Welcome to the Getty Villa |
Admission is free with an advanced reservation |
Getty Villa, 1974, reopened 2006 |
Getty Villa (Pacific Palisades, CA) |
Flower at the Getty Villa |
Getty Villa amphitheater |
Getty Villa amphitheater with main entrance |
The J. Paul Getty Museum of classical antiquities |
The Marbury Hall Zeus, Roman 1st C. AD |
Statuette of Poseidon, Greek, 120-100 BC |
Pair of Altars with Aphrodite and Adonis, Greek (Taras, South Italy) 400-375 BC |
Statuette of a Woman, Greek, 1st C. BC |
Monumental statue of a goddess, Sicily 425-400 BC |
The goddess may be Aphrodite, Demeter or Hera |
Mixing Vessel with Apollo and Artemis, Greek (Lucania, South Italy) 415-400 BC |
Vessel with Leda and the Swan, Greek (Apulia, South Italy) ca 330 BC |
Venus Genetrix, Roman 2nd C. AD |
Hermes, Roman AD 50-100 |
Head of Athena, Greek (Asia Minor) 160-150 BC |
Aphrodite, Greek 200-150 BC |
Luxury Goods, Getty Villa |
Grave Monument of Publius Curtilius Agatus, Roman 1-25 AD |
Marble floor, Getty Villa |
Spouted Horn with a Stag, Parthian (50 BC-50 AD) |
Spouted Horn (rhyton) with a Lion, Parthian (1st C. BC) |
Handle in the shape of Triton, Macedonia/Illyria 100-50 BC |
Solid gold beaker (656g), Roman (Knidos, Turkey) 1st C. AD |
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Youth as a Lamp Bearer, Roman (Pompeii) 20-10 BC |
Bronze discovered in 1925 at the House of the Ephebe (Youth) in Pompeii |
The Ephebe of Pompeii |
Winged Feline, Tartessos (SW Spain) 700-575 BC |
Tartessian Winged Feline |
Nemesis, goddess of retribution, Roman ca 150 AD |
Bowl with Medusa, Greek (Apulia, Southern Italy) ca 350 BC |
Statuette of a Snake-Legged Giant, Roman, 180-220 AD |
Incense Burner Supported by Nike, Greek (Taras, South Italy) 500-480 BC |
Griffin Head, Greek, ca 650 BC |
Wine Cup with Apollo Riding a Griffin, Athens, ca 380 BC |
Courtyard of the Getty Villa |
Courtyard of the Getty Villa |
Courtyard of the Getty Villa |
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Bronze reproduction of finds from Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum |
Inner Peristyle, Getty Villa |
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Herakles room, Getty Villa |
The Lansdowne Herakles, Roman ca 125 AD |
Lansdowne Herakles, discovered at Tivoli in 1790 |
Mosaic floor of the Herakles Room, Getty Villa |
Storage Jar with Herakles Battling Kyknos, Greek (Euboea) 570-560 BC |
Herakles and the Hydra water jar, Etruscan, ca 525 BC |
Herakles and the Nemean Lion water jar, Athens, ca 470 BC |
Satyr Pouring Wine, Roman, 1st C. AD |
Roman copy of 4th C. BC Greek original by Praxiteles (375-340 BC) |
Satyr from the villa of Emperor Domitian, discovered in 1657 |
Leda and the Swan, Roman 1st C. AD |
Hercules (Herakles) with the skin of the Nemean lion, Roman, 2nd C. AD |
Poet as Orpheus with Two Sirens, Greek (Taras, South Italy) 350-300 BC |
Orpheus, 350-300 BC |
Mixing Vessel with Mythological Scenes, Athens ca 490 BC |
Fragmentary Roof Ornament with Medusa, Etruscan, 550-500 BC |
Mixing Vessel with the Death of Orpheus, Athens 460-450 BC |
The Deeds of Theseus |
The Twelve Labors of Herakles |
Herakles Carrying the Kerkopes, Greek (Lucania, South Italy) ca 380 BC |
Wine Cup with Athena and Herakles Fighting the Giants, Athens, 540-530 BC |
Mosaic fragment with the Removal of Briseis, Roman, 2nd C. AD |
Detail showing Achilles, Phoenix or Nestor, and Brises |
Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles, Roman (Attica, Greece) 180-220 AD |
Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles, Roman (Attica, Greece) 180-220 AD |
Detail of Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles, 180-220 AD |
Detail of Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles, 180-220 AD |
Detail of Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Achilles, 180-220 AD |
Wine cup with the Suicide of Ajax, Athens ca 490 BC |
Tekmessa, Ajax's consort, rushes to cover his dead body on the rocky beach of Troy |
Fragment with the Capture of Dolon, Athens ca 480 BC |
Amphora with Aeneas & Anchises (left) and Achilles and Ajax Gaming, Athens ca 510 BC |
Greek culture in the Classical Age - Polykleitos sculpts the Doryphoros exemplifying ideal proportions for the male nude, 450 BC |
Inlaid marble floor, Getty Villa |
Bust of Menander, Roman, 100-150 AD |
Krater with a deceased youth, 330-320 BC |
Mixing vessel (Krater) with a Deceased Youth, Greek (Apulia, South Italy) 330-320 BC |
A God, probably Bacchus, Roman 25-50 AD |
Fragment with Bacchus and Ariadne, Roman, 1st C. AD |
Lidded Cauldron with a Satyr, Greek, 1st C. BC |
Lidded Cauldron with a Satyr, Greek, 1st C. BC |
Sarcophagus with scenes of Bacchus, Roman, 210-220 AD |
Detail of the Bacchus Sarcophagus, 210-220 AD |
Herm of Dionysos, 100-50 BC, a fertility emblem/boundar marker/door guardian |
Amphora with Dionysos, Athens ca 510 BC |
Amphora with Dionysos, Athens ca 510 BC |
Amphora with Dionysos and Ariadne, Athens ca 510 BC |
Amphora with Dionysos and Ariadne, Athens ca 510 BC |
Kylix (wine cup) with a Crouching Satyr, Athens ca 480 BC |
Kylix with Satyr and Nymph, Athens 500-490 BC |
The Elgin Throne, 400-300 BC |
Mask of a Satyr, Greek, 300-100 BC |
Askos (oil vessel) with a comic scene, Greek (Apulia, Southern Italy) 360-350 BC |
Amphora with a scene from The Oresteia with Clytemnestra, Greek (Paestum, South Italy) 350-320 BC |
Amphora with an Episode from The Seven against Thebes by Aeschylus, Greek (Campania, Italy) ca 340 BC |
Amphora with an Episode from The Seven against Thebes |
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Cameo glass skyphos (wine cup) with scenes of Bacchus and Ariadne, Roman 25BC-25AD |
Amphora of blown glass, Roman 200-300 AD |
Flask in the shape of a head made of mold-blown glass, Roman 300-500 AD |
Patio of the Getty Villa |
Reflecting Pool and outer peristyle court, Getty Villa |
Pool (220 ft) and outer peristyle court, Getty Villa |
Debbie at the Getty Villa |
Garden of the Getty Villa |
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Getty Villa, modeled on the Villa dei Papiri, Hersulaneum |
Bronze of reclining youth, replica from Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum |
Bronze of reclining youth, replica from Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum |
Bronze of reclining youth, replica from Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum |
Bronze of reclining youth, replica from Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum |
Bronze of reclining youth |
Bronze of reclining youth |
Peristyle Courtyard with pool, Getty Villa |
Peristyle Courtyard with pool, Getty Villa |
Outdoor mosaic floor, Getty Villa |
Outer Peristyle Court, Getty Villa |
Garden of the Getty Villa |
Garden of the Getty Villa |
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Reflecting Pool of the Getty Villa |
