Which Artist Would You Recommend to a Space Alien?
A beginner’s guide to the human mind and heart.
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Five Artworks Rescued from the Nazis
Looted by the Nazis, these five treasures were returned to their owners after World War II and now make their home in Los Angeles.
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The Art of Search and Rescue
Rare documents and photographs in the Research Institute’s collections tell the real-life story of key Monuments Men (and Women).
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Struck by Lightning at the Louvre
Sometimes the best way to discover your life’s work is by simple good luck.
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The Museum That Proudly Defies Understanding
If the wall label says it, it must be true. Right?
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Beyond Digitization—New Possibilities in Digital Art History
Museums and libraries have digitized millions of works of art. Now what?
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Ancient Myth, Contemporary Politics
Jacques-Louis David made Greco-Roman myths directly relevant to the contemporary public, as this sly drawing shows.
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In This Unusual Exhibition, Sculpture Is Best Viewed by Car
Art best viewed from behind the wheel? In Century City, cast bronzes of SoCal fauna create an outdoor, drive-by art gallery. A tour.
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David Hockney in the Promised Land
Why is vibrant color, like green, characteristic of Hockney’s landscapes of Northern England?
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Getty Voices: Aztec Idols, Explorers, and Egyptomania
How did a 19th century scholar misidentify an Aztec sculpture as Egyptian?
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The Miracles at Canterbury
Born from Thomas Becket’s martyrdom on December 29, 1170, the stained glass in Trinity Chapel at Canterbury Cathedral reveals some of the most fascinating tales of the miraculous.
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Giorgio Vasari’s Monumental Painting “Last Supper” Reemerges After Nearly 50 Years
For the first time in 47 years, the five wooden panels that make up Giorgio Vasari’s “Last Supper” are joined together again to make the artwork whole.
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