He Can No Longer at the Age of Ninety-Eight (detail), about 1819–23, Francisco de Goya. Brush and India ink. The J. Paul Getty Museum
Does Artistic Greatness Only Come with Age?
GETTY CENTER
Harold M. Williams Auditorium
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Creative men and women often produce their greatest work after middle age. Is experience—in life, in art, in love, and loss—necessary to create works that stand the test of time? Or is age merely a number when it comes to creativity? This panel, presented with Zócalo Public Square, explores the relationship between age and artistic greatness.