A Horse, Of Course! Curator Anne Woollett on Equine Painting
Horses have been the subject of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and other renderings for thousands of years. They have been depicted as companions of man,... Read More
Department of Paintings
Posts related to the Department of Paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
The Italian Comedians Go on View in Elegant Company
The Getty Museum’s most recent painting acquisition, Jean-Antoine Watteau’s The Italian Comedians, is now on view at the Getty Center. It’s installed in Gallery... Read More
Watteau’s Serious Clown Comes to the Getty
Antoine Watteau is famous for his theatrical pictures of the 18th-century French megarich at their elegant balls and fêtes galantes. Theater of a different... Read More
Madonna and Child Visit from Hearst Castle
Paintings by Duccio are astoundingly rare—there are fewer than 15 in existence, the Maestà in Siena being the most magisterial. Much in demand even... Read More
A “French ‘Mona Lisa’” Comes to L.A.: Manet’s “Portrait of Madame Brunet”
The Getty Museum's most recent addition to the paintings collection.
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Anatomy of a Horse Painting
In George Stubbs’s Brood Mares and Foals, which arrived at the Museum in October as a temporary anonymous loan, horses are sympathetically portrayed within... Read More
The Princess Is Back
In March, one of the most elegant women at the Museum was forcibly escorted out of the galleries. I was there and saw the... Read More
A Portrait of Venice Unmasked
The life of a painting can be pretty unpredictable. Some are constantly on the move, reaching different parts of the world as they travel... Read More
Question of the Week: When Are Memories More Vivid Than Life Itself?
Do you have memories that feel more real than your life today? British painter J. M. W. Turner did, and they are the subject... Read More
The Italian Showcase
If our globe had a school playground, could you spot Italy? That’s right, the one voted “most popular.” Good-looking, sharp, charismatic. Plus, a rock... Read More
Question of the Week: How Have You Been Called to Charity?
Have you been called to acts of service? Did you answer the call? Saint Francis of Paola, who lived in the 1400s, was called.... Read More
Van Gogh’s Irises / Haiku Verses from Readers / An Invitation
Over 60 haiku in honor of Vincent van Gogh.
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