A Winged Chariot, Wilshire Boulevard, and a Shipwreck: The Travels of Triptolemos
Retracing the travels of a beautiful Greek vase, from Naples to England to Los Angeles by way of a near miss with the sea floor
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Getty Conservation Institute Releases New Resource for Conserving Historic Photographs
This new digital publication offers science-based tools to identify how photographs were made.
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A Field Guide to Renaissance Gardens
In the Renaissance as now, gardens came in many forms and carried many associations. A visual tour.
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Is That Available as an e-Book? Scrolling through an Ancient Text
An ancient depiction of a classroom and the mysterious marked letters on a scroll; but what do these letters mean?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric L.A.?
As some parts of the world approach the dystopian, cyberpunk 2019 Los Angeles depicted in Blade Runner, the film’s relation to architecture and environment is worth another look.
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“The Everlasting Cycle of Becoming and Fading”: Thomas W. Gaehtgens on Philipp Otto Runge’s “Times of Day”
“Runge’s prints represent far more than merely the times of day. The cycle of the day represents in fact the cycle of life.”
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The Monuments Men and the Race to Save Masterpieces, A Q&A with Robert Edsel
“What makes a man risk his life to save someone else’s life, much less a work of art?”
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The Man of La Belle Ferronière
A fake Leonardo? The scandalous court case of art dealer Joseph Duveen.
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Getty Voices: Researching the Renaissance
"It’s amazing to be immersed in Andrea del Sarto’s home city..."
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Getty Voices: Attic Pots and Atomic Particles
How did ancient Greeks make their red-and-black pottery?
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Finding Beauty in L.A.’s Visual Clutter
Hulking public works and messy storefronts are the essence of L.A. architecture. Here’s why you should love them.
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Getty Voices: Digging the Sacred
Sleuthing the mysterious and sacred in Greek and Roman religion.
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