Paintings

News and stories about paintings in Getty's collections and exhibitions

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  1. Getty Casting Call for The Odyssey

    A man wearing a bronze helmet and armor, with fabric draped over his shoulder, looks toward the horizon with a nervous expression as an army of Trojans stands behind him amid the chaos of battle.

    Meet characters from The Odyssey in the Getty collection

    Jul 15, 2026

  2. 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

    Jul 9, 2026

  3. Seven Art-Inspired Hairstyles to Try This Summer

    Side-by-side images of paintings featuring fashionable women with elegant dresses and hairstyles.

    Which looks are your favorites?

    Jul 9, 2026

  4. El verde siempre perdura

    Chalk drawing of a green, barren landscape with rocks, heavy clouds, and lightning.

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

    May 28, 2026

  5. Green Springs Eternal

    Chalk drawing of a green, barren landscape with rocks, heavy clouds, and lightning.

    Explore the history of a color with deep roots in art

    May 26, 2026

  6. Why Were These Two Women Nearly Written Out of Art History?

    elaborate gold framed painting depicting woman wearing a green dress and ribbon holding an artist's palette and paintbrush, next to a portrait of a woman sitting in a chair holding an artist's palette

    Meet Michaelina Wautier and Anne Vallayer-Coster, expert painters who are only now getting their due

    May 12, 2026

  7. One Artist Continues Where the Other Left Off

    An oil panting of a man bursting into a room to kiss his beloved's cheek in a burgundy room, while an elderly chaperone in the shadows overlooks their embrace.

    In this new Getty acquisition, Marguerite Gérard and her brother-in-law, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, collaborated on a scene of courtship

    Apr 15, 2026

  8. Getty Acquires Two 17th-Century Dutch Still Life Paintings

    A still life painting of vibrant colorful flowers blooming out of a glass vase against a dark background.

    The artworks are the first by each artist to enter Getty’s collection

    Mar 31, 2026

  9. Más allá de la luz

    A pen and watercolor drawing of a winter scene of a village with trees and homes covered in snow, and people surrounding an icy canal.

    El blanco en el arte nunca es simplemente un lienzo vacío

    Mar 19, 2026

  10. Is Your Favorite Painting Colored with Crushed Bugs?

    A large portrait of a man in a vivid red robe with a red frame hangs in a gallery setting, while a woman in the lower left of the frame points up at the man.

    Discover red’s rich—and sometimes secretive and violent—history

    Mar 10, 2026