Introduction by Peter Fusco

Although one of the newer collections in the J. Paul Getty Museum, European sculpture occupies an important place in the Museum's acquisition efforts. For the first time, the entire European sculpture collection is catalogued in a book designed for scholars and students of sculpture. Reproductions of each piece are accompanied by text that identifies the sculptor, the medium, the dimensions, and the year the work was created.

Peter Fusco is former curator of sculpture and works of art at the J. Paul Getty Museum.