Golden Tickets to the Underworld
A guide to the underworld, courtesy of ancient Greek tablets.
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J. Paul Getty Museum
Art snapshots, exhibitions and events news, curator’s essays, and more from the Getty Museum.
Sex, Power, and Violence in the Renaissance Nude
A new exhibition asks difficult questions about sex, violence, and beauty in Renaissance art.
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Deconstructing Myths about the Nude in Renaissance Art
A new look at the rise of the nude in art.
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An Introduction to the Rothschild Pentateuch, an Illuminated Hebrew Masterpiece
Inside a rare thirteenth-century Jewish manuscript.
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A Rare Look Inside a Golden Box
A closer look at a Japanese lacquer box owned by Marie-Antoinette.
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PODCAST: Julian Stock on Discovering a New Michelangelo
Finding, identifying, and learning from a newly discovered drawing by Michelangelo.
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Arts of Luxury for the Renaissance Elite
Treasured objects of the European Renaissance court.
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A Site-Specific Dance Echoes Across the Getty
A dance performance blurs the lines between dancer and audience, self and collective.
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The Never-Ending History of Artists and Books
How do artists’ books reveal new possibilities for both art and books?
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Connecting the Provenance of Antiquities Collections
The history of collecting ancient art on display at the Getty Villa.
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Meet the Real François-Thomas Germain, Sculptor-Silversmith of the Enlightenment
A tale of a French silversmith and his video-game double.
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Conserving an Ancient Obelisk
Conserving the tallest object ever displayed at the Getty.
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