Why Views of Venice’s Rialto Bridge Look So Familiar
On Venice’s postcard-perfect Rialto Bridge.
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Department of Paintings
Posts related to the Department of Paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
A Clean Frame for Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph
The ins and outs of cleaning a frame for a masterpiece.
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Netherlandish Altarpiece Reassembled after Conservation Study
Triptych panels by Gerard David on view together for the first time since 1927.
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The Rediscovery of Guercino
Restoring the reputation of an Italian seicento master.
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PODCAST: Anne Woollett on “Rembrandt Laughing”
A look at a newly discovered Rembrandt.
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PODCAST: Scott Allan on Manet’s Jeanne (Spring)
The story of a portrait of spring.
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PODCAST: Giovanni di Paolo’s Branchini Altarpiece
Piecing together the panels of an extraordinary altarpiece.
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Cleaning Guercino’s Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph
Unveiling the artist’s technique from underneath centuries of dirt and grime.
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Giovanni di Paolo’s Shimmering Worlds on Parchment and Panel
An exhibition highlights the creative genius of a Renaissance innovator.
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Did Artists in the Renaissance Know They Were in the Renaissance?
Did they know they were changing the course of art?
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What Was on the Other Side of This Painting?
One painting becomes two.
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An Introduction to Guercino’s Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph
The Getty’s senior curator of paintings discusses the history, composition, and style of a 17th-century Italian masterpiece.
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