Edme Bouchardon’s Sleeping Faun Takes Up Residence in the Getty’s Entrance Hall
A nude mythological sculpture provides a preview to a Bouchardon moment at the Getty.
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French art
What Are Japanese and Chinese Objects Doing in This French Aristocrat’s Bedroom?
Why are Asian objects tucked away in a 19th-century aristocrat’s bedroom?
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Silver in a New Light
A new Museum display highlights masterpieces of European silver, brought together for the first time.
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Discovering Rousseau’s Ecological Art
Landscapes of nature’s power.
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PODCAST: T. J. Clark on Poussin
Why do certain works of art compel us?
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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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VIDEO: Drawing with Charcoal: Historical Techniques of 19th-Century France
A contemporary artist demonstrates drawing techniques that make charcoal such an expressive medium.
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Conservation Up Close: Maillol’s Torso of Dina
Museum conservators solve a mystery during the routine treatment of an outdoor sculpture.
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The Color that Changed the Course of Art
Prussian blue changed it all.
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The Naughtier Side of French Printmaking
The raunchy and the rustic in 17th-century prints.
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A Bronze God for the Sun King
Travels of a bronze Hermes, from Florence to Paris to L.A.
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A Glimpse into the Sun King’s Private World
An unusual table once owned by Louis XIV offers a peek into a king’s private world.
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