Uncovering restoration secrets of Rubens's 'The Judgement of Paris' | National Gallery

[@purkaitsurajit53]

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!!👏👏👌👌😍😍❤❤

[@nationalgallery]

Our Conservation and Scientific teams are amazing at what they do! Thank you for watching

[@geoffreykeane4072]

Wonderful presentation Britta. Well done.

[@nationalgallery]

Thank you, Geoffrey!

[@nochnoipetux]

Please keep doing these types of videos, this is incredibly informative and fascinating to watch!

[@nationalgallery]

More to come and more to see here! kzbin.info/aero/PLvb2y26xK6Y4i1rQVRppfR3mBHcwybGA0

[@FightingWitch]

Another fantastic video! So informative! Thank you so much!

[@nationalgallery]

Thank you for watching!

[@sacredkinetics.lns.8352]

Your profession is vital and highly appreciated. Art is Humanities patrimony. Thank you. 🌺🌹🌷

[@PhilipMurphy8Extra]

Interesting to see behind the scenes of a Rubens painting

[@victorianidetch]

Nicely done presentation, I enjoy learning the ideas behind the restorations.

[@nationalgallery]

You might also like our playlist with more BTS videos from our Conservation studios! kzbin.info/aero/PLvb2y26xK6Y4i1rQVRppfR3mBHcwybGA0

[@victorianidetch]

@@nationalgallery Thanks!

[@CynthiaPereira-g1d]

This was just fascinating and so much detail and complexity in a conservator's job. Much appreciated.

[@lehlomelakhumalo7535]

Beautiful ❤

[@rembvanrijn]

Really interesting and informative!

[@bluesque9687]

Has got to be very very well presented because I was engrossed and feel enlightened... Rubens is awesome

[@nationalgallery]

We're so glad you enjoyed it!

[@josephviamonte8685]

Fascinating.. thank you for a clear lucid presentation…

[@grokeffer6226]

Interesting stuff!!

[@virginiaensinck5828]

Thank you for this awesome restoration work, Britta! 👏

[@danielfernandeznungaray8996]

This is extremely valuable information 🎉 Thanks for being that clear

[@peteannells4218]

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.

[@isashax]

That was so interesting! Thanks so much!

[@elisacasa_creations]

Amazing explanations and demonstrations! Thank you

[@nationalgallery]

You're very welcome!

[@javiersays]

one of my fav works of Rubens .. lovely video.. recreating pigment from that time is crazy..

[@holyngrace7806]

That restoration, and education about, it is so kewl! Thank You!!!

[@nationalgallery]

Thanks for watching! 😊

[@richardjones8699]

Very engaging.

[@megwolff58]

Fascinating, thankyou! As you say, you are really fortunate to have technology to help you solve this complex puzzle.

[@Gatecrasher1]

Amazing analysis--fascinating how one painting holds so many stories

[@cestmarrant1]

Fascinating. I love how much detail you went into.

[@nationalgallery]

Thanks so much for watching :)

[@nahannilove]

This is so wonderful.. I learned so much and enjoyed the behind the scenes of this grand work. As others have made the sentiment please keep these videos coming. 🪺 also what a wonderful and fun outfit you have, love love the repurposed jean dress 👖 and blouse!

[@SimonFowle-t9v]

Fascinating

[@AA-ke5cu]

What a dream job!!! The artistic license must be maddeningly secretive; like a forger.

[@lizzieatherfold2293]

Very interesting thank you

[@jaysmith8199]

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!

[@leoperarm]

Love this highly informative format. Also not bite-size. Just a note: 'putti' is plural for 'putto'

[@that_thing_I_do]

Always enjoy your presentations. So what will be the final composition?

[@cskarbek1]

now to see the final product! it would have been nice had they treated us to a sneak peek!

[@nationalgallery]

The restoration is still ongoing! Keep an eye on our channel for more updates in the near future!

[@boochin6]

What would have Ruben's wanted? I believe taking the painting back to the original would have been a better choice. You have left the intent and heart of Ruben's out of the equation which would have given us a better understanding of the artist. As it stands now it is a representation of what others thought the public should see, not Ruben.

[@randolphfriend8260]

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[@manifesteraddams8068]

I never realised the shield has the actual head on it!

[@conradnelson5283]

I never knew what I didn’t know.

[@2adamast]

Rubens: Ok I get it maybe Paris asking to go naked is too much, let's go with Paris giving the apple. Rubens preparatory sketches are often more alive than his finished paintings.

[@red.aries1444]

I find it a difficult decision to keep the pentimenti very visible like they are shown in this video. Yes, it's very interesting if you make a tour with visitors, standing in front of the painting, you point at them and no one has a problem to see them. But if you just want to enjoy the painting as a whole it is very distracting if body parts popping up, where they don't belong. Rubens wanted to hide them, therefore this petimenti should be retouched in a way, that you only will see them very slightly if you look from a neear distance.

[@dont-want-no-wrench]

the original conception works much better as a scene/illustration

[@joecool7035]

nice presentation maybe everybody is aware of the mythological story of Paris, so no need to tell it again