Funerary Portraiture Helps Scholars Reconstruct the Social History of Ancient Palmyra
Faces of ancient Palmyra.
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Unlocking the Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Portraits through Modern Technology
Funerary portraits yield their secrets.
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Catherine Opie Captures an Intimate Portrait of Elizabeth Taylor
An intimate portrait of a Hollywood legend, through her home.
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Extending Learning Outside the Classroom: Daring Greatly with Self-Portraiture
L.A. 10th graders explore self-expression through photography and writing
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Pastels, Portraits, and Paramours
An introduction to Swiss artist Jean-Étienne Liotard through his pastels.
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Portrait of the Artist’s Mother as an Old Woman
Who is Whistler’s mother?
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What’s the Difference between a Selfie and a Self-Portrait?
When is a selfie a self-portrait? When is it art?
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Power in a Mummy Portrait
This woman is still beautiful and self-assured, 2,000 years after her portrait was painted.
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Getty Voices: Portraits of Africa, from Colonization to E-Waste
Arresting portraits that evoke Africa's colonial past.
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Laughing Out Loud! Rembrandt Self-Portrait Now on View at the Getty
A youthful, confident Rembrandt shakes things up in the paintings galleries.
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Fragonard’s “Fantasy Portrait” of Dashing French Duke on Temporary Loan
A dashing portrait of an 18th-century duke by Fragonard visits the Getty.
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From Auction to Gallery: A Major Renaissance Portrait Drawing for the Getty
I find auctions terrifying. Mesmerizing, but terrifying. When a major early Renaissance portrait drawing came up for auction at Sotheby’s in New York a month ago, my stomach was in my mouth. It was the sort of drawing one...
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