Timothy Potts, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum , announced today the appointment of two new senior curators at the Getty Museum. Dr. Davide Gasparotto, director of the Galleria Estense in Modena, Italy, will become Senior Curator of Paintings, and Dr. Jeffrey B. Spier, an independent scholar and member of the Department of Classics at the University of Arizona, has been appointed to the position of Senior Curator of Antiquities.

Davide Gasparotto, Senior Curator of Paintings "I am thrilled to announce Dr. Gasparotto's appointment as the Museum's Senior Curator of Paintings," says Potts. "He is a leading figure in the field of Renaissance through eighteenth-century Italian art, while also having an exceptionally broad knowledge of European art in other periods and media. He will bring a fresh perspective and vitality to the department that is certain to enrich the Getty's already distinguished history of acquisitions, exhibitions, scholarly research, and publications in this field. Having had a successful career within the Italian museum world, Dr. Gasparotto brings all of the scholarly, curatorial, and organizational skills that this position requires, together with a vision and enthusiasm for new projects and collaborations. He will be an enormous asset to the Museum and the wider Getty."

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