Decorative Arts

The Sun King Illuminated: An Emblem Book for Louis XIV

Sleuthing the symbols of Louis XIV in the Getty Center galleries.

How did Louis XIV's court smell?

An unusual table once owned by Louis XIV offers a peek into a king’s private world.

Neoclassical selfies? Check.

Rodin’s Christ and Mary Magdalene has a new home at the Getty.

Marie-Antoinette’s armchair gets the royal treatment.

Philippe Halbert | January 6, 2015

Before her ill-fated end, Marie-Antoinette was a peerless patron of the decorative arts.

Philippe Halbert | October 16, 2014

See how Peter Paul Rubens’s enormous tapestries were installed at the Getty.

Sarah Waldorf | October 14, 2014

What is worse than a shark? Oh, that’s right. A lot.

Sarah Waldorf | August 10, 2014

Photographs of Italian monuments and European tapestries join the Open Content Program.

Tracey Schuster | April 22, 2014

In honor of Slow Art Day, six artworks that reward you for taking your sweet time.

Annelisa Stephan | April 11, 2014

Two pieces brought out from storage complete the story of the Judgment of Paris in a new installation at the Getty Center.

Anne-Lise Desmas | November 5, 2013