In 2018, a select group of scientists and conservators experienced with the microfading tester met to discuss the current state of the technique and to propose how its practice might be expanded in ...

The education department seeks to inspire all of our audiences to engage with our collection and exhibitions through programs and resources at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa museums. This free ...

PDF editions of selected books, reports and guidelines published by the Getty Conservation Institute.

The castles, knights, battles, and imaginary creatures of the Middle Ages perpetually inspire art, literature, photography, film, and reenactment. These later fantasy works blend historical source ...

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Portrait of José Nicolás de Azara, Marquis of Nibbiano (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); after 1774; Anton Raphael Mengs (German, 1728 - 1779); Oil on canvas; Unframed: 82.6 × 63.5 cm (32 1/2 × ...

Ancient Iran, historically known as Persia, was the dominant nation of western Asia for over twelve centuries, with three successive native dynasties—the Achaemenid, the Parthian, and the ...

Amber is a light material, with a specific gravity ranging from 1.04 to 1.10, only slightly heavier than that of water (1.00). Amber may be transparent or cloudy, depending on the presence and number ...

This volume in the Occasional Papers on Antiquities series includes analyses by Donna Kurtz and John Boardman of vase paintings depicting revelers associated with the poet Anakreon; an examination by ...

As a part of the J. Paul Getty Trust based in the city of Los Angeles, the Getty Research Institute (GRI) is an international center with an extensive library, special collections, array of programs, ...

To late-twentieth-century eyes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s La Promenade raises few questions and poses few problems; indeed, little has been written about the picture, despite its regular appearance in ...

AATA Online is a free research database containing abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage. It has been managed and published by the Getty ...