The Iris

Vincent van Gogh

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Van Gogh’s Irises / Haiku Verses from Readers / An Invitation

By Annelisa Stephan | Published: March 30, 2011
Birthday cake for Vincent van Gogh's birthday decorated with The Irises in icing

To celebrate Vincent van Gogh, who was born on this day in 1853, we’ve been inviting visitors to share their thoughts in haiku form. Please join us! Leave a comment here, tweet your poem with the hastag #arthaiku, or leave… More»

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Justice, Vengeance, Crime, Love, and Van Gogh

By Tim Hart | Published: December 8, 2010
Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, about about 1805–06

Which art objects on the Getty Museum’s website are most popular? The answers might surprise you—or perhaps confirm what you’ve always suspected about the Internet.

Over the past year, three objects have vied for the top spot, each for different reasons. More»

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Getty Up! Welcome to the Getty’s New Blog

By Julie Jaskol | Published: April 5, 2010
Irises, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

The Iris is a reference to the Getty Museum’s best-known painting: Irises by Vincent van Gogh. That painting is surrounded by knots of visitors most of the time; it’s behind glass because so many people want to reach out and… More»

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    • Listen to this Medieval Manuscript come alive.

      THE LANGUAGE: Arabic from a Qur’anic manuscript created in North Africa in the 9th century A.D.
      THE READER: Dr. Ovamir Anjum, visiting professor at Bayan Claremont Graduate School and Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies and affiliated faculty in the Department of History at the University of Toledo.

      More on a recent visit from Muslim scholars at the Getty.


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