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We’ve asked curators from the Getty Museum and Getty Research Institute to share short reflections on works of art they’re thinking about right now. These recordings feature stories related to our daily lives.

This week, curator Kenneth Lapatin dives into a new world through a Roman carved gem that features Aeneas fleeing Troy. To learn more about this artwork, visit: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/336770/.

Over the next few weeks, look for new recordings every Tuesday.

Red-orange gemstone with a carved scene depicting Aeneas (center) with his father on his shoulder and son at his right side. There is a brick wall with an arched entryway behind them and at the bottom left are ships.

Intaglio with Scene of Aeneas and his Family Escaping from Troy, about 20 BC, Italy. Cornelian, 17/8 × 11/16 × 1/4 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.13.14. Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program

Listen to the full series of short reflections here.

JAMES CUNO: Hi, I’m Jim Cuno, president of the J. Paul Getty Trust. As we all adapt to working and living under these new and unusual circumstances, we’ve asked curators from the Getty Museum and Getty Research Institute to share short reflections on works of art they’re thinking about righ...

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