Getty Villa (Los Angeles, CA) : Villa and main peristyle garden, general view from the west

Published/Created:

Pacific Palisades; 17895 Pacific Coast Highway, Los Angeles, California, United States
1974

Date Depicted:

12/1/1998
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

bronze
fresco
marble
mosaic
stone
stucco

Notes:

Based on 1st century Roman villa. The Villa is frequently and erroneously said to be in Malibu, but it is actually in the city of Los Angeles in the wealthy community of Pacific Palisades. In 1974, Getty opened the Getty Villa as his second museum in a re

Variant Titles:

Villa of the Papyri

Topics:

Architecture -- Roman -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twentieth century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A2-US-LA-VP-B3

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
exhibition buildings: art museums (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; historical; Roman Empire construction buildings; exhibition buildings; museums; art museums garden: peristyle garden; reflecting pool

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
12/1/1998

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10096925

PID:

digcoll:2296636