The Getty Center in Los Angeles is home to a massive collection of the best artwork from Europe and North America. This impressive collection comprises the very best paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculptures and decorative arts, as well as photographs.

Richard Meier is the architect behind the complex of modern buildings that include the Getty Art collection, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Conservation Institute. Some of the most impressive pieces of art include;

Vincent van Gogh’s Irises; this was done by the acclaimed painter while he was staying at an asylum at Saint Paul-de-Mausole. He called it the lightning conductor for his illness as it soothed his feelings of insanity and depression.

Arii Matamoe art; this was done by Paul Ganguin who was obsessed with the theme of death. It personifies a decapitated human head, and was done after the painter had witnessed a public guillotine execution.

Portrait of a halberdier; this is the portrait of a Roman soldier by the Italian painter, Pontormo. The painter is acclaimed for the floating nature of his subjects.

Stag beetle art; this watercolor of a beetle standing on a page was done by Albrecht Durer who is known for often going against the ideas of his contemporaries. Indeed the beetle was at the time considered unworthy of any appearance in art.

Stammheim Missal; it is a hand-crafted script book that was produced in Lower Saxony at St. Michael’s Abbey around 1170. It is painted in a Romanesque style with alternate color schemes, character and animal decorations.

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