Uncovering Ancient Preparatory Drawings on Greek Ceramics
The first drafts of ancient vase painters.
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An Investigation of Black Figures in Classical Greek Art
What does this vase mean?
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10 Ways to Look at Ancient Greek Vases
Details to look for in the new Athenian vases gallery at the Getty Villa.
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Ancient Vase Presents a Who’s Who of the Underworld
Hades and its denizens crowd onto a 2,000-year-old Greek vase.
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Three Ways to Avoid the Freeways: Transport Advice from Apulian Vases
Sick of driving? Hitch a ride on these mythical creatures.
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A Winged Chariot, Wilshire Boulevard, and a Shipwreck: The Travels of Triptolemos
Retracing the travels of a beautiful Greek vase, from Naples to England to Los Angeles by way of a near miss with the sea floor
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Voting with the Ancient Greeks
An ancient Greek wine cup shows how to cast a vote.
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Reclining and Dining (and Drinking) in Ancient Greece
History on the customs with a how-to video on playing the drinking game kottabos.
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Looking at Apulian Vases in a New Light
Since 2008, the antiquities conservation and curatorial departments at the J. Paul Getty Museum have been working with colleagues at the Antikensammlung in Berlin... Read More
Forensic Techniques Illuminate a New Acquisition
The recently acquired white-ground lekythos on display in Women and Children in Antiquity (Gallery 207) at the Getty Villa is a handsome addition to... Read More
Stilt-Walking Actors Extend Their Stay at the Getty Villa
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater closed on January 3, but one loan object from the exhibition won’t be making its way back home... Read More
L.A. Teachers Explore Greek Vases in the Collections Store Room at the Getty Villa
Eleven teachers enter an underground room at the Getty Villa. In a space with wooden crates marked “fragile” sits a large table. They are... Read More
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