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SUBSCRIBE Email Address OK -- SUBSCRIBE Art & Archives Conservation People & Places scholarship technology Audio & Video About The Iris Subscribe Art & Archives Conservation People & Places scholarship technology More Audio & Video About The Iris Select Page Rediscovered Painting by Bronzino Goes on View Articles Recent | Popular | Editor's Picks 5 Highlights from the Getty Library: Books about Joy, Voguing, and African American Art Bibliographer Simone Fujita shares new books in the collection. Sarah Waldorf | Frieze Week Kicks Off with a Night Dedicated to Art and Social Justice Getty and Endeavor bring artists, activists, and philanthropists together to honor the connection between art and justice and kick of Frieze Week. Julie Jaskol | Paper People: Reflections from Emerging Curators of Prints and Drawings Museum fellowships through The Paper Project lead to new discoveries and connections Erin Travers | PODCAST: A Global Story with Getty Museum Director Tim Potts How the Museum’s director came to LA and where he sees Getty going next. 41:08 Everyone Was Drinking! Inside an Ancient 3-Day Festival of Wine The ancient Greek holiday of Anthesteria honors springtime and death. Nicole Budrovich | Käthe Kollwitz, Down with the Abortion Paragraphs! , before August 1923, crayon lithograph, state II of II. © Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Cologne Haunting Images by Master Printmaker Käthe Kollwitz Evoke the Plight of Working-Class Women Kollwitz’s searing images were so successful at reaching the masses that they became a symbol of Germany’s abortion-rights struggle Alina Samsonija | Photos: Saving an Ancient Roman Sculpture, Step by Careful Step A year behind the scenes with art conservation. Sarah Waldorf | Going Platinum: A Rare Photographic Process Now on View A new show at the Getty Center highlights the art of platinum photography from the 1800s to today. Alexandria Sivak | PODCAST: Collecting Käthe Kollwitz with Dr. Richard Simms Exploring the works of Käthe Kollwitz with the man who collected them. 28:52 Who Was Elektra? Meet one of the greatest of all the characters in ancient Greek drama Caitlin Shamberg | Cities and Beyond: A Collection of Lebbeus Woods’ Drawings Comes to Getty Drawings and notebooks reveal the architect’s theoretical thinking on the city. Amy Hood | From Ancient Scotland to Online Auctions: A Tale of Roman Nails When a colleague asked, “What is the weirdest thing you’ve worked on in storage?” I instantly replied, “A group of Roman iron nails!” Nicole Budrovich | 1 ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 ... 144 Write the Opening Line to Vermeer’s “Lady in Blue” What do you think the first line of this letter might say? Share your ideas. Anne Martens | Open Content, An Idea Whose Time Has Come Thousands of images, released free. James Cuno | A Commitment to Generosity, Inclusiveness, and Truth What we stand for. James Cuno | Dialogue: Exposing the Rhetoric of Exclusion through Medieval Manuscripts Share your thoughts on an exhibition in development. Kristen Collins and Bryan C. Keene | Van Gogh’s Irises / Haiku Verses from Readers / An Invitation Over 60 haiku in honor of Vincent van Gogh. Annelisa Stephan | Faces of the Mexican Revolution Famous and not-so-famous figures of the Mexican Revolution. Beth Guynn | Top Tips for Visiting #CaveTemples of Dunhuang at the Getty A quick guide to visiting the exhibition. Annelisa Stephan | New Year, New Changes for the Getty Villa Reimagining the Getty Villa. Amelia Wong | Getty Villa and Center Safe from Fires; Villa to Reopen Friday, November 23 Getty Villa safe from fires, but closed until further notice to support emergency response. Lisa Lapin | An Overview of Latino and Latin American Identity Hispanic, Latinx, Chicanx, and more, explained. Emma Turner-Trujillo , Marissa Del Toro and April Ramos | Your Questions about the Getty Gardens, Answered Our garden expert tells all. Sarah Waldorf | Photographic Magic with the Diana Camera Photographer April Rocha sent us an excited e-mail a while ago, sharing her enthusiasm for the... Julie Jaskol | 1 ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 ... 151 Research to Shed Light on 20th-Century Trade in Mexican Antiquities Archival detective work will shed light on the pre-Hispanic past. Annelisa Stephan | New Getty Grants Will Help Preserve 10 Gems of Modernist Architecture Around the World A tour of 10 fascinating modern buildings being conserved with new Getty grants. Carly Pippin | Two Intricate Calligraphy Pages from the Sixteenth-Century Manuscript “Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta” Have Been Decoded for the First Time Renaissance calligraphy unlocked. Calvin Kaleel | Madonna and Child Surrounded by Angels , 1454–56, Jean Fouquet. Oil on panel, 36 1/4 x 32 7/8 in. Courtesy of Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen. Image © www.lukasweb.be–Art in Flanders vzw, photo Dominique Provost Deconstructing Myths about the Nude in Renaissance Art A new look at the rise of the nude in art. Thomas Kren | An Introduction to the Rothschild Pentateuch, an Illuminated Hebrew Masterpiece Inside a rare thirteenth-century Jewish manuscript. Elizabeth Morrison | A Mysterious Man of Nineteenth-Century Paris Uncovering the identity of a mysterious old man who inhabits nineteenth-century French art. Breanne Bradley | Multilingualism along the Nile The dynamic, multicultural society of ancient Egypt. Luigi Prada | The People Behind the Getty Research Portal Digitizing thousands of books and journals to advance the study of art history. Tristan Bravinder | A Non-Philosopher’s Guide to Plato A Plato primer. Shelby Brown | Unfolding Narratives in the Pierre de Gigord Collection Photographs as memorial holders of an obliterated past. Hande Sever | Of Muses and Magnets, or, Inspiration for a New Technique in Stone Conservation A sarcophagus bearing the Muses sparks innovation in the conservation studio. Jens Daehner and William Shelley | The New Face of Provenance Research More resources than ever exist for researching artworks’ ownership histories. Kelly Davis | 1 ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 10 Audio & Video View All PODCAST: Talking Art History with Getty Research Institute Director Mary Miller A wide-ranging discussion with the new director of the Getty Research Institute. 44:32 PODCAST: Talking Art History with Getty Research Institute Director Mary Miller A wide-ranging discussion with the new director of the Getty Research Institute. 44:32 PODCAST: An American Odyssey—Mary Schmidt Campbell on Artist Romare Bearden Romare Bearden’s life provides a fascinating window into the history of the United States and its art. 55:37 Art & Archives Conservation People & Places scholarship technology Audio & Video About The Iris Subscribe A world of art, research, conservation, and philanthropy © J. Paul Getty Trust | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Connect with the Getty Full social media directory » All text on The Iris is copyright J. 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