A “French ‘Mona Lisa’” Comes to L.A.: Manet’s “Portrait of Madame Brunet”
The Getty Museum's most recent addition to the paintings collection.
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recent acquisitions
Cellini Gets a Rival
A beautiful bronze Double Head, attributed to the Italian sculptor Francesco Primaticcio, has just joined the Museum’s collection. Though made by an Italian, it... Read More
Ruscha Sees L.A.
The Getty has just acquired photographs by Ed Ruscha. Seventy-four prints, including depictions of gas stations from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City along Route... Read More
A Portrait of Venice Unmasked
The life of a painting can be pretty unpredictable. Some are constantly on the move, reaching different parts of the world as they travel... Read More
Far from Marginal: Images in the Margins of the Abbey Bible
We use the word “marginal” to dismiss something as unimportant or trivial. But images in the margins of medieval books are so important they... Read More
The Photograph That Kicked Herb Ritts’s Career into High Gere
The Getty Museum acquires 69 photographs by famed fashion and celebrity photographer Herb Ritts.
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Preserving the Legacy of Harald Szeemann
The Harald Szeemann Archive and Library, one of the most important private research collections for modern and contemporary art in the world, is coming... Read More
Labeling Turner
Writing the gallery label for a painting can sometimes feel like an art form in itself, a kind of circumscribed descriptive poetry not unrelated... Read More
Explore New Features and Tools on the Getty Research Institute’s Website
Eighteen months ago we at the Getty Research Institute decided to give our website a complete overhaul. A small group formed and spent the... Read More