Getty Museum Acquires Pastel by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
The work speaks to emerging views of motherhood and familial bonds
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Read MoreHow a German treatise published in 1908 shaped the history of art and museum studies
Read MoreLaunching today, Return to Palmyra features a story of growing up among the ruins of the ancient city and one family's work to preserve its history
Read MoreAguilar’s work adds a unique voice to the Getty’s photographs collection, which spans the origins of photography to today.
Read MoreThe history, growth, and impact of Saudi Arabia’s official Islamic sect.
Read MoreA 17th-century Roman cabinet and a Bernini bust of one of its former owners.
Read MoreThis is not your run-of-the-aristocratic-mill cupboard. J. Paul Getty, who had a passion for French decorative arts, listed this cabinet—our current Masterpiece of the Week—among his eight favorite pieces of furniture in the world. This sumptuous cabinet epitomizes that...
Read MoreWhen I talk about the importance of sustainability and cultural heritage, most people nod their heads—we’ve all heard the word “sustainable” in terms of the green revolution—but then a second later they usually ask, “Wait, what exactly do you...
Read MoreThe Augsburg Display Cabinet—the Getty Museum’s 17th-century “cabinet of curiosities” on display starting tomorrow in our New Galleries for Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture and Decorative Arts—is both a work of art and an early prototype of museums. With dozens...
Read MoreCelebrating and preserving the wide range of Californian plants
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Read MoreHow a Northern Renaissance artist captured the essence of humanist thinkers and British nobility in timeless paintings
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