Getty Research Journal, No. 21 odyssey She lives in Los Angeles

She lives in Los Angeles

Made of amethyst and 24K gold-plated brass

- Materials: 24K gold plate

a soubriquet which refers to his penchant for painting Madonnas with a wriggling Christ Child

Le Corbusier's slogans―such as "the house is a machine for living in"―and philosophy changed how his contemporaries saw the relationship between architecture

Getty Research Journal, No. 21 odyssey She lives in Los AngelesAvailable September 2026 The Getty Research Journal presents peer reviewed articles on the visual arts of all cultures, regions, and time periods. Topics often relate to Getty collections, initiatives, and broad research interests. The journal welcomes a diversity of perspectives and methodological approaches, and seeks to include work that expands narratives on global culture. This issue features essays on a technical examination of a peacock fresco