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Course: The J. Paul Getty Museum > Unit 2
Lesson 1: For kids- Bored angel and twin
- Snake-haired monster
- Blue gangster demon
- Ferocious but cute sea monster
- Pair of chests, attributed to Antonio Maffei
- "A Hare in the Forest," Hans Hoffmann
- "An Allegory of Passion," Hans Holbein the Younger
- "The Adoration of the Magi with Saint Anthony Abbott," Franco-Flemish master
- Sad angels
- Mighty mover angel
- Tongue-tied baby dragon
- St. Michael the archangel, sassy devil and crew
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Pair of chests, attributed to Antonio Maffei
Listen to a family-friendly commentary about an object in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection. Part of the Animals in Art tour at the Getty Center. Created by Getty Museum.
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Video transcript
(playful music) - [Voiceover] Ok, you're
just gonna have to get real low-down if you wanna hear our story. Right here in front of
this big wooden chest, we're the couple of lions that
are holding this thing up. Fact is, this chest is one of a pair of what the Italians call, cassone. That's right, we're Italian. Guess we kinda lost our
accents since moving here to the Getty all those years ago. You might find it even harder to believe, we were once walnut trees. - [Voiceover] Yeah, the
artist is really talentissimo. For instance, see how my hair is carved to look soft and curly, even
though it's made of wood? - [Voiceover] Are you gonna let me talk, explain why we've been holding up this big old trunk for 500 years? - [Voiceover] Oh, fine. Tell it your way. - [Voicover] See? This is
why we sit on opposite sides. Little bit of what some
people might call a timeout. That's because we were fighting with one another and had to be separated. - [Voiceover] So, he stays
on his side, I stay on mine. - [Voiceover] Look at what
great condition we're in. I bet you can't find a scratch on us. We spent just about our whole lives in fancy houses in Italy. If you look closely, you can see the family
coat of arms up above us. Right there, in the middle. This trunk we're holding up was most likely carved
as a wedding present to hold special linens,
like sheets for the beds. - [Voiceover] Yeah, so, (yawns) we're really pretty used to
takin it easy around here, just kinda lyin around,
you know, no pun intended, like to keep our paws folded on top of one another like this.
(yawns)