In 1923, when Philadelphia's art critics and historians condemned Dr. Albert Barnes's ex-|CR|hibit of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings for its nudes and radical content, Barnes made the collection off-limits to the|CR|general public. Since 1925, his treasure trove of paintings has been accessible only to a smattering of art students.|CR||B:1|1/4 ^Now, however, A Passion for Art has put his collection and the museum that houses it inside my PC. I explored the virtual museum and took guided tours complete with expert narration while the point-and-click interface brought any of the 300 paintings close enough for me to see brush strokes.|CR||CR||CR||B:1|2/4^I read about the painters, pored over cor-|CR|respondence between the good doctor and the artists he patronized, and referred to the time line to put it all into chronological order. Each step of the way, I was awed as much by the story of Barnes's fixation on art as I was by the art itself.|CR||CR||CR||B:1|3/4^Minimum Requirements:|CR||CR|* Windows 3.1|CR|* 486/25 MHz processor|CR|* 8 MB RAM|CR|* 256-color VGA monitor|CR|* Double-speed CD-ROM drive|CR|* 8-bit Windows-compatible sound card|B:1||CR||CR|4/4|CR||CR||CR||CR||CR||CR|
