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The Getty Villa

Marion True,Jorge Silvetti
The Getty Villa Book PDF

Author : Marion True,Jorge Silvetti
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art museum architecture
ISBN : 0892368411

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The original Getty Museum, housed in a replica of a Roman Villa on a site overlooking the Pacific Ocean, is one of Los Angeles's most treasured landmarks. Closed for almost ten years while renovations were made to the building and the site itself was transformed into a center for the study of antiquities and conservation, the Getty Villa is now set to open late in 2005. The Getty Villa is a lively history of the Getty Museum, its renowned antiquities collections, and its growth from a small museum in a ranch house in Malibu to its first home in a building designed to replicate what we know of the Villa dei Papiri, an ancient Roman villa partially uncovered in Herculaneum. Most engagingly, this book records the ten-year adventure in reconfiguring a beautiful, but topographically challenging, site into one that could continue to accommodate the splendid Museum building and also provide for an outdoor theater, laboratories for conservation work and research, offices for staff and visiting scholars, and an education program for adults and children. This is a story of architectural imagination, geographical challenges, and legal hurdles, all of which have resulted in a truly unique and beautiful site. The story is an enlightening and rewarding one for anyone interested in architecture and in the difficulties posed by building on a grand scale in the twenty-first century. Beautifully illustrated throughout, the book includes 250 reproductions of works of art, photographs of both the old and the new Getty Museum, site plans, and architectural elevations.

The J. Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections

John Walsh,Deborah Gribbon
The J Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections Book PDF

Author : John Walsh,Deborah Gribbon
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997-12-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892364763

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Provides a history of the buildings that have housed the Getty Museum collections, overviews the collections themselves, and offers a biography of J. Paul Getty

The J. Paul Getty Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum
The J Paul Getty Museum Book PDF

Author : J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 089236887X

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This revised and updated J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Collections includes many major objects that recently have been added to the collections, as well as the more familiar masterpieces frequent visitors have become acquainted with over the years from the antiquities, drawings, manuscripts, paintings, photographs, and sculpture and decorative arts holdings. Among the notable new accessions is a major collection of modern and contemporary sculpture, a 2005 gift from the Fran and Ray Stark Trust. Moreover, the new edition of the Handbook marks the historic moment at which the Museum commences operating on two sites simultaneously--the dazzling Getty Center on a hilltop in Brentwood and the magnificently reimagined Getty Villa in Malibu, devoted to Western antiquities. Readers who have not been among the millions of visitors to the two sites will find this Handbook an inducement for paying a visit; for those who have seen the collections, it will help them recall the experience and enrich their recollection.

Chasing Aphrodite

Jason Felch,Ralph Frammolino
Chasing Aphrodite Book PDF

Author : Jason Felch,Ralph Frammolino
Publisher : HMH
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-24
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780547538020

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A “thrilling, well-researched” account of years of scandal at the prestigious Getty Museum (Ulrich Boser, author of The Gardner Heist). In recent years, several of America’s leading art museums have voluntarily given up their finest pieces of classical art to the governments of Italy and Greece. Why would they be moved to such unheard-of generosity? The answer lies at the Getty, one of the world’s richest and most troubled museums, and scandalous revelations that it had been buying looted antiquities for decades. Drawing on a trove of confidential museum records and candid interviews, these two journalists give us a fly-on-the-wall account of the inner workings of a world-class museum, and tell a story of outlandish characters and bad behavior that could come straight from the pages of a thriller. “In an authoritative account, two reporters who led a Los Angeles Times investigation reveal the details of the Getty Museum’s illicit purchases, from smugglers and fences, of looted Greek and Roman antiquities. . . . The authors offer an excellent recap of the museum’s misdeeds, brimming with tasty details of the scandal that motivated several of America’s leading art museums to voluntarily return to Italy and Greece some 100 classical antiquities worth more than half a billion dollars.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “An astonishing and penetrating look into a veiled world where beauty and art are in constant competition with greed and hypocrisy. This engaging book will cast a fresh light on many of those gleaming objects you see in art museums.” —Jonathan Harr, author of The Lost Painting

Guide to the Getty Villa

Kenneth D. S.. Lapatin,J. Paul Getty Museum
Guide to the Getty Villa Book PDF

Author : Kenneth D. S.. Lapatin,J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606065471

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Guide to the Getty Villa by Kenneth D. S.. Lapatin,J. Paul Getty Museum Pdf

