This J. Paul Getty Museum collection catalogue presents sixty ancient terracottas in detail and provides a guide to the one thousand other ancient terracotta objects in the collection.

Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) is widely regarded as the epitome of realist art. From the very beginning of his career, he captured the beauty and horror of reality with unflinching precision, and he was a consummate master of atmosphere. A man of very sh...

Robert Lebel, French art critic and collector, was instrumental in rendering Marcel Duchamp'soften hermetic life, art, and ideas accessible to a wider public across Europe and the United States, principally with his 1959 publication "Sur Marcel Ducha...

One of the finest works from the golden era of Flemish manuscript illumination, the Getty'scopy of the "Romance of Gillion de Trazegnies" tells of the adventures of a medieval nobleman. Part travelogue, part romance, and part epic, the text traces th...

This publication is issued on the occasion of the exhibition "Andrea del Sarto: The Renaissance Workshop in Action", on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, from June 23 to September 13, 2015 and from October 7, 2015 to...

This is a compelling look at one of photography's most beloved subjects. This volume is the ninth in a group of photography books drawn from the holdings of The J. Paul Getty Museum, each volume focusing on a specific theme or genre spanning the hist...

This is an illuminating look at some of the oldest stained glass – and most famous medieval paintings – in all of England. Eighty-six near life-size figures of the male ancestors of Christ once looked down on the choir and eastern extension of the me...

This title highlights images of architecture from Greek temples to Gothic cathedrals to modern-day skyscrapers. From the invention of photography in 1839, architecture was second only to portraiture as the most favoured subject for the camera. The fa...

This is an insightful survey on the materials and techniques of American artistis, from 1860 to 1945. This second volume in the "American Painter's on Technique" series is the first overview of an important but largely unknown aspect of American art...

This title is an insightful collection of essays and reports examining key issues in the conservation and management of archaeological sites. The fifth volume in the Getty's "Readings in Conservation" series features more than seventy texts that have...