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| Buildings around the UK are to have art projected upon them later to celebrate the completion of a website showing the national collection of oil paintings. | Buildings around the UK are to have art projected upon them later to celebrate the completion of a website showing the national collection of oil paintings. |
| Exeter Cathedral, Lincoln Castle and Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall are among the 28 locations where images can be enjoyed from 16:30-22:00 GMT on Friday. | Exeter Cathedral, Lincoln Castle and Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall are among the 28 locations where images can be enjoyed from 16:30-22:00 GMT on Friday. |
| Each location will show four paintings of national interest, as well as three paintings specific to its region. | Each location will show four paintings of national interest, as well as three paintings specific to its region. |
| A full list of venues is available on the href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/about/events.shtml" >Your Paintings website. | |
| Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers, held by the National Gallery in London, will be one of the four paintings that will be projected at every location. | Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers, held by the National Gallery in London, will be one of the four paintings that will be projected at every location. |
| So will three lesser-known works depicting life in the UK: Frances Broomfield's George Formby - Speed Ace, an affectionate portrait of the chirpy British comic; Beryl Cook's colourful 1992 piece Karaoke; and The Clay Pits by Cornish painter Harold C Harvey. | So will three lesser-known works depicting life in the UK: Frances Broomfield's George Formby - Speed Ace, an affectionate portrait of the chirpy British comic; Beryl Cook's colourful 1992 piece Karaoke; and The Clay Pits by Cornish painter Harold C Harvey. |
| Works by L S Lowry, Edwin Henry Landseer, Ronald George Lampitt and Rita Duffy will be shown in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively, alongside pieces by other artists indigenous to each country. | Works by L S Lowry, Edwin Henry Landseer, Ronald George Lampitt and Rita Duffy will be shown in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively, alongside pieces by other artists indigenous to each country. |
| The projections mark the start of a month of exhibitions and events organised by the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation, who have created Your Paintings in conjunction with participating collections and museums from across the UK. | The projections mark the start of a month of exhibitions and events organised by the BBC and the Public Catalogue Foundation, who have created Your Paintings in conjunction with participating collections and museums from across the UK. |
| "No other country has ever embarked on such a project to make accessible online its entire collection of oil paintings," said Andrew Ellis from the Public Catalogue Foundation. | "No other country has ever embarked on such a project to make accessible online its entire collection of oil paintings," said Andrew Ellis from the Public Catalogue Foundation. |
| "The result is an extraordinary, rich and varied virtual gallery of paintings with styles and subject matters to suit all tastes and interests." | "The result is an extraordinary, rich and varied virtual gallery of paintings with styles and subject matters to suit all tastes and interests." |
| More than 37,000 artists are represented on the website, with works ranging from Old Masters to works by leading contemporary painters. | More than 37,000 artists are represented on the website, with works ranging from Old Masters to works by leading contemporary painters. |
| The vast majority of the collection has never been photographed before, while around 30,000 paintings do not have firm artist attributions. | The vast majority of the collection has never been photographed before, while around 30,000 paintings do not have firm artist attributions. |
| The National Trust owns the largest single collection featured on the website, its holdings accounting for 12,567 entries. | The National Trust owns the largest single collection featured on the website, its holdings accounting for 12,567 entries. |
| Members of the public are invited to "tag" paintings in their local collections on the website, to help future users find paintings by subjects, themes and events of common interest. | Members of the public are invited to "tag" paintings in their local collections on the website, to help future users find paintings by subjects, themes and events of common interest. |