Getty Voices: Seduction in Ancient Rome
Ovid's Ars Amatoria serves up the rules of ancient Roman dating and sex—some hilarious, some mildly horrifying.
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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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Long Live Tiki, the Whimsical Soul of Midcentury Modern
Tiki is the style that refuses to die, and its endurance tells us something about Southern California design.
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Getty Voices: Classics 2.0
The real ancient world of Greece and Rome was colorful, human, and messy.
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Beatrice Monti della Corte and the Americans
The glamorous owner of the Galleria dell’Ariete in Milan was key to the careers of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, among many others.
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Getty Voices: Digging the Sacred
Sleuthing the mysterious and sacred in Greek and Roman religion.
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Dear “Woman in Blue,” Let Me Tell You Of…
“You will be forgotten. Your image, however, will be immortal. Through it, you will travel far—not by horse and cart, or merchant ship, but through the sky…”
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For California Gardeners, Winter Is the New Summer
Winter, the sere season? Not in California, where the cool months are our lushest, our most verdant of all.
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Six Questions for Art Detective Victoria Reed
What does a provenance researcher do? And how does she do it?
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What Makes an Artist Great? Curator Scott Schaefer on Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer is a beloved artist. Is he also a great one?
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Getty Voices: The Power of Vermeer
Vermeer's newly arrived Woman in Blue Reading a Letter seems calmly at home in our galleries—but introduces a distinctive new presence.
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Beware Cupid’s Arrow! French Print Reveals Dangers of Romantic Mix-Ups
It could happen to you: comic mix-ups, near-death encounters, and other tales of accursed romance from French prints at the Getty Research Institute.
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