Bronze male, reproduction of find from Villa dei Papyri, Herculaneum |
Bronze male, reproduction of find from Villa dei Papyri, Herculaneum |
Bronze male, reproduction of find from Villa dei Papyri, Herculaneum |
Bronze statue, Getty Villa |
Bronze athlete, reproduction of find from Villa dei Papyri, Herculaneum |
Bronze athlete, reproduction of find from Villa dei Papyri, Herculaneum |
Bronze Seated Hermes, Getty Villa |
Bronze Seated Hermes, reproduction from Villa dei Papiri, Herculaneum |
Bronze Seated Hermes, Getty Villa |
Bronze Seated Hermes, Getty Villa |
Bronze Seated Hermes, Getty Villa |
Reflecting pool and southwestern façade, Getty Villa |
Bronze statue, Getty Villa garden |
Bronze statue, Getty Villa garden |
Walkway around the outer Peristyle Court |
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Inner Peristyle Court from the upper level, Getty Villa |
Early Cypriot bowl with Cattle and Vulture, 2300-1900 BC |
Chalcolithic Fertility Goddess, Cyprus 3000-2500 BC |
Canonical Female Figures, early Cycladic, 2600-2400 BC |
Canonical Female Figure, early Cycladic, 2600-2400 BC |
Pregnant Female Figure, early Cycladic, 2700-2300 BC |
Harp Player, early Cycladic, 2700-2300 BC |
Harp Player, early Cycladic, 2700-2300 BC |
Head of a large female figure, early Cycladic, 2600-2500 BC |
Jug with a Man and Bull, Mycenaean, 1250-1225 BC |
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Floor Mosaic of a Lion attacking an Onager, Roman ca 150 AD |
Funerary Lion, Athens ca 310 BC |
Funerary Lion, Athens ca 310 BC |
Skyphos (wine cup) with Satyrs, Greek (Campania, Italy) 350-340 BC |
Sarcophagus with a Vintage Scene, Roman, 290-300 AD |
Pitcher with Geese, Dogs and Ruminants, Greek (Ionia) ca 625 BC |
Torso of Actaeon, Roman, 1-200 AD |
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Psykter (wine cooler) with Athletes, Athens ca 510 BC |
Kylix (wine cup) with Pentathletes, Athens 515-510 BC |
Athlet in the style of Lysippos, Roman 75-100 AD |
Kouros, Greek ca 530 BC |
Kouros, Greek ca 530 BC |
Kouros, Greek ca 530 BC |
Kouros, Greek ca 530 BC |
Kouros, Greek ca 530 BC |
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Prize Vessel from the Athenian Games depicting the apobates race, 340 BC |
Amphora with horses and riders, 5th C. BC |
Folding Tripod with Horses, Roman 250-300 AD |
Wall Panel with an Athletic Trainer, Etruscan 520-510 BC |
Floor mosaic with a Boxing Scene, Gallo-Roman (Villelaure) ca 175 AD |
Curved oval intaglio bus of Aurelian, Roman Amethyst, 260-280 AD |
Necklace with a Phoenician Pendant of a Ram's Head, Etruscan, 525-500 BC |
Appliqué with Meduca, Greek, 300-275 BC |
Snake Bracelet, Romano-Egyptian, 1st C. AD |
Roman Coin Belt, 370-400 AD |
Masturbating Satyr saying "Two Suns", Athens ca 480 BC |
Terracotta Phallus, Athens, 500-450 BC |
Terracotta fragments with the Deeds of Theseus, Athens, 490-480 BC |
Carved amber of woman holding a child, 500-400 BC |
Silver tetradrachm of Antiochos I of Syria (281-261 BC) with Apollo sitting on an Omphalos from Seleucia on the Tigris (Iraq) |
Silver tetradrachm with the head of Athena minted in Athens, 525-430 BC |
Silver tetradrachm with an owl on an amphora minted in Athens 182-181 BC |
Victorious Youth, Greek, 300-100 BC |
Victorious Youth, Greek, 300-100 BC |
Victorious Youth crowns himself with an olive wreath, Greek, 300-100 BC |
Victorious Youth, Greek, 300-100 BC |
Victorious Youth, Greek, 300-100 BC |
