Classical Connections explores the influence of ancient art on the art of later centuries. Many of our ideas about art come from antiquity. Portraiture and narrative painting had their origins in the ancient Mediterranean. So did bronze casting, gem cutting, and glass blowing. Even the word museum comes from the Greek mouseion, a place dedicated to the Muses, the goddesses of the arts.
Modern and Contemporary art
This exhibition explores 18th-century Europe's
fascination with the Orient and showcases works
crafted in Europe and Asia that vividly demonstrate
the exchange of arts and ideas between the East and
West. The exhibition includes a rich array of
paintings, prints, tapestries, costumes, textiles,
illustrated books, porcelain, and furniture
Photography
Eugène Atget,
Brett Weston, William Garnett, and Milton Rogovin—have
recently been acquired by the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Presenting a substantial number of images by each
artist, this exhibition displays these remarkable new
acquisitions for the first time.
Among the highlights are Atget's atmospheric garden
views and Parisian street scenes, Weston's modernist
cityscapes, Garnett's abstract aerial landscapes, and
Rogovin's worldwide survey of coal miners at work.
Drawing
This is the first exhibition to examine the watercolor
still lifes of Paul Cézanne. One of the greatest
artists of the later 19th century, Cézanne (1839–1906)
paved the way for 20th-century painters such as
Picasso. Among Cézanne's lesser-known masterpieces are
his late still lifes in watercolor. Ranging from
simple studies to complex compositions, they
demonstrate a spontaneous, exuberant side of his art.
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Sculpture
This is the first exhibition to examine the watercolor
still lifes of Paul Cézanne. One of the greatest
artists of the later 19th century, Cézanne (1839–1906)
paved the way for 20th-century painters such as
Picasso. Among Cézanne's lesser-known masterpieces are
his late still lifes in watercolor. Ranging from
simple studies to complex compositions, they
demonstrate a spontaneous, exuberant side of his art.
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