Getty Extra Credit
Due – the Monday we return from spring break
**This is for the Getty in Los Angeles right off of the 405, NOT the Getty Villa.
The Getty Villa is phenomenal and beautiful, but unfortunately does not have
art that spans the eras of history that we have covered in this course.**
Go to the Getty. Parking is 15 dollars and admission into the museum is free.
Please be respectful and obey all of the rules that the museum has. Once you
have taken the tram up to the museum, I would suggest following the buildings
in a horse-shoe type pattern starting with the North, and continuing with the
East, South, and then West buildings. Each building has a Plaza and Upper level.
You will find decorative arts and sculpture on the Plaza levels, and paintings on
the Upper levels. Please visit all levels of all buildings. Here is what you can expect to see in each building along with
some artists to look for that we discussed in class this year.
The North Pavilion presents paintings dating up to 1600, as well as medieval and Renaissance sculpture and
decorative arts. Look for – El Greco, a painting of the Pieta
The East Pavilion features primarily 17th-century Baroque art, including Dutch, French, Flemish, and Spanish
paintings, as well as sculpture and Italian decorative arts dating from 1600 to 1800. Look for – Peter Paul Ruebens,
Rembrandt, Abduction of Europa
The South Pavilion houses 18th-century paintings and the majority of the Museum's European decorative arts
collection, complete with elaborately furnished paneled rooms, dating up to 1800. Look for – GIANT PORTRAIT OF
LOUIS XIV, Watteau, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas
The West Pavilion features sculpture and Italian decorative arts of the 1700s through 1900, as well as 19th-century
paintings. Neoclassical, Romantic, and Symbolist sculpture and decorative arts are also on view. Look for – Degas,
Cezanne, Renoir, Manet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Munch, and my favorite painting – “The Portal of Rouen
Cathedral in Morning Light”
What you will turn in to me: Select a piece of art from each building level (North Plaza,
North Upper, East Plaza, East Upper, South Plaza, South Upper, West Plaza, and West
Upper) and for each piece, do the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Title
Artist
Year
Country
Historical Context (what was going on when the art was created)
Artistic style (what style is it, and how can you tell)
I would also like PROOF that you were at the Getty, so take a picture of you in
front of your favorite piece of art that you saw.
Remember to look around at the art and try to see how it changes over time and across different countries (like how
religion is NOT as much of a focal point in 17th century Dutch paintings). Use this time as a walking cultural tour of
Europe and let it be a launching point for your AP review. Have fun, imagine what life was like when those paintings
were made, try to make as many historical connections as you can!