Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Publisher: The Museum
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: J. Paul Getty Museum -- Catalogs; Drawing, European -- Catalogs; Drawing -- California -- Malibu -- Catalogs
Description: The collection of European drawings in the J. Paul Getty Museum, built up over a decade and a half, has increased steadily in both breadth and depth. While the holdings of drawings from the Italian Renaissance are particularly strong - including, for instance, a double-sided sheet by Leonardo da Vinci - other schools, the French, in particular, are also well represented.

The collection's emphasis is on major draftsmen, such as David, Durer, Gainsborough, Goya, Ingres, Piranesi, Poussin, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Tintoretto, Titian, Veronese, and Watteau, while the occasional acquisition of groups of drawings has added strength in certain areas, such as the German and Swiss Renaissance.
Notes: Includes index.