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The limitations of the gallery building that displays works of art become an inhibitor in art appreciation learning. On the other hand, the development of digital-based media has not been widely used as an art learning media. This study aims to analyze the development of art students in studying the painting by using the virtual gallery as a learning media based on digital technology. The research design is carried out by steps: (1) designing & preparing virtual gallery; (2) input some art work as a learning resources; (3) implementing virtual gallery for painting appreciation learning; and (4) evaluating the learning process. The research subjects were 20 students in the art department who were studying painting appreciation. The results showed that students ability in appreciating paintings artwork had increased using virtual gallery as a digital technology based media. Student ability increases to (a) know, (b) understand, (c) analyze, and (d) assess the artwork. Therefore, it can be concluded that media learning based on technology can simplify art learning, especially in painting appreciation processes.