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Remarkably realistic for medieval illuminated beasts, which were often fabulous admixtures of fantasy and fur. The unicorn is clearly drawn from life, for example.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Posted in Education, J. Paul Getty Museum
Texting a story, talking with pictures, taking a color tour, mapping a lunchroom: these are some of the activities included in a new set of online materials for K–12 teachers and their students. Open Studio: A Collection of Art-Making... More»
Online Art Activities Designed by Artists
Posted in Getty Villa, Photographs, Film, and Video
Old media artifacts like silent films are traditionally thought of as being windows into their individual moments in time. But when they portray another era still—like the ancient world—they serve as a kind of mirror, telling the story of that... More»
Silent Cinema’s Slant on the Ancient World
Posted in Getty Research Institute, Paintings, Photographs, Film, and Video
How do you make a movie about Edward Hopper? The artist—famous for his haunting and enigmatic paintings such as Nighthawks and New York Movie—was conspicuously taciturn, speaking little about his work, giving few interviews, and keeping to a small circle... More»
Listening to Edward Hopper’s Silence
Posted in Education, Getty Villa
Three o’clock is a good time to be at the Getty Villa. Depending on the time of year, the afternoon light might be streaming through the haze over the Inner Peristyle, a cool fog might be blowing in over the... More»
Museum Educators Get Creative with Focus Tours
Posted in Exhibitions and Installations, Paintings, Photographs, Film, and Video
The films we screen at the Getty go hand in hand with the art on view. Curating film series related to exhibitions is exciting, but it can also be challenging. How, for example, do you plan a movie event around... More»
Enchantresses on Film
Posted in Architecture and Design, Behind the Scenes, Getty Research Institute
“On the Summer Solstice ...Whatever is dreamed on this night, will come to pass.” —William Shakespeare, A Midsummernight's Dream Shakespeare certainly waxed poetic about the charms of the summer solstice, which arrives each year on June 21. (Depending on where... More»
Summer Solstice at the Research Library
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Education, Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Villa
Powdered saffron, simmering roots, crushed leaves…no, it’s not what’s cooking in the kitchen, but what’s been cooking at the Getty Villa this quarter for the UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials. As part of a... More»
What’s Simmering in That Beaker? Understanding Ancient Technology by Manufacturing Pigments
Elizabeth Drolet filters mixtures of dye extracted from madder roots with different inorganic materials, such as alum, lye or chalk. The different inorganic materials used produce different shades of red.
Posted in Education, Sculpture and Decorative Arts
We were about to go see gallery teacher Audrey Chan's favorite artwork in the whole museum. "What are the some of the rules we need to follow in the galleries?" she asked the 15 parents and children who crowded around... More»
Art Stops: A Fanciful Chandelier Ride
Posted in Photographs, Film, and Video
I sat down last Wednesday night with some trepidation to watch the premiere of Bravo’s new reality show Work of Art: The Next Great Artist. For most artists and arts professionals, the show was a harrowing prospect—how can the artistic... More»
Sincerity Is the New Radical: Bravo’s Work of Art
Tagged avant-garde, Neo Bustamante, television, video art
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Posted in Antiquities, Behind the Scenes, Exhibitions and Installations, Getty Villa
The premise of The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire is a unique one: that just as classical antiquity colored Spanish perceptions of Mesoamerica, the experience of Aztec civilization piqued curiosity about Renaissance Europe’s own ancient heritage. As curators,... More»
Curating The Aztec Pantheon
Tzitzimitl (Demon), Aztec, 1440–69, found near the Templo Mayor, Mexico City. Terracotta, stucco, and pigment, 176 x 80 x 50 cm. Museo del Templo Mayor, Mexico City. CONACULTA-INAH-MEX © foto zabé. Reproduction authorized by the National Institute of Anthropology and History
Tagged Aztec Pantheon, careers, exhibition design, Mexico
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