Prize vessel from the Athenian Games, 363-362 BC |
Nike, goddess of victory, crowns a victorious boxer, Athens, 363-362 BC |
Statuette of a Youth, Etruscan, 325-300 BC |
High relief cast bronze Situla (bowl) with Competing Athletes, Gallo-Roman, 75-100 AD |
Gold Wreath, Greek, 300-100 BC |
Wounded Youth, Roman, 1st C. AD |
Statuette of Alexander, Greek, 200-100 BC |
Ring with a gem engraved with a portrait of Alexander, Roman, 1st C. BC |
Alexander the Great and Hephaistion, Greek ca 320 BC |
Bronze head of a man, 1st C. AD, Roman (Asia Minor) |
Plate with a fisherman, late Antique period (500-600 AD) |
Bronze portrait bust of a youth, Gallo-Roman 60-70 AD |
Various objects with military scenes, Getty Villa |
Amphora with a combat scene, Athens ca 540 BC |
Kylix (wine cup) with a swordsman, Athens, 510-500 BC |
Storage jar with a Scythian Warrior, Athens, 480-470 BC |
Terracotta Sarcophagus, Clazomenae (Turkey) 480-470 BC |
Detail from the Clazomenian Sarcophagus, 480-470 BC |
Kylix with a flirtation scene, Athens 480-470 BC |
Kylix (wine cup) with a Reveler, Greek ca 480 BC |
Kylix (wine cup) with a Reveler, Athens 510-500 BC |
Kalpis (water jar) with a Reveler approaching a boy playing pipes reading "Eucharides is beautiful", Athens ca 480 BC |
Head of a bearded man, perhaps Attalos II (159-138 BC) |
Head of Emperor Caligula made in Asia Minor ca 40 AD |
Head of Emperor Augustus ca 50 AD |
Bust collection of the Getty Villa |
Torso of a man wearing warmor, Roman, 83-85 AD |
Bronze helmet with sphinxes, Greek (South Italy) 400-375 BC |
Ceremonial helmet, Greek (South Italy) 350-300 BC |
Gravestone of Philoxenos and Philoumene, Athens ca 400 BC |
Various female heads |
Terracotta head of a woman, Greek (Taras, South Italy) ca 350 BC |
Bust of a Youth, Taras (South Italy) ca 400 BC |
Votive statuette of a young man, Etruscan, ca 490 BC |
Statuette inscribed with a dedication to the Etruscan god Lur, 300-280 BC |
Religious Calendar of Thorikos, Greek, 440-430 BC |
Grave monument of a girl, Roman, 120-140 AD |
Kylix (wine cup) with a boy holding a lyre standing in front of his music teacher, Athens ca 480 BC |
Bust of a boy named Martial, Roman 98-117 AD |
Lekythos (oil jar) with a woman at her toilette, Athens ca 450 BC |
Unguentarium (cosmetics container) and aryballos (vessel for scented oil), bronze and enamel, Gallo-Roman 70-250 AD |
Portrait of a mature woman, Roman (Cyme, Turkey) 1st C. AD |
Portrait of a woman as Cybele, Roman, ca 50 AD |
Faustina the Elder, wife of Emperor Antonius Pius, Roman (Asia Minor) 140-160 AD |
Gravestone of a woman with her attendant, Greek ca 100 BC |
Kylix with a woman playing a game, Athens ca 500 BC |
Head of Julia Titi, daughter of Emperor Titus, Roman ca 90 AD |
Bust of a woman, Roman (Alexandria, Egypt) 140-150 AD |
Mummy portrait of a woman, Isidora, Romano-Egyptian 100-110 AD |
Mummy of Herakleides, Romano-Egyptian 50-100 AD |
Mummy of Herakleides, Romano-Egyptian 50-100 AD |
Painted coffin, Romano-Egyptian 300-400 AD |
Gravestone of Phanokrates, Greek (Smyrna) ca 200 BC |
Funerary Relief with a Hunter, Greek (Taras, South Italy) 290-250 BC |
Herb garden, Getty Villa |
Herb garden fountain, Getty Villa |
Herb garden fountain, Getty Villa |
Herb garden fountain, Getty Villa |
Floor, Getty Villa |
Exit through the Gift Shop |
New amphitheater, Getty Villa |
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Main gate, Getty Villa |