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In this sculpture, “Hope Nourishes Love” by French artist Jean-Jacques Caffieri, a young woman representing Hope nurses a winged Cupid, personifying Love. This allegory of love was a common subject around the 1750s and of the sensual Rococo style. http://bit.ly/2KKGMdF
A young woman with a sensually curved figure and a lovely, gentle face represents Hope. With her traditional attribute of an anchor, she nurses a winged Cupid , personifying Love. A common figure from antique sculpture, he has dropped his bow and arrows below him on the rock as he reaches up to nurse. Sculptor Jean-Jacques Caffieri inscribed the title of his marble on the base: Hope Nourishes Love. Hope's nursing breast is a familiar symbol of sustenance and comfort.
Allegories of love and friendship were favorite subjects in sculpture and painting around the 1750s, providing sculptors with a noble conceit that encouraged a contrast between the platonic ideals of love and its earthly, sensual elements. The sensual tone of this work is characteristic of the Rococo style fashionable at the French court of Louis XV .
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The Bonnacon, Laughing Stock of the Medieval Bestiary
This mythical medieval creature burns attackers with its own dung
A Bonnacon (detail) in the Northumberland Bestiary, about 1250–60, unknown illuminator, made in England. Pen-and-ink drawing tinted with body color and translucent washes on parchment, 8 1/4 × 6 3/16 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 100, fol. 26v. Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program — at Getty Museum.
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In the later years of his life, Paul Cezanne painted these same objects—a green vase, a bottle of rum, a ginger pot, and apples—over and over again. As in “Still Life with Apples,” such objects were vessels for his experimentation with form, color, and light.http://bit.ly/2IwR6Vo
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Tom Weiss, a specialist on humanitarian intervention and the United Nations, believes we are at a watershed moment for international cooperation on the protection of cultural heritage. In this episode of the Art + Ideas podcast, Weiss uses the ongoing civil war in Syria as a springboard to address the preservation of monuments and cultural heritage during times of humanitarian crisis and armed conflict. http://bit.ly/2Ix0I2X
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Announcing SUMMER HOURS! Starting this weekend, the Getty Center will be open until 9 pm every Friday through August 25! 
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Happy #NationalWineDay! In this beloved painting, a bacchante—follower of Bacchus, the god of wine—leans forward and grins at the viewer while squeezing a bunch of grapes into a golden drinking vessel. Her posture, exposed breasts, flushed cheeks, and inviting smile allude to her drunken state. http://bit.ly/2xgmsPq
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In this Art + Ideas podcast episode, Thomas Gaehtgens traces the history and symbolism of Reims Cathedral through World War I and after, investigating the roles of culture, scholarship, and media in shaping our understanding of the war and its legacy. http://bit.ly/2st87JG
How do we understand the seemingly senseless destruction of monuments during World War I? How does art history dovetail with military history? In this episode, Thomas Gaehtgens explores these questions through the lens of Reims Cathedral. He traces the history and symbolism of this iconic gothic building through the war and after, investigating the roles of culture, scholarship, and media in shaping our understanding of World War I and its legacy. Gaehtgens is director emeritus of the Getty Research Institute, and his new book from Getty Publications is titled Reims on Fire: War and Reconciliation between France and Germany.
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In this #GettyIris blog post, Timothy Potts, Director of the J. Paul Getty Museum, explains more about the history of the Getty Center and four of the masterpieces that have joined the collection since its opening. http://bit.ly/2JkK9e8
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During antiquity, the story of the Calydonian boar hunt was hugely popular. This scene, by Peter Paul Rubens shows the epic combat between the warrior Meleager and the ferocious animal, unleashed on the people of Calydon by the vengeful goddess Diana. http://bit.ly/2qe727E
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The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola” displays the many sun-drenched palaces lining the Grand Canal of Venice. With his precise brushwork, Canaletto also shows the buildings’ wear and tear. http://bit.ly/2GGGNO5
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Spanning the era of Vogue to the era of Instagram, experience the art of fashion through the art of photography in "Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography, 1911–2011"—opening today!http://bit.ly/2MZuq3k
“Yohji Yamamoto, Autumn/Winter 1995,” 1995, David Sims (British, born 1966). Chromogenic print. Courtesy of and © David Sims
Generously supported by Arlene Schnitzer, Jordan Schnitzer, and the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation.
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