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A Portrait of Venice Unmasked

By Isabella Lores-Chavez on October 5, 2011 under Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

The life of a painting can be pretty unpredictable. Some are constantly on the move, reaching different parts of the world as they travel through time. When I started at the Getty as an intern, I had only recently returned from a long voyage to Paris. During my first week here, a fellow European traveler [...]

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A Walk through “Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents,” Opening This Weekend

By Amy Hood on September 30, 2011 under Exhibitions, Getty Center, Getty Research Institute, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Paintings, Sculpture

In the ocean, a crosscurrent runs across the main flow, stirring things up. Similarly, you can see different artistic movements, crossing each other from a variety of directions, in the exhibition Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, 1950–1970, which opens Saturday at the Getty Center. The exhibition features more than 70 objects [...]

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Question of the Week: Where Is the Line between Private and Public?

By Alice Cisternino on September 29, 2011 under Collections, Education, Events, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

Where is the line between private and public? Each situation has a different answer—and sometimes many different possible answers. As an example, take this painting by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Lautrec portrays a woman seen from above and behind as she sits in a chair. Her left arm and breast are bared. She gazes into the [...]

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Power Breakfast Inspired by a King: The 18th-Century Toilette

By Jessica Portner on July 28, 2011 under Decorative Arts, Exhibitions, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

When posh Parisians in the mid-18th century greeted the day, their morning ritual wasn’t anything like our hasty shower, breakfast, and dash out the door. Their toilette, or ritual of rising and dressing, was an hours-long activity of luxurious pampering, primping, wardrobe assessment, and even worldly affairs. Yes, it was customary for elite Parisians to [...]

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Getty Center Closes, Art Takes the Weekend Off!

By Getty Museum Pig on July 16, 2011 under Behind the Scenes, Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

It’s a lot of pressure, day after day, holding the same pose. I’ve been standing up, staring at the underside of a ringing bell for years now. I love hanging out with my pal Saint Anthony, but how can I be expected to handle work on a weekend like this? With the Museum—actually all of [...]

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Question of the Week: When Are Memories More Vivid Than Life Itself?

By Christine Spier on June 30, 2011 under Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

Do you have memories that feel more real than your life today? British painter J. M. W. Turner did, and they are the subject of this painting. The year is 1839. Turner, now in his 60s, has not set foot in Italy for 10 years. In his mind he journeys back to Rome, assuming a [...]

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Connect with Art Using Google Goggles and Our New Mobile Collection Pages!

By Maria L. Gilbert on June 27, 2011 under Behind the Scenes, Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum, New Media, Paintings

What is that painting? Wonder no longer. By taking a photo with the Google Goggles™ app for your smartphone, you can now instantly identify any painting in our collection, plus access related information and audio. Awesome, right? We created a Google demo slam video so you can see it in action! Goggles works by performing [...]

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The Italian Showcase

By Nina Diamond on June 14, 2011 under Antiquities, Collections, International, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings, Sculpture

If our globe had a school playground, could you spot Italy? That’s right, the one voted “most popular.” Good-looking, sharp, charismatic. Plus, a rock star in art class. This year, the popular kid turns 150. Surprisingly, the nation that for millennia has been such a powerhouse in art history has actually only existed as long [...]

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Question of the Week: How Have You Been Called to Charity?

By William Zaluski on May 18, 2011 under Collections, Education, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

Have you been called to acts of service? Did you answer the call? Saint Francis of Paola, who lived in the 1400s, was called. Two moments of divine intercession are paired in The Vision of Saint Francis of Paola by 17th-century Spanish painter Bartolomé Estebán Murillo. Like the kneeling saint, we behold a heavenly vision, [...]

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

By Annelisa Stephan on March 30, 2011 under Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum, Paintings

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 a comment on our haiku Flickr set. Haiku are short imagistic poems that, like Van [...]

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Posts Categorized "Paintings"

A Portrait of Venice Unmasked

A Walk through “Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents,” Opening This Weekend

Question of the Week: Where Is the Line between Private and Public?

Power Breakfast Inspired by a King: The 18th-Century Toilette

Getty Center Closes, Art Takes the Weekend Off!

Question of the Week: When Are Memories More Vivid Than Life Itself?

Connect with Art Using Google Goggles and Our New Mobile Collection Pages!

The Italian Showcase

Question of the Week: How Have You Been Called to Charity?

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

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