When Is a Table Not a Table?
We call this unusual object a table, but is it?
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art history
Reliving a Medieval Procession: Festa di Sant’Agata
Experiencing a shared sense of history through the pageantry of St. Agatha’s festival.
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An Artist’s Pet Dog Photobombs the Middle Ages
Scholarly canine research.
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Seeing Dunhuang through a Single Manuscript
Retracing the steps of a medieval pilgrim.
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PODCAST: T. J. Clark on Poussin
Why do certain works of art compel us?
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Ancient Mosaics Tell the Stories of Their Makers
Sleuthing the lives of ancient craftsmen.
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Louise de Keroualle, Louis XIV’s Seductive Spy
A colorful life of political games in the English and French courts.
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Dozens of Artists’ Oral Histories Now Online
Video interviews from our vast oral history collections are now available to stream.
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Eight Reasons to Look Forward to Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA
A peek at what’s in store in 2017.
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Replica Buddhist Caves Rise on the Getty Center Plaza
Replica Cave Temples of Dunhuang are taking shape on the Getty Center plaza.
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The Correspondence of Art-World Power Couple Lawrence Alloway and Sylvia Sleigh
Newly digitized letters reveal a romantic and intellectual love affair.
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For Art History, Generosity Is the Real Power of the Internet
An art historian and blogger talks about open access, the Baroque, and 17th-century executions.
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