Sculpture

A Close Look at the Agrigento Youth

The Agrigento Youth, a Greek sculpture carved almost exactly 2,500 years ago, is wintering at the Getty Villa. It’s the second work from the... Read More

Annelisa Stephan | February 16, 2011

In Search of Messerschmidt’s “Vexed Man”

New for summer 2012—The Vexed Man is back at the Getty, but he’s moved from his usual haunts for the exhibition Messerschmidt and Modernity,... Read More

Annelisa Stephan | January 28, 2011

Question of the Week: Is It Better for a Leader to Be Loved, or Feared?

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... Read More

Nancy DeLucia Real | November 11, 2010

In the Sketching Gallery, It’s Time to Create

Sketch from the masters in a friendly, unthreatening space.

Question of the Week: Fake vs. Real—Does It Matter?

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... Read More

Christine Spier | October 28, 2010

Naked or Nude? Gérôme’s Provocative Bodies

During a tour of the new exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme, curator Mary Morton stopped in front of Gérôme’s Snake Charmer and... Read More

Lorena Patlán | July 16, 2010

Seven Things I Learned from “Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture”

Now that the Leonardo exhibition has closed, as co-curator—along with Anne-Lise Desmas, associate curator in the Department of Sculpture and the Decorative Arts—I can... Read More

Julian Brooks | July 13, 2010

What Does Plastic Have to Do with Art?

Many types of plastic used in artworks are now beginning to exhibit serious signs of deterioration – discoloration, crazing and cracking, warping, becoming sticky, and in extreme cases, turning completely to powder. The sheer number of plastics available constitutes a huge challenge for the conservation profession.