Triumph of Cybele and Juno (detail), Arnold van Westerhout, after Giovanni Battista Lenardi, 1687. The Getty Research Institute,
83-B3076
CONTINUING THIS MONTH
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Triumph of Cybele and Juno (detail), Arnold van Westerhout, after Giovanni Battista Lenardi, 1687. The Getty Research Institute, 83-B3076
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The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals
Through March 13, 2016 | The Getty Center
Prior to the 18th century—and the advent of Asian porcelain production techniques—decorative table pieces at European feasts were most commonly created using
pastillage, or sugar paste. These creations, called triumphs, depicted themes of mythology, architecture, and nature and were often finished with paint or gilding for dramatic effect. Illustrations in festival books, such as Triumphs of Cybele and Juno, detail how
pastillage was intricately transformed, and are now on view as part of
The Edible Monument.
Gallery tours are offered in November on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 p.m.
Find out more about the exhibition.
Buy the catalog, The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals.
Browse articles about The Edible Monument and the Getty Museum's related exhibition Eat, Drink, and Be Merry.
EVENTS
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Lovers in a Landscape (detail), Mir Kalan Khan, 1760–70. The David Collection, Copenhagen. Photo: Permille Klemp
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Looking East, Looking West: Mughal Painting between Persia and Europe
Lecture | November 19, 2015 | 7:00 p.m. | The Getty Center
The development of Mughal painting can be traced over a few short decades from its roots as an offshoot of Persian painting in the 16th century through its contact with European Renaissance art. In this lecture, Kavita Singh, professor of art history at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India, uncovers the cyclical adaptation of both Eastern and Western styles in Mughal painting, and their application in exquisitely detailed depictions of Persian poetry and court life.
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Installation view Martyrs (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) by Bill Viola, 2014, at St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Photo: Peter Mallet
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Media in Transition
Conference | November 18–20, 2015 | Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
"Media in Transition" is a major international conference focused on the implications of collecting and conserving time-based media art and the ways in which curators, artists, and technical experts are adapting and responding to these new forms of artistic practice. This conference is hosted by the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Tate.
Learn more about this conference.
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NEW FOR RESEARCHERS
Lawrence Alloway and Sylvia Sleigh Correspondence
Digitized Collection
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Detail from Knoedler Gallery painting stock book 9, dated between November 1943–February 1952. The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2012.M.54 (bx. 9)
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Knoedler Segment of Stock Books Database Complete
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A hand-colored page from Sam Erenberg's book, Art History, 1977. The Getty Research Institute, 2012.M.52
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Sam Erenberg Papers
Finding Aid
Highlighting a cross-disciplinary career, the papers of Los Angeles–based artist Sam Erenberg (b. 1943) document his artistic process and inspiration from 1965–2012. This archive is comprised of a collection of Erenberg's photographs and negatives, personal papers, exhibition project files, and ephemera and works by other artists, including an audio recording of Marcel Duchamp speaking at "The Art of Assemblage" in 1961.
Browse the finding aid.
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