Funerary Portraiture Helps Scholars Reconstruct the Social History of Ancient Palmyra
Faces of ancient Palmyra.
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Sculpture
Edme Bouchardon’s Pocket-Sized Masterpieces
The young Edme Bouchardon sketches Rome—and himself.
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Surprises as an Ancient Statue Is Prepped to Receive Its Missing Head
Discovery of a cryptic message while reuniting an ancient head and body.
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Edme Bouchardon’s Sleeping Faun Takes Up Residence in the Getty’s Entrance Hall
A nude mythological sculpture provides a preview to a Bouchardon moment at the Getty.
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Artist Duo Puts a Contemporary Spin on Old Master Tapestries
A new art form blends tapestry and sculpture.
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A Greek Marble Relief of a Young Girl Holding Doves
A masterpiece of Greek sculpture is on special loan to the Getty Villa
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Clay Sculptures of Archivists Show the Human Face of Big Data
Artist Nuala Creed sculpts the people who make the Web.
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Conservation Up Close: Maillol’s Torso of Dina
Museum conservators solve a mystery during the routine treatment of an outdoor sculpture.
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Instagram Inspiration from the Old Masters
“I am able to capture so much more with my eyes than what I would from studying a photograph.”
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Revitalizing Barbara Hepworth’s Figure for Landscape
A behind-the-scenes look at restoring Barbara Hepworth’s 1960 sculpture “Figure for Landscape.”
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A Rare Medieval Alabaster
A delicately carved statuette of Saint Philip joins the collection.
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Artist Grimanesa Amorós on the Value of Public Art
A chat with the sculptor and installation artist.
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