An American has slipped his way into exclusive British company—the exhibition Luminous Paper: British Watercolors and Drawings, opening July 19. Owned for years by Thomas Jefferson, admirer of all things classical, this pen-and-ink by Pennsylvania-born artist Benjamin West depicts a dramatic moment from the Iliad (are there any other kind?) in which warrior Hector bids [...]
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Tags: 4th of July, British art, Getty Museum collection, hidden gems, Monticello, Neoclassicism, Thomas Jefferson, watercolors
Question of the Week is a series inspired by our Masterpiece of the Week tours, offered daily at 4:00 p.m. Featuring an open and upbeat discussion among visitors and gallery teachers, the tours feature a new object and pose a new question each week. How do we envision our leaders? Painted and sculpted portraits of [...]
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Tags: Bartolomeo Cavaceppi, Getty Museum collection, Italian art, Neoclassicism, portraits, Question of the Week, Roman art, Veterans Day
Today is the 262nd birthday of Jacques-Louis David, the French painter best known for his austere Neoclassical paintings such as Oath of the Horatii. David was as political an artist as ever lived. He was a leader of the French Revolution, a prominent member of the radical Jacobin party, and a close friend of leader [...]
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Tags: birthdays, French art, Getty Museum collection, Jacques-Louis David, Neoclassicism
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