Books from J Paul Getty Museum Publications
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Man Ray: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum
By John Harris, J. Paul Getty Museum, Katherine WareOn photography of man Ray
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Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai
By Robert S. NelsonThe accompanying essays explore how the monastery's contact with the outside world, through pilgrimage, resulted in aesthetic exchanges between the monastery and Coptic, Crusader, and Islamic art; and between the Greek Orthodox and Roman ...
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Gustave Le Gray
By Sylvie Aubenas, J. Paul Getty Museum, Gordon BaldwinHe occasionally made photographs until his death in poverty there in 1884, leaving behind some of the most dazzling photographic images of his era.".
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Edgar Degas: Drawings and Pastels
By Christopher Lloyd"Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Thames & Hudson Ltd."--Title page verso.
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My Brother, Vincent Van Gogh
By Ceciel de BieIntroduces the life and works of the celebrated artist Vincent van Gogh through the eyes of his devoted brother, Theo.
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The Greek Vase: Art of the Storyteller
By John Howard OakleyPresents a beautifully illustrated account of Ancient Greek vases and their role in human culture. This richly illustrated volume offers a fascinating introduction to ancient Greek vases for the general reader.
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Toward an Architecture
By Le CorbusierThis edition includes a new translation of the original text, a scholarly introduction, and background notes that illuminate the text and illustrations.
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Jason and the Golden Fleece: The Most Adventurous and Exciting Expedition of All the Ages
By Sofia ZaraboukaPresents a recreation of the Greek myth about Jason and his perilous journey with the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece.
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My Museum Journal: A Writing and Sketching Book
By Shelly Kale, Lisa VihosCombines artwork from the J. Paul Getty Museum with fun writing and sketching activities.
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The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Collections
By J. Paul Getty Museum, Calif.).Since the early 1980s hundreds of important new works of art have been acquired in the areas of the Museum's three traditional interests, antiquities, French furniture and decorative arts, and European paintings, and thousands more have ...
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Imagining the Past in France: History in Manuscript Painting, 1250-1500
By Elizabeth Morrison, Anne Dawson Hedeman, J. Paul Getty MuseumAdditional contributors to this volume include lisabeth Antoine, R. Howard Bloch, Keith Busby, Joyce Coleman, Erin K. Donovan, and Gabrielle M. Spiegel.
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The History of Alexander the Great: An Illuminated Manuscript of Vasco Da Lucena's French Translation of the Ancient Text by...
By Scot McKendrickThe text is a translation into French, by Vasco da Lucena, of one of the primary sources for the life of Alexander. The illustrations portray the events of the story in contemporary costumes and settings.
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Gustav Klimt: The Magic of Line
By Marian Bisanz-PrakkenExplores Klimt's extraordinary draftsmanship in both his paintings and works on paper, focusing on the centrality of his human figure drawings, especially of women.
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Women in the Ancient World
By Jenifer Neils"In this lively and accessible book, Jenifer Neils offers an engaging overview of the roles of women in the ancient societies of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and the Near East.
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Illuminating the End of Time: The Getty Apocalypse Manuscript
By Nigel J. MorganIn this richly illustrated book, all eighty-two of the manuscript's images are reproduced in color for the first time. They are accompanied by a full commentary.
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Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination, 1300-1350
By J. Paul Getty Museum, Art Gallery of OntarioContributors to this volume include Roy S. Berns, Eve Borsook, Bryan Keene, Francesca Pasut, Catherine Schmidt Patterson, Alan Phenix, Laura Rivers, Victor M. Schmidt, Alexandra Suda, Yvonne Szafran, Karen Trentelman, and Nancy Turner.