Rethinking Orientalism, Again
It’s been 27 years since art historian Linda Nochlin published her essay “The Imaginary Orient,” a critique of sexist and racist depictions of “brown... Read More
Paintings
Jacques-Louis David, Political Artist
Neoclassic painter Jacques-Louis David was also a leader in the French Revolution.
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Travel Postcards, 18th-Century Style
Picture this: You’re in the 18th century taking a Grand Tour across Europe, making all the “in” stops such as France and Italy. Before... Read More
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? Looking at Gérôme’s “Pollice Verso”
Visitors are captivated by The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme. I met a couple from Miami who were so intrigued by a review of... Read More
Hidden Gems of the Collection: Paintings That Keep Us Guessing
We continue our look at intriguing but lesser-known works from the Getty’s collection with two more off-the-beaten-path tips from Museum educators. In a previous... Read More
What Do Jean-Léon Gérôme and Don Draper Have in Common?
You might have a hard time answering that question as you first stroll through the galleries of the exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon... Read More
Naked or Nude? Gérôme’s Provocative Bodies
During a tour of the new exhibition The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme, curator Mary Morton stopped in front of Gérôme’s Snake Charmer and... Read More
Listening to Edward Hopper’s Silence
How do you make a movie about Edward Hopper? The artist—famous for his haunting and enigmatic paintings such as Nighthawks and New York Movie—was... Read More
Enchantresses on Film
The films we screen at the Getty go hand in hand with the art on view. Curating film series related to exhibitions is exciting,... Read More
Art Circles—Better than Bowling
On a recent Saturday night, nearly 20 visitors tried to make sense of a huge, mysterious painting in the Getty Center’s Flemish gallery. Mysterious,... Read More
Capturing Motherhood, In 50 Words or Less
How do you sum up motherhood in a picture or a phrase? There are over 400 elegant attempts in The Art of Motherhood, a... Read More
85 Years After John Singer Sargent
During the late 19th century, John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) was the most fashionable portrait painter in England and the United States. An example of... Read More