J Paul Getty Museum Artworks

Paul getty museum and its collections.

J paul getty museum artworks. The paintings collection encompasses over 400 notable european paintings produced before 1900. The getty center is located in the brentwood neighborhood of los angeles and features pre 20th century european paintings drawings illuminated manuscripts sculpture decorative arts and photographs from the inception of. The collection of the j. Paul getty museum comprises greek roman and etruscan art from the neolithic to late antiquity.

Paul getty trust in 1953. The getty center and getty villa. Paul getty museum 1997 p. 11 artists at the getty february 29 may 7 2000 by the j.

Paul getty museum which includes. Paul getty museum opened to the public in malibu. Paul getty museum commonly referred to as the getty is an art museum in los angeles california housed on two campuses. Paul getty museum los angeles appropriation contemporary artists like many artists that preceded them may acknowledge and find inspiration in art works from previous time periods in both subject matter and formal elements.

Pre 20th century european paintings drawings illuminated manuscripts sculpture and decorative arts. This work was commissioned for departures. The painting conservation department was founded in 1972 two years before the j. His collection formed the basis of the j.

A museum for the new century los angeles. Getty was an avid collector of art and antiquities. European art including illuminated manuscripts paintings drawings sculpture and decorative arts from the middle ages to the early twentieth century. And international photography from its inception to the present day.

Paul getty museum at the getty center features works of art dating from the eighth through the twenty first century showcased against a backdrop of dramatic architecture tranquil gardens and breathtaking views of los angeles. 56 entry by xavier salmon. From beijing to versailles. He established the j.

Paul getty museum in los angeles california and more than 661 million of his estate was left to the museum after his death. Artistic relations between china and france exh. Visit our los angeles museums and library interact with art and access free research tools. Paul getty s own interests in the decades following his death in 1976 the collection expanded considerably beyond his predilection for italian renaissance and seventeenth century dutch and flemish painting to include major examples of early.

Download a map of the getty center. While its parameters reflect j. Hong kong museum of art and the musee national des arts asiatiques guimet 1997 pp.