The Rediscovery of Guercino
Restoring the reputation of an Italian seicento master.
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J. Paul Getty Museum
Art snapshots, exhibitions and events news, curator’s essays, and more from the Getty Museum.
Studying Sculpture by Learning How to Draw It
The linked arts of drawing and sculpture.
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Thinking about Sisyphus (Or, the Afterlife with Some Rock ‘n’ Roll)
Sisyphus through the ages.
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Behind the Scenes at the Getty Museum in 2017
The Museum director selects three highlights of the year ahead.
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Making Stories Stick on Gallery Tours
Every artwork tells a story.
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Meet the Controversial Cupid of Eighteenth-Century France
This Cupid once decorated a king’s love nest.
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The New Ruins of Syria
Monuments as weapons of war.
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The Birth of Pastel
When is a drawing not a drawing?
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Behind the Scenes and On the Stage with Joanie 4 Jackie
Miranda July's underground film network.
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The Many Renaissances of Medieval Europe
Don’t call it the “Dark Ages.”
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A Young Man’s Mummy Offers Clues to Cultural Exchange and Technology in Roman-Ruled Egypt
Mummy as art and artifact.
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Three Graduate Interns on Installing Bouchardon: Royal Artist of the Enlightenment
The high-stakes ballet of installing an art exhibition.
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