Two Intricate Calligraphy Pages from the Sixteenth-Century Manuscript “Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta” Have Been Decoded for the First Time
Renaissance calligraphy unlocked.
Art & Archives
Perspectives on art and art history, from classical art to contemporary architecture.
Ottoman-Era Photographs Take on New Meaning in Their Digital Life
A look at nineteenth-century Turkey through photographs.
Talking about the Getty Bronze
Our point of view after recent Italian ruling.
Confronting Power and Violence in the Renaissance Nude
The Renaissance origins of the male gaze.
PODCAST: Contextualizing the Nude in Renaissance Painting, Sculpture, and Drawing
The curator discusses a groundbreaking exhibition on the nude human figure in Renaissance art.
An Introduction to the Drunken Satyr, A Rare Roman Bronze Being Studied and Conserved at the Getty Villa
A rare ancient Roman sculpture receives in-depth conservation treatment.
In Sally Mann’s Battlefields, Civil War Sites Are Seen Through a New Lens
On the process and thought behind photographer Sally Mann's haunting images of Civil War battle sites.
Preserving the Legacy of the Los Angeles Woman’s Building
Archives of feminist art to be preserved and accessible thanks to new grant.
Golden Tickets to the Underworld
A guide to the underworld, courtesy of ancient Greek tablets.
Sex, Power, and Violence in the Renaissance Nude
A new exhibition asks difficult questions about sex, violence, and beauty in Renaissance art.
Maria Sibylla Merian, Trailblazing Artist-Scientist of the Seventeenth Century
A new book to inspire future artists, scientists, and adventurers.
Handling a Cosmic Book Object
Inside a book that is also a puzzle.