This revised and updated edition of the Guide to the Getty Villa is published in conjunction with the reinstallation of the Villa collection galleries. It offers an engaging introduction to the Villa’s history as well as an up-to-date look at its gardens, historical rooms, and galleries. It begins with the history of the site, recounting how, as J. Paul Getty’s art collection grew, he decided to house it in a replica of the ancient Roman villa at Herculaneum now known as the Villa dei Papiri. The second chapter chronicles the destruction of Herculaneum in 79 CE during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Villa dei Papiri’s rediscovery in the eighteenth century, and more recent archaeological discoveries at the site. The third chapter leads readers on a tour of the Getty Villa, from the cobblestone “Roman road” through the outdoor theater, atrium, peristyles, and gardens; it includes detailed descriptions of special rooms such as the Basilica, the Room of Colored Marbles, the Temple of Herakles, and the Tablinum. The final chapter recounts how Getty began collecting art in the late 1930s, how the collection grew in the decades before and after his death in 1974, and how the displays at the Villa have evolved along with the collection, culminating in the chronological arrangement to be completed in early 2018. This edition includes a new director’s foreword as well as a revised and refreshed main text, including an entirely new chapter. It also includes updated illustrations throughout the book and updated floor plans of the newly reinstalled Villa.

Inside the Getty

William Hackman,Mark Greenberg
Inside the Getty Book PDF

Author : William Hackman,Mark Greenberg
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606066133

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Inside the Getty by William Hackman,Mark Greenberg Pdf

Inside the Getty takes readers on a tour from the Getty Villa to the Getty Center, from the Museum’s original home in J. Paul Getty’s house to the many labs, libraries, and galleries that fill the Center in Brentwood today. Readers will discover more about the history and daily operations of this institution. The second edition refreshes the illustration program with more recent photography and brings the text up to date with new information about some of the Museum’s most prominent new acquisitions, the Getty Research Institute’s holdings, the work done by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Getty Foundation, and changes to Getty operations site-wide.

The Getty Bronze

Jiří Frel
The Getty Bronze Book PDF

Author : Jiří Frel
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1982-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892360390

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Released from his prison of incrustation, having rested on the ocean floor for thousands of years, the bronze statue of an athlete stands in a quietly arrogant pose, having just placed an olive crown—the symbol of victory in the Olympic Games—on his head. In this monograph devoted to the Getty Bronze, Dr. Frel analyzes the technique and style that point to its attribution to the great fourth-century Greek sculptor Lysippos. The conservation of the bronze, its possible identity as a Hellenistic prince, and its place in Lysippos’s oeuvre are discussed.

Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts

Charissa Bremer-David,Catherine Hess,Jeffrey W. Weaver,Gillian Wilson
Masterpieces of the J Paul Getty Museum Decorative Arts Book PDF

Author : Charissa Bremer-David,Catherine Hess,Jeffrey W. Weaver,Gillian Wilson
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997-11-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892364558

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Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: Decorative Arts by Charissa Bremer-David,Catherine Hess,Jeffrey W. Weaver,Gillian Wilson Pdf

This beautifully illustrated work brings together more than one hundred objects from the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of European decorative arts. Included here is a generous selection of French and Italian furniture from the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth century. Masterpieces by André-Charles Boulle, Bernard (II) van Risenburgh, and others reveal the virtuoso craftsmanship that makes these objects such compelling examples of the furniture maker’s art. Many of the Museum’s finest pieces of porcelain, glass, and tin-glazed earthenware are also represented. Tapestries from Gobelins and Beauvais, bronze firedogs from Fontainebleau, and a lathe-turned ivory goblet of astonishing complexity from Saxony are among the other highlights of this handsome volume.

Off the Walls

Anonim
Off the Walls Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781606066843

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When life (in a global pandemic) imitates art . . . Van Gogh’s Starry Night made out of spaghetti? Cat with a Pearl Earring? Frida Kahlo self-portraits with pets and toilet paper? While the world reeled from the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), thousands of people around the globe, inspired by challenges from Getty and other museums, raided toy chests, repurposed pantry items, and enlisted family, roommates, and animals to re-create famous works of art at home. Astonishing in their creativity, wit, and ingenuity, these creations remind us of the power of art to unite us and bring joy during troubled times. Off the Walls: Inspired Re-Creations of Iconic Artworks celebrates these imaginative re-creations, bringing highlights from this challenge together in one whimsical, irresistible volume. Getty Publications will donate all profits from the sales of this book to a charity supporting art and artists.

