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Odilon Redon’s Dark Humor and Darker Worlds

How Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Darwin, and other 19th-century luminaries influenced French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon

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La Bataille des Os (The Battle of the Bones), about 1881, Odilon Redon. Charcoal and pastel with stumping and removal on tan paper, 14 3/8 × 17 11/16 in. Getty Museum, 2024.17

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  1. Moda para conciertos: qué ponerse

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    Estos visitantes de Getty deslumbraron con su estilo en Off the 405

  2. El verde siempre perdura

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    Explore la historia de un color con profundas raíces en el arte

  3. ¿Cómo era la vida de los niños en la Edad Media?

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    Nuestros medievalistas responden a las preguntas que nos hicieron nuestros seguidores en las redes sociales

Art & Architecture

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  1. Celebrate Bastille Day with Luxurious French Art

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    In honor of the French Revolution, we look at the extravagance of French monarchs through the ages

  2. Made to Remember

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    For the Esparzas, the ofrenda is more than a cultural practice: it’s art

  3. Art Worth the Risk

    An open triptych depicting the Last Judgment. In the central panel, Jesus sits on a golden orb within a rainbow. Below him figures are judged, moving towards heaven or hell depicted on the side panels

    Hans Memling’s masterpiece has survived centuries of theft and war. Now, conservators are using cutting-edge science to keep it safe (and in one place) for centuries to come

Inside Getty

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  1. Getty Presents “Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions”

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    New exhibition explores the artist’s dreamlike world

  2. Getty Launches Meditation Podcast, “Our Museum Mindfulness Meditation”

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    New podcast will create mindful interactions with Getty’s art collection

  3. Statement from Getty Regarding Return of Fragments to Türkiye

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    Getty has initiated the return of 44 architectural terracotta fragments

Becoming Artsy

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  1. Three Art-Inspired Summer Hair Looks, From an Oscar Winning Hairstylist

    A horizontal image of a woman in an art gallery with a curly updo hairstyle, wearing a gown, and staring at a painting of a woman who is wearing the same thing

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 505

  2. Is Drawing a Form of Self Care?

    A woman in a striped sweater and jeans draws a statue while standing in an art gallery.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 504

  3. What Do Bird Feathers Have to Do with Art?

    A brunette woman holding a magnifying glass smiles at a watercolor painting of a colorful bird.

    Becoming Artsy, Episode 503

In the Headlines

  1. Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations

    The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.

  2. Getty’s Next PST ART to Focus on Exchange Between Los Angeles and Pacific Rim

    The fourth edition of the initiative is set to open at institutions across Southern California in September 2030.

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