Global Pathways through Medieval Manuscripts and the Modern Museum
Contextualizing early book arts in world history.
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religious art
Depicting the Sacred through Fabric
What is this unusual drawing all about?
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Andrea del Sarto’s Seductive Saints
Why Renaissance artists rendered sacred bodies beautiful and erotic.
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Medieval Meditations on the Human Condition
In honor of Day With(out) Art, a selection of images that make us more human.
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Myth and Miraculous Performance: The Virgin Hodegetria
Revered in Constantinople, the icon known as the Virgin Hodegetria was believed to hold special powers.
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Getty Voices: Mystery Cults and the Mother Goddess
The mysterious cults of ancient Greek religion.
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Getty Voices: Digging the Sacred
Sleuthing the mysterious and sacred in Greek and Roman religion.
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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
Have You Seen an Illuminated Manuscript Lately?
The Getty Center is one of few places in the United States where you can see medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts year-round. With three or... Read More