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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In Search of the Berthouville Treasure
The present whereabouts of the Berthouville Treasure are not a mystery. In December 2011 this priceless hoard of ancient Roman artifacts discovered by chance in the French countryside over 180 years ago was temporarily transferred from its permanent home in...
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Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway, Mutual Muses
Intimate relationships visualized: the work and love of Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway.
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To Hell and Back: Dante’s Inferno in Art and Film
UPDATE: The screening of the 1911 film L’Inferno, scheduled for Saturday, June 23, at 3:00 p.m., has been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience. The other two films will screen as planned. The Museum’s Department of Manuscripts recently opened...
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Why Have There Been No Great (Wikipedia Articles on) Women Artists?
What’s the top hit when you google Louise Nevelson, Dorothea Lange, or Betye Saar? Wikipedia, of course. The online encyclopedia anyone can edit, Wikipedia features 22 million articles edited by 1 million+ volunteer editors in 285 languages. Of those...
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Sears: Can an American Institution Return to Its Design Roots?
Inside the Karl Schneider archive at the Getty Research Institute.
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The Seven Plagues of the Ancient Roman City Dweller
Think city living is a struggle today? The ancient Romans had it just as tough, giving their poets plenty to complain about Roman poetry is filled with entertaining rants against urban evils, which I revisited with glee while preparing...
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Backyard Archaeology at the Villa Ranch House
Students in the UCLA/Getty Conservation Program recently dug up ancient wall paintings buried on the grounds of the Getty Villa. Not real ones, of course—it was all part of a classroom exercise for us conservators-in-training to better understand how...
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Looking Under Judy Chicago’s Car Hood
Chicago was one of several California artists in the 1960’s who adopted techniques and materials from L.A.’s car culture.
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Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene’s Tap Dancer
Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene's Tap Dancer
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Conservation Comes Outdoors for Henry Moore’s “Bronze Form”
What’s inside this tent? Henry Moore’s monumental sculpture Bronze Form 5/6—normally the first artwork visitors see when arriving at the Getty Center—is undergoing a conservation treatment behind a rather mysterious-looking safety screen. My colleagues and I will be working...
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Pacific Standard Time Takes Berlin
Pacific Standard Time officially ended in Los Angeles on March 31, but it continues nearly 6,000 miles away in Berlin. Pacific Standard Time: Kunst in Los Angeles 1950–1980 opened at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin on March 15th. With double...
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