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Brentwood, CA

Venus on the Waves (1769), (detail), by François Boucher (1703–1770), oil on canvas, 265.7 × 76.5 cm, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Oil on canvas 50.2 x 61 cm (19 ¾ x 24 in.) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Fixing the viewer with a dreamy gaze, the fair-haired Telemachus grasps Eucharis’ thigh with his right hand while holding his spear upright with the other. ... The ill-fated lovers say farewell in a grotto on Calypso’s island. Facing towards us, Telemachus’ blue tunic falls open to reveal his naked torso. Eucharis, seen in profile, encircles Telemachus’ neck and gently rests her head upon his shoulder in resignation. In this way, Jacques-Louis David contrasts masculine rectitude with female emotion.”

Andy Goldsworthy, Earthen Spiral Sculpture, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, 1997

“WAR & PEACE” by CD KIRVEN

day at the Getty!!