The Benefits of Taking Your Time with Art

After a hard day, Jessie finds solace in the galleries

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By Caitlin Shamberg

Aug 31, 2023

Slow down, put down your phone, and contemplate a painting.

That’s the challenge Jessie takes on in this episode of Becoming Artsy as she spends 60 minutes with one artwork. She notices details in Spring in the Alps by 19th-century Italian painter George Segantini that she easily could’ve missed, and learns some surprising life lessons along the way.

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