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  Tim Potts

Video Message from the Director

Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, welcomes you to our new quarterly Museum newsletter and discusses what this first issue has in store.

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  Statue of Tiberius Statue of Tiberius (detail), Roman, A.D. 37. Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei—Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Laboratorio di Conservazione e Restauro

On View

A monumental bronze statue of Rome's second emperor, Tiberius, takes center stage in the exhibition Tiberius: Portrait of an Emperor. The 2,000-year-old statue was discovered in the ruins of Herculaneum in 1741 and recently underwent an extensive conservation treatment at the Getty Villa. Make your reservation today to see this exhibit, which is on view through March 3, 2014.

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In the Galleries

See our nimble conservators speedily reassemble a gilded 18th-century French cabinet in six easy steps and with a mere 48 screws. This sumptuous Rococo cabinet is now back on view in the galleries.

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  A Dappled Gray Stallion Tethered in a Landscape A Dappled Gray Stallion Tethered in a Landscape (detail), about 1584–1587, unknown artist from the Prague School

Newly Acquired

A Dappled Gray Stallion Tethered in a Landscape (about 1584–1587) is by an unknown artist who, as evidence suggests, was probably associated with the court of Rudolf II in Prague. Who may have owned this well-coiffed steed and by extension, likely commissioned its portrait in the form of this luminous drawing?

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  Initial A: Gillion and Marie Embrace in a Window Initial A: Gillion and Marie Embrace in a Window (detail) in Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies, after 1464, Lieven van Lathem. Ms. 111, fol. 11v

A Tale of High Drama for Valentine's Day

Discover the adventures of Knight Gillion in love, battle, and unintentional polygamy, as presented in the magnificent illuminated manuscript Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies.

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A Guide to Italian Art in L.A.

Looking for a bit of Italian culture by the Pacific? The Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles has released a free app highlighting Italian art in Los Angeles public collections, including those of the Getty Museum. Featuring a customized and interactive map, images, audio, and video, the Italy Art LA app also offers media-enriched itineraries.

Available on the iTunes App Store and on the Google Play App Store.



 

At the Getty: Calendar

Want to plan ahead for exhibitions, events, and courses at the Getty Center and Getty Villa? View our Winter 2014 calendar.



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