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Exhibition The Egyptian Book of the Dead

A seated ancient Egyptian figure on papyrus is placed on a geometric background of red and yellow shapes with outlines of more figures from Egyptian papyri.
Papyrus of Pasherashakhet (detail), Egyptian, about 375–275 BCE. Ink on papyrus. Getty Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Kraus

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Drawing, full body of a person with curly black hair, turned to the left and leaning against a stick

This sheet speaks to the artist's ceaseless interest in life's humanity and humility.

Ornate canopy bed, with draped blue curtains forming the canopy and blue upholstery on the gold bed frame

In the 1700s, grand beds like this one stood in deep niches in the bedroom of a palace or mansion belonging to wealthy patrons.

A statue of naked man petting a wolf and holding a large stick, photographed inside the Getty Villa gallery

This was found in 1790 near the ruins of the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian at Tivoli outside Rome.

Purple flowers with bright green leaves and stems.

Each one of Van Gogh’s irises is unique. He studied their movements and shapes to create a variety of curved silhouettes.

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