The Getty Villa in Los Angeles has an extensive permanent collection of ancient Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. In addition, it presents special exhibitions throughout the year related to its collection. In 2019, the Getty Villa exhibited "Buried by Vesuvius: Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri," focusing on artworks uncovered from the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, Italy buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

1. The Getty Villa (Museum) in Los Angeles, has an extensive
permanent collection containing ancient Greek, ancient Etruscan
(from Central Italy), and ancient Roman art.
In addition to this world class art collection, the museum
presents “special” or “temporary” exhibitions throughout the
year about various subjects related to
its art collection.
*In 2019, the Getty Villa presented a special exhibition called
“Buried by Vesuvius: Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri.”
Writing Instructions:
Based on the
2 provided videos and article
, explain what you learned about:
· J. Paul Getty and the Getty Villa in Los Angeles
· the Villa dei Papiri in southern Italy (Herculaneum)
· The special art exhibition called
“
Buried by Vesuvius: Treasures from the Villa dei Papiri.” In
your discussion of the exhibition,
refer to at least 4 different artworks.
Writing Length Requirement (4 Pages) Total /Double
Spaced/Size 12 Font

2. Essay Format: (Title, Introduction, Thesis, Body Paragraphs,
and Conclusion)
Pages 1 - 3:
Explain what you learned? Refer to the 3 bullet points above.
Page 4:
Works Cited
Give research/resource credit to the 2 videos and to the article.
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Video#1: History of the Getty Villa (12 Minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCRpcgoCDsA
Credit to: The J. Paul Getty Museum
Exhibition Article
https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/villa_papiri/inner.html
Credit to: The J. Paul Getty Museum

3. Video #2
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Tour of the art exhibition
by curator Kenneth Lapatin
Note: This video is also embedded in the actual article or go to
the link below:
(22 minutes/17 seconds)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTeYHNO0Zoc&feature=e
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Credit to: The J. Paul Getty Museum