Froth and Folly: Nobility and Perfumery at the Court of Versailles
How did Louis XIV's court smell?
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For Print Collectors, Organizing Is an Art
How do you organize 123,400 prints?
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Parallel Exhibitions on Renaissance Courts
Los Angeles and Milan host parallel exhibitions of illuminated manuscripts.
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Louis XIV’s Golden Dome
A rare print for the dome of the Invalides in Paris reflects Louis XIV’s ambitions to make Paris “a new European center of architectural magnificence.”
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A Glimpse into the Sun King’s Private World
An unusual table once owned by Louis XIV offers a peek into a king’s private world.
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Louis XIV, the Original King of Viral Media
The original tech-savvy celebrity.
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J.M.W. Turner Exhibition Open till 9pm on Its Final Day
Last chance! Exhibition of J.M.W. Turner to remain open late on Sunday, May 24.
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A Re-Imagined Getty, Drenched in Color
A video inspired by photographic history and 20th-century art.
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Snapshots of a Human Petri Dish
Climate change and photography.
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Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography
Seven photographers revel in process, experiment, chance, and the happy mistake.
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Rodin Joins the Impressionists
Rodin’s Christ and Mary Magdalene has a new home at the Getty.
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Explore Renaissance Italy from Your Laptop
New online exhibition features 100 beautiful Renaissance illuminations from northern Italy.
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