Uncovering restoration secrets of Rubens's 'The Judgement of Paris' | National Gallery
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Published 2024-04-16
Using non-invasive imaging techniques, including XRF scanning, today, we can see the changes Rubens himself made to the composition and size of his picture, as well as the effects of more recent conservation treatment. Britta tells us how, armed with this new information, she was able to work on a painting that has so much history wrapped up in its panels and paint.
Funding for the conservation of Peter Paul Rubens's 'The Judgement of Paris' (1577 - 1640) was generously provided through a grant from the Bank of America Art Conservation Project.
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00:00 Intro
01:03 The Judgement of Paris as we see it now
02:44 How Rubens painted it and what changed
07:10 How is the panel constructed?
09:38 Panel conservation
12:16 Conservation history
13:27 Restoration and next steps
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All Comments (21)
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Please keep doing these types of videos, this is incredibly informative and fascinating to watch!
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Your profession is vital and highly appreciated. Art is Humanities patrimony. Thank you. 🌺🌹🌷
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Such a complex restoration and conservation work done by The National Gallery on such a magnificent masterpiece by the great Rubens is indeed highly praiseworthy!!👏👏👌👌😍😍❤❤
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Wonderful presentation Britta. Well done.
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Another fantastic video! So informative! Thank you so much!
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This was just fascinating and so much detail and complexity in a conservator's job. Much appreciated.
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Interesting to see behind the scenes of a Rubens painting
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Has got to be very very well presented because I was engrossed and feel enlightened... Rubens is awesome
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Fascinating. I think that the painting should go back to how Reubens painted it. You have all the information on it. Richieleus (sp) hand should be taken away. The painting would be much more interesting, conversations about how this story was eroticised and how women were viewed would be far more prominent. Thank you for the journey!
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Fascinating.. thank you for a clear lucid presentation…
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Nicely done presentation, I enjoy learning the ideas behind the restorations.
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Thank you for this awesome restoration work, Britta! 👏
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Beautiful ❤
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Wonderful video of some fascinating work, thankyou. There are paintings at the National Gallery that are less interesting and less skillfully executed than the back of this one ! 😉. More high class carpentry on the channel please.
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Interesting stuff!!
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Really interesting and informative!
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one of my fav works of Rubens .. lovely video.. recreating pigment from that time is crazy..
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Very engaging.
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Fascinating, thankyou! As you say, you are really fortunate to have technology to help you solve this complex puzzle.
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Amazing analysis--fascinating how one painting holds so many stories
