`chē), 1452–1519, Italian painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, and scientist, b. near Vinci, a hill village in Tuscany. " presents 30 of da Vinci's most important works from 1472 to 1516, including the "Mona Lisa," "The Last Supper," and "St. John the Baptist John the Baptist

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." To enhance the viewing experience, bonus materials on both DVDs include artist information and individual image history, along with classical music produced in full Dolby stereo.

The world-class museums where these images are on display include: The Art Institute of Chicago Art Institute of Chicago, museum and art school, in Grant Park, facing Michigan Ave. It was incorporated in 1879; George Armour was the first president. Since 1893 the Institute has been housed in its present building, designed in the Italian Renaissance style by ; Cleveland Museum of Art Located in the University Circle neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, the internationally renowned Cleveland Museum of Art has a permanent collectionof more than 40,000 objects in 70 galleries. ; The Hermitage, St. Petersburg; The Louvre Louvre (l`vrə), foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th cent. , Paris; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
For other places with the same name, see Museum of Fine Arts.


The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, and contains one of the largest permanent museum collections in the Americas.
; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris; Osterreichische Galerie, Vienna; and The Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

"GalleryPlayer is changing the way we interact with today's large screen TVs by transforming them into a digital canvas for showcasing the world's finest high resolution art and photography. Through multiple delivery platforms including the Internet, cable and now widescreen DVDs, GalleryPlayer makes it easy for consumers to bring stunning art and photography collections into their homes and offices," said GalleryPlayer President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
 Bruce Worrall. "People enjoy GalleryPlayer imagery in many ways -- to set a mood in their home, to help entertain, as a means of relaxing and even to learn -- 'The Art of Claude Monet' and 'The Art of Leonardo da Vinci' are the first in a series of widescreen DVDs we've created to be released this year."

"The Art of Claude Monet" and "The Art of Leonardo da Vinci" are available for individual or specialty purchase through retailers, museum gift stores and through the GalleryPlayer Website at www.GalleryPlayer.com.

About GalleryPlayer

GalleryPlayer delivers the world's finest high definition art and photography to high resolution displays through an extensive library of HD image collections from world-class museums and the world's leading sources of photographic imagery. GalleryPlayer's proprietary technology ensures that every image retains the color and clarity of the original work, enhancing residential and commercial environments by transforming any high definition display into a stunning visual showcase for the world's finest HD art and photography. Visit www.GalleryPlayer.com.
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