This past week I have been thinking a lot of reproductions of art works. In many ways my work would not be possible without them (even though the thought of traveling to important collections around the world with students is tempting). Research is also a lot easier with reproductions, but you cannot leave the actual objects out completely since you would miss out too much of important context. To think of the impact of technical reproductions is of course not new at all, to use copies has always been the basis of art historical education, but the reason I am giving it attention is the variety of different digital possibilities that are available today. My own digital photos that can be enlarged and make me come closer than I can do in situ (so I can discover details like all the colors in the illustration above), and online digital platforms with large collections of really good quality images are just two simple but meaningful examples. When I was a student of art history most of the illustrations in the books we read were black and white photos, just a few were selected to be printed in color. It was during lectures we saw color reproductions of art works and through slides available for students when studying to an exam. I turned out an ok art historian during these conditions, but how can I make optimal use of the possibilities available today for my students? That is the exciting question.