THAT IS PRICELESS

Antwerp School, Flemish

“Hi, You’ve Reached Customer Service at A1 Fruit Company. Go Ahead. You’re on Speaker,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Nathaniel Dance-Holland, British

“Great. Now Let’s Try a Pose Where You Look Like You’re Shaking Down Your 3-Year-Old For Her Lunch Money,” ca. 1769

Oil on canvas

Anders Zorn, Swedish

When the Nude Model Showed Up Early For the Next Sitting, Edgar Was Suddenly Grateful That He’d Brought His Hat, 1907

Oil on canvas

Louis Gauffier, French

“Aaaaah! You’re Right! This Helmet Does NOT Go With These Sandals. What Was I Thinking?,” 1791

Oil on canvas

You heard right. This week I used an AI app creator called Bolt.new to make a game version of TIP, where you have to match 10 masterpieces to their made-up titles in under 90 seconds — and then try to beat your best time. It’s obviously still in the very early stages, but playable as a test. The issue is there are currently only 30 paintings loaded, so you can really only play it three times, unless you have no short-term memory, in which case it will provide hours of entertainment. But I plan to add more paintings if people seem to like it.

Here’s the link. Just click it and you’re in business! (NOTE: The games don’t start automatically, so just click “Start” at the top right to get going.)

https://thatispricelesswith30.pages.dev

Good luck! And feel free to let me know what you think. Thanks!

Leopold Fertbauer, Austrian

J.P. Had Two Criteria When Shopping For a Robe. #1: That It Be Super Comfortable and #2: That It Be Visible From Space, 1830

Oil on panel

Adriaan de Lelie, Dutch

“I Got My Bachelors in Scullery From USC, Then Did My Chamber Pot Post-Grad Work at Oxford. You?,” 1796

Oil on panel

Jean-Lé0n Gérôme, French

“No Offense, But That Was a TERRIBLE Walken Impression. If I Were You, I’d Stick To Riddles,” 1886

Oil on canvas

Robert Thom, American

Eureka! After Years of Tireless Research, Cornelius Was Finally on the Cusp of Discovering What Exactly “6-7” Meant, ca. 1952

Oil on canvas

Ludwig Deutsch, Austrian

Okay, So Technically It Wasn’t the Club’s Approved Uniform, But Chris Figured If He Was Going To Be a Bouncer, He Might As Well Have Fun With It, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas