material culture

the Getty’s ornament dates from the first century BCE to the first century CE

Sensing the Future tells the story of these collaborations between artists and engineers and how they led to new installations and technology-based artworks

It’s visual

53 color and 24 b/w illustrations

Medieval Panel Reproduction - Da Fabriano Coronation of the Virgin non fiction material cultureDetailed reproduction of a 14th century Italian panel painting by Gentile da Fabriano featuring exquisite renderings of the Virgin Mary. Handmade in Italy exclusively for Getty by skilled Florentine artisans using historic craft techniques including gilding a decorative application of thin sheets of gold leaf and tooling where patterns of intricate marks are punched into wood surface. Dimensions: 8 inches H x 6 inches W x 0. 75 inches D Materials: