The collection includes a wealth of exquisitely made traditional weavings

fifty-five of which are presented here

the Getty has finally been able to realize Newhall and Weston's vision

Under pressure to exhibit and sell its artistic products abroad

Each entry includes a listing of artists and weavers

Paragons and Paragone: Van Eyck, Raphael, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Bernini medieval The collection includes a wealthRudolf Preimesberger The paragonethe notion of competition and rivalry among the artshas been a topic of debate for centuries. It erupted with great force in the Renaissance, with sculptors vying with painters for superiority, modern artists competing with the ancients, and painting challenging poetry. If the traces of this lively conversation are most evident in the literature, the remarkable scholarship presented here demonstrates how the paragone