Paintings
News and stories about paintings in Getty's collections and exhibitions
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Unconventional Animals Lurking in the Getty Collection
Tigers, lions, and camels galore!
The Woman Who Painted Marie-Antoinette
How the partnership between Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun and the queen of France began as an exhilarating adventure and ended in tragedy
A Groundbreaking Monograph Illuminating a Forgotten Baroque Master
This volume positions Josefa de Óbidos as part of a broader legacy of early modern women artists
Getty à la mode
¿Qué estilos han quedado plasmados en las colecciones de Getty? Cinco curadoras eligen sus piezas favoritas, desde la Antigüedad hasta el siglo XVIII
Getty à la Mode
What fashion trends are captured in Getty’s collections? Five curators choose favorites from antiquity through the 18th century
María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Extreme Weather
A Getty graduate intern visits the galleries to reflect on the connections between identity, displacement, and climate
Young-Adult Book on Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun Highlights Her Extraordinary Achievements
The favorite artist of Marie Antoinette overcame gender barriers, personal heartbreak, and political turmoil to become one of the greatest portrait painters of all time
Makers' Marks
Getty curators explore the meaning behind artists’ signatures—those flamboyant, modest, or provocatively hidden final flourishes
The Hidden World of Canvas Lining
From animal glue to beeswax, get to know unseen elements of painting conservation
Getty Completes Conservation of Rescued Artemisia Gentileschi Painting
Five years after surviving an explosion in Beirut, Hercules and Omphale goes on view in a display focused on the artist’s portrayal of strong women