Get a behind-the-scenes look at the extensive conservation of Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (c. 1620) by Italian master Guercino. The painting belongs to the National Gallery of Ireland, where it usually hangs next to Caravaggio's The Taking of Christ, and has come to the Getty for a two-year restoration. After its conservation it will be on view at the Getty Center in 2017.

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In conjunction with the upcoming exhibition The Alchemy of Color in Medieval Manuscripts, we spoke with Timothy C. Ely and Daniel Kelm, two renowned American book artists, about their artistic processes, the vast range of ideas that go into their books, and the rare materials they use.

Part I: Timothy C. Ely »

Part II: Daniel Kelm »

Have you watched one of our popular GettyTV live-streaming videos on Facebook? Recently, Jens Daehner and Judith Barr from the Getty Antiquities curatorial team, along with conservator Erik Risser, had a discussion about works in the exhibition Greek and Roman Sculpture from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art at the Getty Center. Get a close look at these fantastic sculptures and learn about the recent conservation of the Lansdowne Hermes.

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Tune in to GettyTV this Thursday at 9:30 a.m. (PDT) for a live tour of the exhibition The Shimmer of Gold: Giovanni di Paolo in Renaissance Italy.

The Big Draw LA is a monthlong celebration of drawing where the public gets to make art at a wide variety of venues—from museums and parks to unique locations in neighborhoods. Learn more about The Big Draw LA »

At the Getty Center, sharpen your pencils for Drawing from the Masters and the Sketching Gallery, and admire work by Gericault, Pontormo, and others in the new exhibition Drawing: The Art of Change.

In his new book American Arcadia: California and the Classical Tradition, art historian and author Peter Holliday examines the Greco-Roman influences that shaped the landscape of Southern California. Professor Holliday recently shared with us some favorite experiences in researching the book.

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The Getty's beloved Brueghel painting, The Entry of the Animals into Noah's Ark, has traveled south where it's featured in Blessed Beasts and Curious Creatures: Animal Processionals from the 13th to the 21st Centuries—an exhibition at the Timken Museum of Art in San Diego examining humanity's changing relationship with animals, nature, and the world through Western art.

The Timken exhibition also celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the San Diego Zoo.

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