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@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 9:08 PM

What did artworks that are almost 200-years-old originally look like?

Discover how a collaboration between paper conservators and curators at LACMA and Getty unearthed new findings about Odilon Redon's drawings: gty.art/4zlnALN

Conservators shine a light on a drawing my Odilon Redon in a gallery. Text: Finding Color Under the Microscope. An artist known for his "noirs" may have used more than black.

@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 1:11 AM

Your birth month, your monster from ancient or medieval art. Which one are you? 👹 Tell us if we got it right (or wrong).

The severed head of Medusa stares out from the convex face of a two-sided relief. Text: Your Month, Your Monster.

@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:40 PM

If you guessed Penelope, you’re correct! For more, check out Getty Publications's Gods and Heroes in Art. Available now.

🖼️: Penelope Unraveling Her Web, 1783–1784, Joseph Wright of Derby. Getty Museum
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@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:40 PM

Can you guess the mythological figure in this artwork? Some clues: 🔎 She’s featured in Homer's Odyssey 🔎 Wife of Odysseus 🔎 Known for weaving (and unravelling) a funeral shroud

A woman is seen late at night, rewinding her thread into a ball. In the foreground, the backlit statue of Odysseus invokes his presence. Moonlight bathes the sleeping figure of their son Telemachus while the main subject looks on.

@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:56 PM

What did the end of the world look like to people in the Middle Ages? Dive into medieval depictions of doomsday taken from the pages of the Getty Apocalypse (yes, that's really the name) in this Macabre Minute with Mel.

@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 11:20 PM

Follow Eartha's lead—read a banned book. #BannedBooksWeek

From the Catholic Church’s “Index of Forbidden Books” to Cold War-era underground publishing networks, people have always found a way to share forbidden ideas and stories: gty.art/4zoAkBq

@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:37 PM

Afraid you'll miss your chance to see this work in person? Fear not! You have nearly two weeks left before it descends back into the underworld (a.k.a. Getty drawings storage). 💀

See Odilon Redon: Otherworldly Visions at the Getty Center until October 18, 2026. gty.art/Redon26

@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:37 PM

But Redon still leaves the work's meaning to interpretation. By placing the skeletons in a dark void, he separated the animated figures from the context of the poem. Are the skeletons friends or foes? How did they end up in this chaotic situation? Are they, perhaps, at play?

Detail of the bones, composed strikingly from the blank reserve of the paper rather than the addition of white media.

@gettymuseum.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:37 PM

Odilon Redon often responded to the novels and poetry he read by making art. For this macabre but playful drawing, he took his inspiration from The Battle of the Bones—a poem written by his friend, Maurice Bouchor. 🖼️ French poet and playwright Maurice Bouchor (1855-1929), nd, unknown, CC0