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Getty Villa. Found in Pompeii, created in 20 BC and survived Mt. Vesuvius’ eruption. The Lamp Bearer. Getty Villa. Modeled after a first-century Roman country house, the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy, buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Getty Villa. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Getty VillaGetty Villa

The Lamp BearerThe Lamp BearerFound in

Pompeii, created in 20 BC and survived Mt.

Vesuvius’ eruption.

Getty VillaGetty Villa

Modeled after a first-century Roman country house, the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy, buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

Getty VillaGetty Villa Over 1,200 works Over 1,200 works

are on view in 23 are on view in 23 galleries devoted galleries devoted to the permanent to the permanent collection, with five collection, with five additional galleries additional galleries for changing for changing exhibitions.exhibitions.

Artifacts date from Artifacts date from 6,500 B.C. to A.D. 6,500 B.C. to A.D. 400, with 400, with monumental monumental sculptures as well as sculptures as well as artifacts of everyday artifacts of everyday life. life.

Getty VillaGetty Villa

Found in the sea off the coast Found in the sea off the coast of Italyof Italy

One of the few life-size Greek One of the few life-size Greek bronzes to have survivedbronzes to have survived

Shows technology of ancient Shows technology of ancient bronze casting. bronze casting.

Romans probably carried the Romans probably carried the statue off from its original statue off from its original location during the first location during the first century B.C. or A.D., when century B.C. or A.D., when Roman collecting of Greek art Roman collecting of Greek art was at its height.was at its height.

Getty Villa GardensGetty Villa Gardens Gardens are Gardens are

integral to the integral to the setting of the Getty setting of the Getty Villa, as they were Villa, as they were in the ancient in the ancient Roman home Roman home

Getty Villa GardensGetty Villa GardensPlants favored by the ancient Plants favored by the ancient

Romans, such as bay laurel, Romans, such as bay laurel, boxwood, myrtle, ivy, and boxwood, myrtle, ivy, and

oleander, are planted around oleander, are planted around a spectacular 220-foot-long a spectacular 220-foot-long

reflecting pool.reflecting pool.

Sculpted bronze civet heads spout playful streams from

the fountain at the center of the East gardens.

The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey at the Getty Villaat the Getty Villa

The judgment of Paris, The judgment of Paris, the event that sparked the event that sparked the Trojan War, the Trojan War, decorates one side of decorates one side of this black-figure neck-this black-figure neck-amphora. In Greek amphora. In Greek mythologymythology

Terracotta, about 570 Terracotta, about 570 BCE, found in Etruria BCE, found in Etruria

The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey at the Getty Villaat the Getty Villa

A standard depiction of the A standard depiction of the ambush of Troilos, prince ambush of Troilos, prince of Troy, by the Greek hero of Troy, by the Greek hero Achilles during the Trojan Achilles during the Trojan War. War.

A strange dog-headed A strange dog-headed creature sits atop the creature sits atop the fountain and may actually fountain and may actually be jackal-headed, meant to be jackal-headed, meant to recall the Egyptian god recall the Egyptian god Anubis. Anubis.

Egyptian and Phoenician Egyptian and Phoenician cartouche-shaped rings, cartouche-shaped rings, popular in Etruria in the popular in Etruria in the later 500s B.C. later 500s B.C.

The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey at the Getty Villaat the Getty Villa

Menelaos, king of Menelaos, king of Sparta, reclaiming his Sparta, reclaiming his wife Helen after the wife Helen after the Trojan War Trojan War

Looking on is the Looking on is the goddess Athena, her goddess Athena, her name written beside name written beside her in Greek. her in Greek.

This piece comes from This piece comes from a strap on the inside a strap on the inside of a shield, a piece of of a shield, a piece of leather with strips of leather with strips of bronze.bronze.

About 575 BCE About 575 BCE

The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey at the Getty Villaat the Getty Villa

Odysseus and his men Odysseus and his men were trapped in the cave were trapped in the cave of Polyphemos, a Cyclops of Polyphemos, a Cyclops who was devouring them who was devouring them one by one. one by one.

In order to escape, the In order to escape, the Greeks got the giant drunk Greeks got the giant drunk and then put out his single and then put out his single eye with a sharpened eye with a sharpened stake. stake.

Terra cotta, about 650 BCETerra cotta, about 650 BCE

The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey at the Getty Villaat the Getty Villa

Odysseus’s Head

Odysseus and his men escape from one-eyed giant

Polyphemos The escape from the cave was the most popular

episode from the Odyssey represented in Greek art. Terracotta about 575 B.C.

The Iliad and the Odyssey The Iliad and the Odyssey at the Getty Villaat the Getty Villa

Mixing vessel with Odysseus escaping from the Cyclops.

Terracotta, about 560 BCE