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      • J. Paul Getty started acquiring antiquities in Rome in 1939 and subsequently built an important collection concentrating on Greek and Roman marble statues and reliefs, bronze statuettes, and mosaics.
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  2. The collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum comprises Greek, Roman, and Etruscan art from the Neolithic to Late Antiquity; European art from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century; and international photography from its inception to the present day.

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  3. May 2, 2024 · The museum at the Getty became the home for J. Paul Getty’s collection of European paintings, sculpture, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, and decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. It also has international photographs that date from the late 1830s to the present.

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  4. Director. Timothy Potts. Website. www .getty .edu /museum /. The J. Paul Getty Museum, commonly referred to as the Getty, is an art museum in Los Angeles, California housed on two campuses: the Getty Center and Getty Villa. [1] It is operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust, the world's wealthiest art institution.

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    In the 1970s, Getty built a replica of an Italian villa on his home's land to better house his collection, which opened in 1974. After Getty's death in 1976, the entire property was turned over to the Getty Trust for museum purposes.

  6. SIGNIFICANT DATES IN GETTY HISTORY. 1931: J. Paul Getty buys his first notable work of art, a Dutch landscape by Jan van Goyen. His collection continues to grow, most notably in antiquities and French decorative arts. 1953: J. Paul Getty Museum Trust is established .

  7. Mar 20, 2021 · Hulton Archive David Farrell. Getty lived with his art collection in a luxury estate in Malibu, California. In 1954, he began exhibiting his collection to the public through a gallery built on his property. In 1968, Getty announced the construction of a new building to house his collections.

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