Research Paper On J Paul Getty Museum

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The Getty museum. J Paul Getty was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 15, 1892 and died in England 1976 (age 84). In 1945 J Paul Getty purchased a home in Malibu. During his years of living there he collected historical paintings, statues, and furniture. Nine years later he then decided to open his home to the public to share the art collections, Greek and Roman antiques, 18th century furniture, and European paintings. After some visits he then decided in 1968 to began work on his plans to build a Roman Style villa to serve as a museum for the public, because of how fascinated he was with the ancient world of the Mediterranean. The mission that J Paul Getty had try to set was “To inspire curiosity about the pieces in the museum and enjoyment and understanding of the visual art by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of outstanding quality and his historical importance.” (Getty/edu)
One of the items in the collection is a flute glass. The artist is unknown, and was created in German in the early 16th, early 17th century. The culture of the flute glass is Netherlands or Germany. The glass flute is free-blown colorless glass and is decorated with a grape pattern and engraved with birds, dragonflies, and peacocks. Another item in the collection is a porcelain case with a gold mount. The artist is unknown as well, and the culture of the vase is Chinese and French. The date that the porcelain was created was in 1740 and the gold mounts