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#GettyJam Report—12 Museum Games Created in 30 Hours

By Susan Edwards | Published: February 27, 2015

All nighters at the museum. More»

Stacey Allan, editor at East of Borneo

The Artists the Internet Almost Forgot

By Steve Saldivar | Published: February 26, 2015

Building Los Angeles architecture and its architects, one Wikipedia entry at a time. More»

Double Head (detail of face) / Francesco Primaticcio

This Renaissance Sculpture Just Became a French Movie Star

By Anne-Lise Desmas | Published: February 25, 2015

This Renaissance sculpture stars in a French biopic. More»

North Broadway-Buena Vista Street Bridge

HistoricPlacesLA Catalogues Over 25,000 of L.A.’s Most Significant Buildings and Sites

By Ken Bernstein | Published: February 24, 2015

Explore Los Angeles history online with HistoricPlacesLA. More»

A Swan among Reeds by Moonlight, September 18, 1852, Carl Gustav Carus, charcoal with white chalk heightening on brown paper. The J. Paul Getty Museum.

This Just In: The Romantic Zeitgeist

By Sarah Zabrodski | Published: February 23, 2015

Three Romantic drawings are on view for the first time. More»

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    Tristan as King Louis XIV - MusePose

    #MusePose, February Edition

    By Audrey Chan, Andrew Westover, and Kelly Williams | Published: February 1, 2015

    Are you a king? A goddess? SHOW IT. More»

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        Peacocks were imported into Rome and bred there as exotic pets, sacred animals, and extravagant delicacies (especially the tongues!). 

        They represented immortality, and were often a status symbol. Painted on the wall, this peacock keeps watch over a garden.

        02/28/15

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