Face it: viewing art on a computer is like eating caviar through a straw.
On a PC, paintings look even flatter, and thick brush strokes too often look like crayon scrawls.
For a larger overview of classical European artwork, nothing can top Le Louvre in Paris.
Highlights include intriguing online exhibits like the surprisingly detailed pano art originated by Chicano prisoners in the Southwest.
Of course, the Web itself has become a palette for artists.
For even more out-there Web art, check out Erik Loyers Lair of the Marrow Monkey (www.thegrid.net/orion17).
Will sites like Lair make real-world museums obsolete?
Maybe but not until they can whip up some gift shops and bored virtual security guards.
