marble statue of a harp player that is located in the Getty Villa museum in Malibu‚ California. It was found during an excavation on the island of Keros in the 19th century. The purposes and domestic uses‚ if any‚ of the Harp player along with similar Cycladic figurines referred to as “idol dolls” remain a mystery. Many theories have been established since their discoveries‚ however‚ I believe that‚ like most Cycladic art and pottery‚ the Getty Harp Player had both practical and religious purposes
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Chapter 5 THE GETTY VOCABULARIES CASE ONE J. Paul Getty was an America industrialist who made his fortune in the oil business. He made his first million at age 25 in 1916‚ and later became the world’s first billionaire. Getty viewed art as a civilizing influence in society‚ and strongly believed in making art available to the public for its education and enjoyment. To that end‚ he created an art museum in Los Angeles‚ California‚ and established the J.Paul Getty Trust‚ commonly referred to as
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Victorious Youth and Lansdowne Herckales from the Getty Villa Over the years‚ artists have developed the practice of studying objects based on their historical context‚ the styles they portray (with regards to genre‚ style‚ design etc.) and most importantly‚ the message an artist is trying to decimate through the object (Lanciotti 304). As such‚ the study of objects encompasses a critical analysis of sculptures‚ paintings‚ architecture‚ ceramics‚ furniture‚ and other objects that are used for
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the story of the fake statue‚ called a kouros‚ which an art dealer tried to sell to the Getty Museum in California for 10 million dollars. Since most kouroi are recovered in fragments from archeological digs‚ this kouros was a rare find‚ because it was whole and almost perfectly preserved. After fourteen months of scientific analysis and careful investigation‚ to determine the authenticity of the kouros‚ the museum decided to purchase the statue. However‚ when some experts in the field viewed the kouros
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underground world of art which contains forgery and deceit. This is discussed in the article Art and The Truth: The Getty Kouros and Provenance. This article goes into the world of forged art and illegally exported pieces of art from their original countries‚ and it does quite a good job of telling the story. The article’s first main issue discussed in the article is about The Getty Kouros‚ a life-size marble statue go a male figure standing nude‚ and whether or not the piece is fake‚ or even stolen
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Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of
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The problem that Silvetti presents at the beginning of his prologue to “The Getty Villa” is one that deserves the most attention to students preparing to leave school and enter the profession – the “problematic relationship with the building that one of us would be asked to resdesign.” Silvetti (and the other architects) were tasked with “designing” a building that already been designed and built – yet they were going through the modernistic throws of the late 20th century where it was believed to
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do extra credit for a field trip to the Museum of Tolerance. On Sunday‚ March 13‚ I went to the Museum of Tolerance with my sister. The first thing I noticed was you can’t bring camera to the Museum of Tolerance. As for me‚ I love taking picture and I was very disappointed. However‚ I went inside to the Museum of Tolerance and I kind of understand why you can’t bring camera to the museum. The Museum of Tolerance‚ in my opinion‚ is one of the best museums that were ever created. It tells the
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Post Modern attributes of the de young museum: History: The Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989 damaged the old de Young museum building located in Golden Gate Park and uncovered severe seismic flaws in the building and hence a comprehensive plan to rebuild the building in stages was overtaken to make the de Young museum up to date. In January 1999 the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron were chosen to rebuild the De young museum‚ due to their willingness to engage in an extended process of architectural
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As I rose up along traffic and over a view of LA‚ ascending up to the Getty Museum‚ which I had never been to - knew it was going to be exciting to discover an eclectic of different artworks and which one would compel me to pick and analyze for this assignment. When the doors of the Getty’s subway-like transportation opened there was a sign stating they had a Jackson Pollock exhibit. Feeling comfortable with Pollock’s work I took it as a metaphoric sign that I should definitely head over there early
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