Today, art conservation thrives on the power of collaboration. Follow us into Getty’s paintings conservation studio where Nikita has been working with fellow Getty experts on conserving this 400-year-old large-scale painting. 🖼️ Larder Still Life with Housekeeper and Young Boy, 1636–1638, Frans Snijders and Workshop and Workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. Getty Museum | Getty

👹 Fire! Brimstone! Big mouths? Get acquainted with the hellmouths of medieval manuscripts. This spooky season, tune in each week for a new Macabre Minute with Mel. 👻 Have a suggestion? Drop a comment! Featured art: 1. The Harrowing of Hell, about 1190–1200; text added about 1480–1490, English. Getty Museum 2. The Beast Acheron, 1475, Simon Marmion. Getty Museum 3. Lazarus in the Bosom of Abraham, The Rich Man in Hell, 1469, Follower of Hans Schilling, from the Workshop of Diebold Lauber. Getty