This exhibition showcases how artists have mastered the art of drawing on paper to convey light—whether through the basic modeling of form or the creation of spectacular effects.

The Villa dei Papiri was a sumptuous private residence on the Bay of Naples, just outside the Roman town of Herculaneum. Deeply buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, it was rediscovered ...

In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Getty hosts its third annual family event to learn about Southern California's vibrant Native American cultures. The theme this year celebrates flora, with ...

The Lansdowne Herakles is a Roman copy of a Greek prototype that was found in the ruins of Hadrian’s villa at Tivoli. It was named for Lord Lansdowne, who once owned the work and displayed it in his ...

The reference information listed below is intended for those who work with the Getty's data. This information comes from the Museum's collection database, and in some cases is incomplete or awaiting ...

Paperback and e-book versions also available for sale. Published July 2016. Metadata, literally “data about data,” provides a means of indexing, accessing, preserving, and discovering digital ...

Egypt was the oldest and most imposing civilization of the ancient world, renowned for its invention of writing, its monumental pyramids and temples, and its knowledge of history, astronomy, ...

This volume presents the proceedings of an international symposium organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 24–28, 1995. The first conference of its kind in ...

This archive was recently acquired and is not yet accessible, as the material must be cataloged and processed. An update will be posted to this web page as availability is determined. Cover of dealer ...

Yi Wuzhi, Lang Xiangui Chemical Consolidation of Conglomerate and Sand at the Mogao Grottoes Li Zuixiong, Nevillew Agnew, Po-Ming Lin Research into the Control of Damage by Windblown Sand at the Mogao ...

Fireworks are intrinsically fleeting, transitory, fugitive. Their power lies in the brutality of their transience: dying the instant of their birth, consumed in the act of consummation. There is ...

A physician, physicist, Cartesian, and “Modern” in the famous querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, Claude Perrault acquired architectural immortality with his design (sometimes challenged) and ...