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Venus and Adonis, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)
Listen to an audio commentary about a painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection. Venus and Adonis, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Italian, about 1555 — 1560, oil on canvas http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=1030...
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Statue of an Emperor: A Conservation Partnership
In 1999 Antiquities conservators from the Getty Museum began a collaborative project with the Pergamon Museum in Berlin to conserve a statue of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The two-thousand year...
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Tracing the Colors of Ancient Sculpture
Using ultraviolet and raking light, archaeologist Vinzenz Brinkmann examines marble sculptures of Athena and Paris from the Temple of Aphaia, now in the Glyptothek in Munich. In the process, he reveals examples...
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Glassmaking Technique: Roman Mold-Blown Glass
Mold-blown glass is made by blowing hot glass into a mold made of clay, wood, or metal. The glass is forced against the inner surfaces of the mold and assumes its shape, together with any decoration that...
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Adriaen de Vries's Bronze Casting Technique: Direct Lost-Wax Method
Adriaen de Vries most often used a technique called "direct lost-wax casting." During the casting process, the wax of the original wax-and-clay model melts out, or is "lost," hence the...
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Making a Molded Athenian Vase
The word "plastic" comes from the Greek verb plasso, meaning, "I model," and describes vases made via molding, which allowed artisans to reproduce complex human, animal, or plant shapes. Potters added handles and mouths...
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Conservation of Mosaics in Roman North Africa
Since 1998 the Getty Conservation Institute has been working in partnership with the Institut National du Patrimoine to train conservation technicians to clean, monitor, and maintain mosiacs in situ so...
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Tracking the Cosmos: The Technology of the Antikythera Mechanism
March 4, 2010, The Getty Villa Jo Marchant, author of Decoding the Heavens, and science historian and physicist James Evans join award-winning journalist and author Patt Morrison to discuss...
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Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages (Clip 3)
June 4, 2011, The Getty Villa Clip 3: A Fermented Cacao Beverage from Central America In three highlight clips from this public lecture, Patrick McGovern, scientific director of...
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Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages (Clip 2)
June 4, 2011, The Getty Villa Clip 2: The World's Earliest Alcoholic Beverage from Jiahu, China In three highlight clips from this public lecture, Patrick McGovern, scientific...
