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 J. Paul Getty Museum seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting and interpreting works of art of outstanding ...

Art and the people must form an entity … The aim is an alliance of the arts under the wing of great architecture. 1 Walter Gropius, et al. The school officially opened on April 1, 1919. In a rousing ...

The lesson plan and downloadable materials on this page are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. • discuss the composition of space within a landscape painting. • ...

Over the centuries, many artists have been captivated by the unique light and landscape of Greece; from early cartographers to the impressionistic responses of the late nineteenth century, the Greek ...

DOCOMOMO International and the Getty Conservation Institute collaborated to assess the status of education and training on twentieth-century built heritage conservation worldwide. The Conserving ...

This is the first publication in a projected series dealing with the care of fine artworks. In it David Rinne describes common problems encountered when conserving marble objects and the appropriate ...

Beth Cohen, with contributions by Susan Lansing-Maish, Kenneth Lapatin, Jeffrey Maish, Joan R. Mertens, Marie Svoboda, Marion True and Dyfri Williams This book and the exhibition it accompanies are ...

The education department seeks to inspire all of our audiences to engage with our collection and exhibitions through programs and resources at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa museums. This free ...

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 ...

Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island—all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly disappearing. In 1996 the Getty Conservation Institute published ...

The J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of over one hundred thousand images is among the most comprehensive holdings of rare and important photographs in the world. It ranges from daguerreotypes to work ...