At age forty-six, J. Paul Getty sat for this portrait at Gerald Brockhurst's London studio. Brockhurst was then at the pinnacle of his career as one of the world's top society portraitists. Image: Portrait of J. Paul Getty, Gerald L. Brockhurst, English, 1938. © Richard Woodward Explore a portrait of Getty made in 1938.

Found near the ruins of the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian at Tivoli outside Rome, this statue was one of numerous copies of Greek sculpture commissioned by Hadrian, who loved Greek culture. Learn more about this Roman sculpture acquired by J. Paul Getty.

Found in Rome in the 1500s, this large statue of a seated woman portrays Cybele, the mother goddess, with many of her attributes, each signifying a different role. Learn more about this Roman sculpture acquired by J. Paul Getty.

Julia Titi was the daughter of the Roman emperor Titus, who ruled during the Flavian dynasty from A.D. 79 to 81. Recorded in history as a wild young woman who was her uncle Domitian's mistress, Julia died in A.D. 91 at the age of thirty. Learn more about this Roman sculpture acquired by J. Paul Getty.

The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to advance conservation practice in the visual arts—broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. Learn more about the work of the Conservation Institute.

The Getty Research Institute is dedicated to furthering knowledge and advancing understanding of the visual arts. Learn more about the work of the Research Institute.

In the mid-1980s, the J. Paul Getty Trust decided to transform the Getty Villa into a center for the study and conservation of classical art and culture. Image: View of the Outdoor Theater from the Arrival Balcony, Machado and Silvetti Associates, 1997–1998 Learn more about the renovation and expansion of the Getty Villa before it reopened in January 2006.

The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum—buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750—contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Before they were published or exhibited, the sculptures were restored so as to appear whole, thereby helping to shape early modern tastes in classical sculpture. Learn more about the nature of the ancient sculptures and their impact on the modern public in this 2005 publication.