Seeing the Getty Collections at the Getty Center (Paperback)

. Bomford

ISBN 10: 0892369620 / ISBN 13: 9780892369621

Published by Getty Trust Publications, Santa Monica CA, 2009

About this Item

Paperback. Featuring art from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, this small book is sure to provoke the surprise and delight of discovering similarities among works in different media and from different periods. The book is illustrated with juxtaposed details of objects from the collection. One spread show a womans upraised hands from an illuminated manuscript, while the facing page shows a close-up from a black-and-white photograph of the hands of a woman clutching her chest. In another a painting of two women sitting on a red and gold daybed is shown next to a similar piece of furniture in the Museums galleries. Drawn from every curatorial department represented at the CenterPaintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Manuscripts, and Photographythe works included here span hundreds of years of art history. The reader will enjoy leafing through this virtual tour and may notice familiar works that can be examined anew. Both regular visitors to the Getty and those who have yet to visit the Museum will enjoy this compact and thought provoking gem of a book. Featuring works of art from the legendary collections of the J Paul Getty Museum, this volume provides readers with a virtual tour through the Getty Centre - suitable for those who have visited in person and those who have not. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9780892369621

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seeing the Getty Collections at the Getty Center (Paperback)
• Publisher: Getty Trust Publications, Santa Monica CA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0892369620
• ISBN 13: 9780892369621
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Featuring art from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, this small book is sure to provoke the surprise and delight of discovering similarities among works in different media and from different periods. Illustrated with details of artworks from the collection, one pairing juxtaposes a woman's up-raised hands from an illuminated manuscript, while the facing page shows a close-up from a black-and-white photograph of the hands of a woman clutching her chest. In another a painting of two women sitting on a red and gold daybed is shown next to a similar piece of furniture in the Museum's galleries. Drawn from every curatorial department represented at the Center--Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Manuscripts, and Photography--the works included here span hundreds of years of art history.
The reader will enjoy leafing through this virtual tour and may notice familiar works that can be examined anew, and all readers will enjoy this compact and thought- provoking gem of a book.

About the Author

David Bomford is associate director of Collections at the J. Paul Getty Museum.