Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Artist Duo Puts a Contemporary Spin on Old Master Tapestries

A new art form blends tapestry and sculpture.

Kim Sadler | June 22, 2016

Explore the decorative arts by database.

Exploring the royal iris of French art.

Philippe Halbert | April 25, 2016

A Getty intern describes the splendor that awaits visitors to an exhibition on Louis XIV’s tapestry collection

Amelia Brown | March 31, 2016

A weaver reveals the thrill of fiber and loom

Yadin Larochette | March 16, 2016

Mash-ups of Getty decorative arts, women, animals—and monsters

Allison Ramirez | February 18, 2016

Museum conservators solve a mystery during the routine treatment of an outdoor sculpture.

Amelia Wong | February 16, 2016

“I am able to capture so much more with my eyes than what I would from studying a photograph.”

Allison Ramirez | February 11, 2016

A newly acquired masterpiece from the great age of clock-making.

Jeffrey Weaver | January 12, 2016

A behind-the-scenes look at restoring Barbara Hepworth’s 1960 sculpture “Figure for Landscape.”

Julie Wolfe | November 24, 2015

A delicately carved statuette of Saint Philip joins the collection.

Amy Hood | September 30, 2015

Conservators use X-rays and a videoscope to unlock the secrets of a bronze sculpture.

Jane Bassett | September 16, 2015