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The Art Cornerstone Reading Time: 4 minutes Introduction: A Museum That Fits in Your Pocket We’ve all been there. You’re standing in a museum, staring at a Renaissance altarpiece or a jarring modernist canvas, and you think: I wish I understood the story behind this.