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Playing with Plato

Nick Geller | May 24, 2018

Contemporary artists in conversation with Plato.

“Dear Venus”: Praying to an Ancient Goddess at the Getty Villa

Bella Anderson | September 21, 2017

21st-century prayers to an ancient goddess.

Laying Louis XIV to Rest

Louis Marchesano | August 30, 2015

Why are there so few images of Louis XIV’s death?

Seeing Art’s Bones: X-Raying Plant Fiber Objects at the Getty Villa

Dawn Lohnas | September 21, 2011

We’re all familiar with the X-rays used to take images of people’s bones and teeth at medical and dental facilities. But did you know this same technology can also be used to examine the internal structures of museum objects?...

Honey, They’re Playing Our Painting

Jessica Portner | February 14, 2011

Many couples have a favorite song, a tune that conjures up memories of blissful infatuation and unending devotion. Elia and Maranatha have a painting. The couple met three years ago when Elia, a musician, was playing at a club...

Video: Manoel Felciano on Playing Orestes in “Elektra”

Desiree Zenowich | September 28, 2010

Sophocles’ Elektra—which concludes its run at the Getty Villa this Saturday—is the story of a woman’s thirst for revenge: Elektra rages and plots against her mother (and her mother’s lover) for slaying her father. But Elektra’s brother, Orestes, is...