Masterpieces of Painting - J. Paul Getty Museum

A beautiful book of highlights from the J Paul Getty Museum

Rooted in a passion for the Italian Renaissance as well as Dutch and Flemish Baroque works, the original collection of J. Paul Getty (1892-1976) has been transformed over four decades to include seminal pieces by celebrated masters such as Masaccio, Titian, Parmigianino, Cranach, El Greco, Rubens, van Dyck, Rembrandt, Poussin, Canaletto, Fragonard, Turner, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Monet, van Gogh, Cezanne, and Ensor. Masterpiece Paintings in the J. Paul Getty Museum surveys more than one hundred of the most exquisite and significant paintings displayed in the museum's famed, daylight-suffused galleries.

Vibrant full-colour illustrations and engaging descriptions of these masterworks reveal their fascinating histories and cultural, social, and religious meanings. Sure to enchant and edify all art lovers, this book is a spellbinding tour through the history of Western painting.

Details

• Author: Davide Gasparotto, senior curator, Department of Paintings, J Paul Getty Museum
• Hardcover: 160 pages | 139 colour illustrations
• Date published: November 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-1606065792
• Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 26.2 cm