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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. GVIL3_140721_070.JPG: Room numbers here were identified with Roman numerals -- for 104 in this case.
2. GVIL3_140721_111.JPG: In an effort to conserve water during California's drought, the Getty has turned off our water features.
3. GVIL3_140721_147.JPG: Atrium: In a Roman household, the atrium served as the public part of the house, where business was conducted and visitors were received. After entering a house, one walked through the fauces (hallway) into the atrium. An atrium is typically surrounded by small rooms called cubicula, originally used for sleeping. An opening in the roof, the compluvium, admitted light and air as well as rainwater, which was captured below in the impluvium, a basin or pool. Wealthy Romans placed decorative sculpture within the atrium. The bronze statues here are reproductions of art objects found in the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum. They are positioned as they would have been in the ancient villa. The Getty's Atrium contains details inspired by several houses in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Upper Wall: Rows of Ionic half-columns flank windows with bronze latticework. This architecture is modeled after atria in the House of the Samnite in Herculaneum and the House of the Ship in Pompeii. Entry Floor: The square mosaic of interlocking cubes in the floor of the entryway, in a pattern called tumbling blocks, is a direct copy of a floor from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Waterspouts: Circling the compluvium is a floral frieze with lion's-head waterspouts. Unlike the other architectural elements, which are copied from Roman houses, the spouts are inspired by an example from the Temple of Apollo in Metapontum, a Greek colony in southern Italy. Floor Mosaic: The Villa del Papri had a cityscape mosaic surrounding its impluvium. The mosaic around the impluvium at the Getty Villa is modeled after a similar pavement found in the Villa of M Arrius Diorrledes in Pompeii.
4. GVIL3_140721_204.JPG: Outer Peristyle: Outdoor gardens were functional elements of Roman houses and villas. They were used to grow plants, provide a respite from the heat, and allow light and air into the interior of the house. At the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, some garden spaces were created to display wealth and cultivated taste. The outer peristyle was the most grand of these environments. Set throughout were numerous bronze sculptures intended to be decorative as well as intellectually engaging. Reproductions cast from molds of these original bronzes excavated at the Villa dei Papiri can be seen in every garden at the Getty Villa. The Outer Peristyle's colonnades create a place for strolling and conversation, culminating in a magnificent view of the ocean. The focal point of the Outer Peristyle is the long, central pool. At the Villa dei Papiri, this pool was about one meter deep and was used for either swimming or fish farming. Walls: The long walls are painted with garlands strung with theatrical masks between columns, a motif copied from the Villa of Publius Fannius Synistor in Boscoreale. The walls contain whimsical, lifelike images of lizards, birds, and insects. North Wall: The north wall is painted with illusionistic landscapes and architecture as well as elements copied from frescoes of an imperial villa in Oplontis and the Villa del Papiri. All of the Getty Villa's murals were painted by Garth Benton. Sculptures: The statues are replicas of bronzes excavated from the Villa dei Papiri in the 1700s. They represent philosophers, political figures, deities, athletes, and animals. Their locations approximate the findspots of their ancient counterparts.
5. GVIL3_140721_306.JPG: Please Touch! The statue at the end of this walkway represents Venus, Roman goddess of love, caught by surprise while bathing. It is a marble copy of a sculpture by Antonio Conova (Italian, 1757-1822), who was inspired by a famous ancient sculpture. Displayed in a niche and framed by a small-scale temple facade, this status has been selected by the Museum to offer the opportunity to learn through touch. You are invited to use your hands to explore the statue and its setting. More information is available adjacent to the work.
6. GVIL3_140721_359.JPG: Herb Garden: At the Getty Villa, plants and fruit trees native to the Mediterranean region have been arranged in ornamental patterns and labeled with their botanical and common names. Of all the gardens in a Roman house, the most functional was the herb garden (hortus). In antiquity, these gardens provided the kitchen with vegetables and seasonings for cooking. Plants were also grown for their color, fragrance, and medicinal properties. Trees provided shade and a variety of fruits. Frequently, the herb garden had a well or pool for irrigation, drinking, cooking, and bathing. Water Plants: Papyrus and water lilies are planted in a central pool. In antiquity, papyrus reeds were split, layered, and pressed into paper-like sheets, which were joined together to form scrolls. Waterspout: A waterspout of Silenos ornaments the square pool in the center of the garden. The spout is a reproduction of one found in the atrium of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum.
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Wikipedia Description: Getty Villa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA, is one of two locations of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. The collection has 44,000 Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities dating from 6,500 BC to 400 AD, including the Lansdowne Heracles and the Victorious Youth. The UCLA/Getty Master’s Program in Archaeological and Ethnographic Conservation is housed on this campus. The collection is documented and presented through the online GettyGuide as well as through audio tours.

History

In 1954, oil tycoon J. Paul Getty opened a gallery adjacent to his home in Pacific Palisades. Quickly running out of room, he built a second museum, the Getty Villa, on the property down the hill from the original gallery. The villa design was inspired by the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum and incorporated additional details from several other ancient sites. It opened in 1974, but was never visited by Getty, who died in 1976. Following his death, the museum inherited $661 million and began planning a much larger campus, the Getty Center, in nearby Brentwood. The museum overcame neighborhood opposition to its new campus plan by agreeing to limit the total size of the development on the Getty Center site. To meet the museum's total space needs, the museum decided to split between the two locations with the Getty Villa housing the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities. In 1993, the Getty Trust selected Rodolpho Machado and Jorge Silvetti to design the renovation of the Getty Villa and its campus. In 1997, portions of the museum's collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities were moved to the Getty Center for display, and the Getty Villa was closed for renovation. The collection was restored during the renovation.
The entrance to the Getty Villa sets the tone of entering an archaeological dig.

Starting in 2004, the museum and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) hold summer institutes in Turkey, studying the conservation of Middle Eastern Art.

Reopened on January 28, 2006, the Getty Villa shows Greek, Roman, and Etruscan antiquities within Roman-inspired architecture and surrounded by Roman-style gardens. The art is arranged by themes, e.g., Gods and Goddesses, Dionysos and the Theater, and Stories of the Trojan War. The new architectural plan surrounding the Villa – which was conceived by Boston architects Machado and Silvetti Associates (who were also responsible for the plans for the renovated museum) – is designed to simulate an archaeological dig. Architectural Record has praised their work on the Getty Villa as "a near miracle – a museum that elicits no smirks from the art world.... a masterful job... crafting a sophisticated ensemble of buildings, plazas, and landscaping that finally provides a real home for a relic of another time and place."

There has been controversy surrounding the Greek and Italian governments' claim that objects in the collection were looted and should be repatriated. In 2006, the Getty returned or promised to return four looted objects to Greece: a stele (grave marker), a marble relief, a gold funerary wreath, and a marble statue. In 2007, the Getty signed an agreement to return 40 looted items to Italy.

The Villa is frequently and erroneously said to be in the city of Malibu, but the site is in the city of Los Angeles in the community of Pacific Palisades and has a Pacific Palisades mailing address. The Malibu city border begins a mile west of the Villa. The museum itself perpetuates this error, to the irritation of Palisades residents.
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