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Needlework Pattern Books

David Brafman and Lisa Cambier | July 19, 2012

Books for needlework and lace are among the rarest of early modern printed books.

What Did Ancient Music Sound Like?

Eidelriz Senga | July 18, 2012

Ancient Greek and Roman music through artwork and instruments descended from ancient ones.

Rubens’s Masterful “Triumph of the Eucharist” Series to Be Conserved

Melissa Abraham | July 10, 2012

The conversation of Rubens’ work is part of the Getty’s Panel Paintings Initiative.

Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway, Mutual Muses

Maggie Hughes | June 21, 2012

Intimate relationships visualized: the work and love of Sylvia Sleigh and Lawrence Alloway.

The Seven Plagues of the Ancient Roman City Dweller

Shelby Brown | June 13, 2012

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...

Looking Under Judy Chicago’s Car Hood

Raina Chao, Rachel Rivenc and Julie Wolfe | June 7, 2012

Chicago was one of several California artists in the 1960’s who adopted techniques and materials from L.A.’s car culture.

Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene’s Tap Dancer

Julie Wolfe | May 30, 2012

Art with an On-Off Switch: Restoring Stephan von Huene's Tap Dancer

Peter Plagens Answers Your Questions [VIDEO]

Annelisa Stephan | May 23, 2012

More videos: • Has Los Angeles’s ecology of evil improved? • Are Huffington Post bloggers “volunteer slaves”? • What do you think about the dismantling of the Barnes Foundation? On Monday we put out a call on Facebook and...

Explorations in Darkness and Light: Odilon Redon

Courtney Wilder | May 3, 2012

My job as research assistant to Marcia Reed, chief curator at the Getty Research Institute, and Louis Marchesano, curator of prints & drawings, might be described as “research becomes eclectic.” In addition to investigating a wide array of potential...

The Scent of Love: Ancient Perfumes

Erin Branham | May 1, 2012

Make your own sexy scents inspired by the recipes of the ancients.

Herb Ritts’s Revolutionary Props

Jessica Portner | April 20, 2012

Chains. Pedestals. Balloons. Sea creatures. Those are just some of the props that photographer Herb Ritts employed to set a scene, adorn his models, and capture the viewer. The exhibition Herb Ritts: L.A. Style, on view through August 26,...