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Some people swooned before his art. Others recoiled in disgust. Nineteenth-century artist William Bouguereau created gorgeous paintings, but many a critic scorned his work as anti-modern and overly precious.
What do you think? Judge for yourself at Adolphe-William Bouguereau: An Introduction, a new installation that includes two works conserved by the Getty Museum's paintings conservation department as part of its Conservation Partnerships program.
Learn more and share your opinion.
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Virgin of the Angels (detail), Adolphe-William Bouguereau, 1881
Courtesy of Forest Lawn Memorial-Park Association
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Current Exhibitions
Future Exhibitions
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Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts (detail), Coëtivy Master, about 1460–1470
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Monks weren't the only bookish ones in the Middle Ages. Aristocrats and students read too—and they wanted tales of romance, kings, and the stars, plus how-to's on jousting, chess, medicine, and more.
Compare your reading tastes to those of a bygone age in this exhibition featuring the most beautiful medieval secular manuscripts from the Museum's collection.
Learn more about this exhibition.
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 Titian and the Commander: A Renaissance Artist and His Patron (through Feb. 5)
Drawings from Leonardo to Titian: A North Italian Itinerary (through Feb. 26)
A Renaissance Cabinet Rediscovered (ongoing)
Robert Adams: Landscapes of Harmony and Dissonance (Feb. 7–May 28)
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Antiquity & Photography: Early Views of Ancient Mediterranean Sites (Jan. 28–May 1)
The Getty Villa Reimagined (Jan. 28–May 8)
Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity (Jan. 28–July 24)
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E V E N T H I G H L I G H T S |
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Information & Reservations:
(310) 440-7300
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Savagely inventive poet, playwright, and spoken word artist Marisela Norte performs her autobiographical ode to Los Angeles, East L.A. Days/Fellini Nights. DJ, writer, and theorist Josh Kun mixes the soundtrack live on stage for this musical memoir.
Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations.
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Marisela Norte
Photo: Ibarionex Perello
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Ana Moura
Photo: Augusto Brazio
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This month's Sounds of L.A. series brings you two moving performances by Portuguese vocalist Ana Moura, a standout among a new wave of fado singers.
Moura's transcendent singing beautifully conveys universal themes of lost love, separation, and longing.
Free; reservations required. Hurry, reservations go fast!
Learn more and hear a sound sample.
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Conservators recently labored for two years to restore the fragile parchments of the Bill of Rights, Constitution, and Declaration of Independence. Doris A. Hamburg of the National Archives and Records Administration will take you behind the scenes of this mammoth and risky project at this month's Conservation Matters lecture.
Free; reservations required.
Learn more and make reservations.
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National Archives conservator checks the stability of the ink on the U.S. Constitution
© U.S. National Archives
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Meet troublemaking goddesses, voracious griffins, and wine-guzzling poets on our new Villa Focus Tours. Led by museum educators, curators, and conservators, these hour-long tours explore some of the most fascinating figures, stories, themes, and issues in ancient art. Topics vary by date.
Free; admission is included with your ticket to the Getty Villa.
Learn more about this event.
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Hand Mirror with the Head of Medusa (detail), Greek, 500–480 B.C.
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Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
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