Getty Research Institute collection

Dogs at the Medieval Banquet

Who let the dogs in?

Diane Lee | October 1, 2015

A Beginner’s Guide to the Renaissance Book

A tour of the early printed page.

Sarah Sherman | September 23, 2015

The Art of Sculpting with Sugar

In Early Modern Europe, sugar became its own art form.

Darra Goldstein | September 22, 2015

“Paper Museum” Goes Digital

A 19th-century sketchbook goes digital.

Murtha Baca and Nathaniel Deines | September 21, 2015

Bringing Order to Harald Szeemann’s Unfiled Posters

How do you organize and catalog 1,200 posters?

Xiaoda Wang | August 31, 2015

The Sun King Illuminated: An Emblem Book for Louis XIV

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

Bryan C. Keene and Philippe Halbert | August 16, 2015

Louis XIV as Royal Spectator

Louis XIV appears front-row center in two engravings celebrating his grand parties.

Christina Aube | August 9, 2015

The Research Papers of Elizabeth Roth, Keeper of Prints and Rare Books at the NYPL

A life’s work devoted to the unique art of festival books.

Jasmine Larkin | June 25, 2015

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.”

Louis Marchesano | June 14, 2015

6 Questions for the Getty’s Institutional Archivist

From a model of the Getty Center to a corrupt floppy disk, it’s all in there.

Sarah Waldorf | June 9, 2015

Louis XIV, the Original King of Viral Media

The original tech-savvy celebrity.

Sarah Zabrodski | May 30, 2015

Patricia Lagarde’s Fantastic Island

An old fishing boat inspires a fantastic tale of heroism and disaster.

Sarah Zabrodski | May 19, 2015