Initial A: Christ Appearing to David, 1440, Giovanni di Paolo. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 29, recto
Artist at Work: Color and Gold
Artist at Work
GETTY CENTER
Museum Studios
Medieval and Renaissance paintings and illuminations are alive with color and shimmer with gold. Drop by as artist Sylvana Barrett explores how these beautiful and exotic colors were made and demonstrates techniques for creating elaborate gold gilding. Complements the exhibitions The Shimmer of Gold: Giovanni di Paolo in Renaissance Siena and The Alchemy of Color in Medieval Manuscripts. This is a free, drop-in program.
