Dressed in Gold: Stories of Gold | National Gallery

[@ABerCul]

Red dress completely blinds you from seeing any of the accessories. The shine of the dress is so awe inspiring every time I see it.

[@nancyallen641]

That Bellini painting is out of this world. Amazing!

[@delicieusement.delicieux]

Magnifiques tissus orientaux , la soie de Damas quel délice.... quel talent ! voyage temporel assuré !!!!!

[@carlabroderick5508]

Seeing the fabric from this famous painting and an actual doge’s hat it wonderful.

[@lallyoisin]

The irony isn't lost on the fact she is wearing purple; up until recently the rarest and most expensive garment colour!

[@lynnhubbard844]

my favorite color all my life

[@ABerCul]

WOW just Wow that red dress is so real

[@lisamartinez6899]

National gallery ! Bucket list

[@kaitlinkuan9738]

Love this! These ladies are living my dream! Hopefully one day I’ll finish school and be a curator too 🥰

[@lijusav]

Good luck :)

[@livinggreen7630]

I want to be a curator school, but am a journalist, specifically arts journlalist and besides having to go to school to study it, I don't know how else to start.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Good luck! I would encourage you to contact the curator by a written letter to express your interest and ask about their steps to being able to do the work. It is always good to know people, and pick up tips from them. Good luck on your journey!

[@LupitaPolit-ng5pf]

Beautiful peaintings and great contrast whit wonderful coulours nice fine art

[@lynnblack6493]

Really so many wonderful examples. Thank you.

[@petraharitz6869]

Wonderful! Thank you very much!

[@cellinimedusa4679]

Fascinating

[@lenawarelius4195]

Gorgeous fabrics 😍👏👏🌼🌻🌺🌹

[@MalakaPetros]

Nice video! Amazing artworks! I remember reading somewhere how a building housing Henry VIII's wardrobe burned down and they collected kilos worth of gold from the ruins that had melted from his extravagant outfits. Been meaning to research whether that's true or I misremember.

[@AgentPedestrian]

The doge is the elected ruler of venice 🤣 Must've been a very good boi

[@izabelgaia6425]

I loved it!!!

[@224Jaman]

The series is awesome

[@ABerCul]

How do they make the clothing look so REAL?

[@noname2022andforever]

Так реалистично блеск и фактуру ткани отобразить это дофига делов....почти как магия))

[@cazacunatalia2663]

wow!!! thanks

[@lynnhubbard844]

did she say the Milan Cathedral? It is called the Duomo, btw

[@giaatta9303]

Awesome

[@geoffreykeane4072]

Hmmm I would have liked to have known how the artists painted the gold colour without using gold leaf.

[@jamesschmitt2203]

There are other videos on their channel that explain the different methods "Gold in Paintings" is the most explizit one 😊

[@GillfigGarstang]

Any number of ordinary yellow pigments would work fine as long as the painter portrayed the reflections accurately. Actual gold paint or gold leaf would change in appearance dramatically depending on the viewing angle and lighting conditions, so wouldn't be a good fit for portraying gold as it would look within a painted scene.

[@roxiepoe9586]

@@GillfigGarstang Best answer.

[@MandyJMaddison]

None of these paintings employ gold leaf. In each case, the artist has simply mixed the colours available to him in oil paint- yellow black, red, orchre, green... and come up with a colour thatlooks like gold. The reflections o the surface of the gold are painted with flecks of while or creamish yellow. It is your brain that is telling you that it is gold. Balshazar's feast is particularly remarkable because Rembrandt has succeeded in rendering several different types of gold textile, such as gold brocade, and gold braid.... and they look entirely different. Then he also paints, within the same picture, golden goblets and other vessels. Real gold leaf would diminish the artist's ability to achieve these different textures. The place to see gold leaf employed is in the earlier parts of the Museum's collection. Among the late Medieaval and Early Renaissance paintings in the Sainsbury Wing are a number which use gold leaf. Some have gold backgrounds, and many more have fine details in gold. In all these cases, the reason for the use of gold is that the artworks are Altarpieces, and would be lit by candles. The gold would shine in the light.

[@1rewd133]

Pretty much the same way there is gold on your video screen.

[@sebastianmelmoth685]

The Doge portrait is egg tempera and oil.

[@ummherekittykitty6988]

❤

[@lifeisbutadreamsodreamon]

Too brief, was hoping for more detail, especially on techniques, hoping this was a teaser for a future video? 🤭

[@arlettehellemans2117]

"Je m'aime en or" était un beau slogan publicitaire

[@Spetet]

Rosalind McKever's quite dazzling, herself.

[@hd-xc2lz]

Any relation to Keira Knightely? See 0:54 for resemblance.

[@geertjestarreveld3125]

A very reasonoble thought.

[@lallyoisin]

The writings on the wall bit can't be a warning in this case. It was painted after the fact so isn't as prophetic as is perhaps suggested here.

[@geertjestarreveld3125]

I have not the faintist idea to be honest. Good question.

[@ABerCul]

Holds a collection that nobody is seeing. More like hides

[@marinakharchenko8794]

Keira Knightley lookalike:)

[@hd-xc2lz]

Agreed! At 0:54 the smile similarity is striking.

[@YoKeenVIII]

What the heck?! Touching items with bear hands. Wear effing gloves!!!

[@Skadi609]

I swear. Fingers have oil, dirt and dust accumulated in one day😀.

[@YoKeenVIII]

@@Skadi609 So unprofessional. Outrageous.

[@oaktharas]

If she’s not fired after this video is posted, it’s probably allowed

[@YoKeenVIII]

@@oaktharas Should not be allowed. Why would it be? Skin oil and sweat and dirt...

[@emilio6996]

Often, when handling delicate objects, it is advised to not wear gloves at all. Though you are obviously expected to have clean hands, the theory is that you are less likely to cause any damage, as you are able to be more delicate, when you have an unobstructed use of your hands.

[@NicGiollaMhichil]

Velveh

[@carolinebennett5615]

Wonderful. Thank you.