Last fall, one of Rembrandt's earliest known paintings caused a stir when it surfaced at auction. Part of a series depicting the five senses that the Dutch artist made in his hometown of Leiden at the age of 18, The Unconscious Patient (An Allegory of the Sense of Smell) joins two other Rembrandt paintings from the sensory series—Hearing and Touch—for the first time in more than 300 years, thanks to a generous loan from The Leiden Collection. This series, shown alongside other early Rembrandts, offers a rare look at the artist's genesis. On view at the Getty Center through August 28.

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What is your favorite myth? What myths do others believe about you? Los Angeles artist Alan Nakagawa's project "Myth Not Myth," deconstructs myth and misperceptions about classical art, while questioning how people come to believe that stories that aren't true are true. Nakagawa is conducting a series of oral history interviews with Getty Villa staff (available online) and creating interactive sculptures that will be on view at the Villa on Saturdays in June. Nakagawa also wants to hear your thoughts about myths and mythmaking.

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"The past is something we create all the time," Kiefer has said. The renowned German artist spoke at the Getty in April, reflecting on his creative process, his relationship to books and words, the mutability of history, and more with Museum Director Timothy Potts.

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Guercino's stunning painting Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (1620) traveled to the Getty Museum from the National Gallery of Ireland for a two-year conservation treatment made possible by the generous support of the Museum's Paintings Council. The beloved 17th-century Italian artwork had not been cleaned in a very long time and the Getty painting conservators, in partnership with conservators from Ireland, are undertaking a comprehensive research study. They will examine the painting through X-radiography, infrared reflectography, and other complex imaging techniques. Fortunately for Los Angeles, the cleaned painting will be on temporary display at the Getty Center in 2017.

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Watch paintings curator Davide Gasparotto and Devi Ormond discuss the Guercino project and partnership »

Enjoy a summer evening of music inspired by the personal taste of innovative French landscape painter Théodore Rousseau (1812-1867), a true mélomane, or music lover. Videos of a conversation between conductor Nicholas McGegan and Getty paintings curator Scott Allan will be screened at the concert in between pieces by Mozart and Schumann, providing insight into Rousseau's relationship with the music that fired the passions of his Romantic generation. The exhibition Unruly Nature: The Landscapes of Théodore Rousseau opens at the Getty Center on June 21, 2016.

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