PODCAST: The Trailblazing Career of Spanish Baroque Sculptor Luisa Roldán
How a determined female artist achieved success in the 17th century
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Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Posts related to the Department of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Reflections: Amanda Berman on a Pair of Decorative Groups
A curator discusses the implications of subtle racism in a work of art.
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Giovanni di Balduccio’s The Annunciation Goes on View at the Getty Center
See these finely carved marble sculptures, which are newly added to Getty's medieval collections.
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Research Uncovers New Clues to the Histories of 250-Year-Old Decorative Objects
Four artworks, four intriguing personalities.
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Animals and Allusions on an Italian Renaissance Basin
Tour an intricate Renaissance basin teeming with beasts.
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A “Fish Chandelier”
The fanciful nature of a 19th century chandelier revealed
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Child’s Portrait Sheds Light on a Violent Episode in Renaissance History
The hidden story of a marble bust.
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A Dog’s Life, from Kyoto to Versailles
The dramatic journey of a little dog-shaped box.
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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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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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A Renaissance Ceramic Dish Is Reproduced in Miniature
The tale of a ceramic Renaissance dish and its tiny twin.
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PODCAST: In the Galleries: Borghese-Windsor Cabinet and Bust of Pope Paul V
A 17th-century Roman cabinet and a Bernini bust of one of its former owners.
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