A Strange and Wonderful Vase at Family Art Lab
A nine-foot-tall vase decorated with feathers, snails, and branches is the focus artwork.
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Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Posts related to the Department of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Curator’s Diary: Installing “Messerschmidt and Modernity”
A curator gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at installing an exhibition.
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Conservation Comes Outdoors for Henry Moore’s “Bronze Form”
What’s inside this tent? Henry Moore’s monumental sculpture Bronze Form 5/6—normally the first artwork visitors see when arriving at the Getty Center—is undergoing a... Read More
Masterpiece of the Week: A Silver Treasure Spared the King’s Meltdown
This silver fountain, featured in the exhibition The Life of Art and our current Masterpiece of the Week tours, is a survivor of one... Read More
Masterpiece of the Week: A Cabinet That’s Proudly Over the Top
This is not your run-of-the-aristocratic-mill cupboard. J. Paul Getty, who had a passion for French decorative arts, listed this cabinet—our current Masterpiece of the... Read More
The Carlhian Records
A peek inside one of the largest archives at the Getty Research Institute.
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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
Question of the Week: Can Love Last Forever?
Can love outlast death? Love and desire sizzle in this sculpture showcasing Venus and Adonis. Venus is desperately in love with Adonis, a handsome... Read More
Conserving Lichtenstein’s “Three Brushstrokes”
A long lively stroke of deep brilliant blue, black, and white, a curved swipe of muted yellow, a short dab of red—perhaps you’ve seen... Read More
Clocks and Globes – How Prosperous Parisians in the 18th Century Navigated Their Day (with Bonus Ringtone)
Enter Paris: Life & Luxury, closing this Sunday, and you’ll hear chimes pinging through the galleries from extravagant clocks that French aristocrats used to... Read More
Power Breakfast Inspired by a King: The 18th-Century Toilette
Dressing for success.
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The Making of Charles Ray’s “Boy with Frog”
Following the sculpture from artist’s conception to installation at the Getty
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