art history

Provenance Research Reaches Across Getty in the Digital Age

Explore some of our projects on International Day of Provenance Research.

Who owned this artwork before a museum? Provenance, explained.

Amanda Berman | April 8, 2020

Thousands of people get creative with items on hand, from bubble wrap to their (very good) dogs

A starter kit of Getty’s online art, books, and videos.

Caitlin Shamberg | March 16, 2020

Learning from the Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Gus Casely-Hayford.

Thuy Bui | February 19, 2020

Explore the impact of African rulers on European culture.

We answer your burning questions about Old Man in Military Costume as seen on Netflix’s The Crown

Taylor Gonda | November 20, 2019

Archival detective work will shed light on the pre-Hispanic past.

Annelisa Stephan | November 14, 2019

A flexible fellowship supports emerging art historians.

Carly Pippin | October 10, 2019

The former director of the British Museum uses artistic objects to explore belief and its impact on societies.

A scene on a small ancient gem opens our minds about how we visualize the past, and also how people of the past did the same for their own history.

Alina Kozlovski | September 4, 2019

Newly conserved paintings of a nearly forgotten master.

Laura Llewellyn | June 18, 2019