a brilliant demonstration of two arts―calligraphy and miniature painting

from Roman annexation to the Arab conquest

Lavishly illustrated with comparative paintings by artists such as Watteau

and supports to inform art historical interpretations

Summary Catalogue of European Decorative Arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum SPE23 a brilliant demonstration of twoGillian Wilson and Catherine Hess J. Paul Getty had a passion for the exquisitely made furniture and decorative objects of eighteenth century France, which he began collecting in the 1930s. Gillian Wilson, who was curator of decorative arts since 1971, broadened and strengthened the collection, adding Boulle furniture, mounted oriental porcelain, tapestries, clocks, ceramics, and more. In the 1980s and 1990s the Getty Museum continued to enlarge its