Going to the Getty

J. Otto Seibold,Vivian Walsh
Going to the Getty Book PDF

Author : J. Otto Seibold,Vivian Walsh
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art centers
ISBN : 0892364939

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Greek Funerary Sculpture

Janet Burnett Grossman
Greek Funerary Sculpture Book PDF

Author : Janet Burnett Grossman
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892366125

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Greek Funerary Sculpture by Janet Burnett Grossman Pdf

"This illustrated catalogue presents fifty-nine Greek funerary monuments in the Antiquities collection of the Getty Museum. Spanning the Classical and Hellenistic periods, the sculptures typically show the deceased either alone or surrounded by family. Ranging from depictions of seated mothers and modest maidens to nude boys and armed warriors, this collection offers new insight into Greek art and society that will undoubtedly pique the interest of both scholars and the general public."--BOOK JACKET.

Roman Mosaics in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Alexis Belis
Roman Mosaics in the J Paul Getty Museum Book PDF

Author : Alexis Belis
Publisher : J. Paul Getty Museum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606064975

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Roman Mosaics in the J. Paul Getty Museum by Alexis Belis Pdf

The mosaics in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum span the second through the sixth centuries AD and reveal the diversity of compositions found throughout the Roman Empire during this period. Elaborate floors of stone and glass tesserae transformed private dwellings and public buildings alike into spectacular settings of vibrant color, figural imagery, and geometric design. Scenes from mythology, nature, daily life, and spectacles in the arena enlivened interior spaces and reflected the cultural ambitions of wealthy patrons. This online catalogue documents all of the mosaics in the Getty Museum’s collection, presenting their artistry in new color photography as well as the contexts of their discovery and excavation across Rome's expanding empire—from its center in Italy to provinces in southern Gaul, North Africa, and ancient Syria. The free online edition of this open-access catalogue, available at www.getty.edu/publications/romanmosaics/, includes zoomable high-resolution photography, embedded glossary terms and additional comparative images, and interactive maps drawn from the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book, CSV and JSON downloads of the object data from the catalogue, and JPG and PPT downloads of the main catalogue images.

Faces of Power & Piety

Erik Inglis
Faces of Power Piety Book PDF

Author : Erik Inglis
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 0892369302

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Faces of Power & Piety by Erik Inglis Pdf

Faces of Power and Piety is the second in the Medieval Imagination series of small, affordable books that draw on manuscript illuminations in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the British Library. Each volume focuses on a particular theme to provide an accessible and delightful introduction to the imagination of the medieval world. The vivid and charming faces featured in this volume include portraits of both illustrious historical figures and celebrated contemporaries. They reveal that medieval artists often disregarded physical appearance in favor of emphasizing qualities such as power and piety, capturing how their subjects wished to be remembered for the ages. Faces of Power and Piety also looks at the development of portraiture in the modern sense during the Renaissance, when likeness became an important component of portrait painting. An exhibition of the same name will be on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum from August 12 through October 26, 2008.

Plato in L.A.

Donatien Grau
Plato in L A Book PDF

Author : Donatien Grau
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781606065747

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Plato in L.A. by Donatien Grau Pdf

No thinker in the West has had a wider and more sustained influence than the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. From philosophy to drama, religion to politics, it is difficult to find a current cultural or social phenomenon that is not in some aspect indebted to the famous philosopher and the Platonic tradition. It should come as no surprise that contemporary artists continue to engage with and respond to the ideas of Plato. Accompanying an exhibition at the Getty Villa, this book brings together eleven renowned artists working in a variety of media—Paul Chan, Rachel Harrison, Huang Yong Ping, Mike Kelley, Jeff Koons, Joseph Kosuth, Paul McCarthy, Whitney McVeigh, Raymond Pettibon, Adrian Piper, and Michelangelo Pistoletto—all of whom have acknowledged the role of Plato in their artistic process. Featuring candid interviews with the artists, this volume begins with an essay by the critic and curator Donatien Grau that contextualizes Plato in antiquity and in the present day. Contemporary art, Grau demonstrates, is Platonism stripped bare, and it allows us to reconsider Plato’s philosophy as a deeply human construct, one that remains highly relevant today.

Greeks on the Black Sea

Anna A. Trofimova
Greeks on the Black Sea Book PDF

Author : Anna A. Trofimova
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 0892368837

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Greeks on the Black Sea by Anna A. Trofimova Pdf

The ancient Greeks traveled widely by sea and founded colonies in far-flung locations. On the north coast of the Black Sea were a number of such Greek settlements, places where the Greeks made contact with the local Scythian population. Greek goods were traded extensively throughout the region, and many of these often-luxurious articles eventually made their way into tombs. From its wealth of such Greek finds from the Black Sea, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has lent some 175 Greek objects to an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa. This richly illustrated catalogue to the exhibition presents nine essays on the archaeology of the northern Black Sea region and its history, culture, and art, including sculpture, pottery, gems, and jewelry. Written by curators at the State Hermitage Museum, Greeks on the Black Sea presents an intriguing world at once Greek and barbarian.