Rubens’s Masterful “Triumph of the Eucharist” Series to Be Conserved
The conversation of Rubens’ work is part of the Getty’s Panel Paintings Initiative.
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Masterpiece of the Week: A Silver Treasure Spared the King’s Meltdown
This silver fountain, featured in the exhibition The Life of Art and our current Masterpiece of the Week tours, is a survivor of one of history’s greatest meltdowns. Created in France in the 1660s, it was brought to England...
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Modern Architecture Under the Conservation Microscope
Despite the increased recognition that works of modern architecture such as the Sydney Opera House, Le Corbusier’s Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France, or Mies Van der Rohe’s IIT College of Architecture campus are culturally significant...
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Madonna and Child Visit from Hearst Castle
Paintings by Duccio are astoundingly rare—there are fewer than 15 in existence, the Maestà in Siena being the most magisterial. Much in demand even in his own day, Duccio had to rely on assistants and students to help create...
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The Quotable Man Ray
Man Ray’s black and white portraits are widely celebrated, but two recent acquisitions by the Getty Research Institute shift the focus back on the famous photographer, providing a revealing picture of the often private artist. The first acquisition, a...
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Question of the Week: Is It Still a Man’s World?
In 1964, while a student in UCLA’s graduate program in painting and sculpture, artist Judy Chicago enrolled in auto-body school—the only woman in a class of 250 men. They were all there to learn how to custom-paint cars with...
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A Portrait of Venice Unmasked
The life of a painting can be pretty unpredictable. Some are constantly on the move, reaching different parts of the world as they travel through time. When I started at the Getty as an intern, I had only recently...
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Exploring 18th-Century Fashion, Garment by Garment
Did you know that artists used pig bladders to carry paint before tubes were invented, that the gold leaf used to gild paintings and manuscripts was made by pounding a coin into thin sheets, or that 18th-century fashion designers...
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A Project of Seismic Proportions
As Californians, we are well aware of the damage that results from earthquakes, even in new buildings constructed with modern materials. But what happens to historic buildings made of earthen materials such as adobe? These structures can be particularly...
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The Making of Charles Ray’s “Boy with Frog”
Following the sculpture from artist’s conception to installation at the Getty
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Happy 100th Birthday, John Lautner!
The Los Angeles City Council will vote Friday to declare July 16th “John Lautner Day.” This Saturday would have been the 100th birthday of John Lautner (1911–1994), who is considered one of the most visionary architects of the 20th...
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Preserving the Legacy of Harald Szeemann
The Harald Szeemann Archive and Library, one of the most important private research collections for modern and contemporary art in the world, is coming to the Getty Research Institute—and we couldn’t be more excited. Szeemann was the most influential...
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