Join Italian paintings expert Davide Gasparotto to explore the groundbreaking artistry of Artemisia Gentileschi, the most accomplished woman painter of 17th-century Italy. Learn about the history and recent Getty conservation of one of her previously unknown paintings, identified only five years ago.
Curator's Tour: Artemisia's Strong Women: Rescuing a Masterpiece
Tour
Getty Museum’s senior conservator of paintings Ulrich Birkmaier uses a Q-Tip and solvent for surface cleaning. Hercules and Omphale, about 1635–37, Artemisia Gentileschi. Oil on canvas. Sursock Palace Collections, Beirut, Lebanon
Photo: Cassia Davis
About
Times
Thursday, 2pm
July 17
Fridays, 2pm
August 8 and 22
September 5
Speaker Bios
Davide Gasparotto
Senior Curator, Department Head
After completing his studies at the University and the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Davide began his career as curator at the National Gallery of Parma, Italy. Before joining the Getty Museum's Department of Paintings in 2014, he served as the director of the Galleria Estense in Modena from 2012 to 2014. He specializes in painting, sculpture, and decorative arts of the Renaissance; the rediscovery of classical antiquity; and the history of collecting, with particular emphasis on the Italian Renaissance.
Know Before You Go
Capacity
20
First-come, first-served
Duration
45 minutes
How to join
Confirm which tours are running on the day of your visit at the Information Desk in the Museum Entrance Hall.
Join your tour a few minutes before its scheduled start time at the Information Desk, where our Visitor Services colleagues will direct you to the guide leading the tour. Groups are provided with Assistive Listening Devices (ALD), which amplify the guide's voice in busy galleries.
What to expect
Our guides lead interactive tours that are different each time. While they share their unique perspective and knowledge about the collections and exhibitions, we encourage you to make the tour your own by sharing observations and asking questions. We want to hear what you think!
This tour is predominantly indoors, with brief moments outside. There are a few specific stops for active engagement with individual artworks. Although benches are available in many galleries, seating may or may not be available depending on the route chosen by your guide.
Accessibility
Wheelchairs are available for free rental on a first-come, first-served basis at the Lower Tram Station above the parking structure and at the Coat Check Room in the Museum Entrance Hall.
For more information on how we can support your visit to the Getty Center, learn more about accessibility at Getty.
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