When Art Restoration Goes Right?

[@heartgappedteeth]

Hearing you in the monotone voice then go “hell yea sis go off” was the weirdest whiplash I’ve ever gotten

[@mvshenhon8966]

fr

[@dumbfridge7576]

I think I remember him saying in another older video that things like “sis” annoy him, so that just makes it even better lol

[@HanaMaeVA]

Looool

[@hardcorefairy6534]

omg when i read this it was perfectly timed with him saying "hell yea sis go off" and me reading it

[@quinnyproductions]

Stan Stray kids

[@Sneaker3719]

Your talking about this piece is a really big coincidence for me. I actually took an art history class last spring that spent time talking about this restoration, and one of the points the professor brought up was that the goofy face was the result of trying to make the lamb look more human, as it is not _just_ a lamb, but *the* Lamb, Jesus Christ himself. So while the original piece may look garish to us today, it is ultimately another important piece of symbolism to be found in the Altarpiece as a whole.

[@aidanquiett668]

It's like when we look at Egyptian tomb art, or extremely old christian art, and see styles and proportions completely different from anything, sometimes even having no depth at all. To us, it often looks terrible and as though the artist was a child scribbling on the walls, but only a difference in style does not worse art make, and beneath the strange style, we see deep meanings and extreme skill that often cant be matched even today

[@chocokittybo]

I was about to comment something along these lines, a lamb with a human face is not an uncommon bit of symbolism of christian art.

[@chocokittybo]

@@aidanquiett668 Ascribing undue value to realism is the death of art. I'm completely with you that you can do a lot more if you worry less about depicting the world precisely as it exists. There's an artist, Agnes Martin, who made beautiful paintings, but they weren't depictions of figures, it was paintings of emotions. Like someone had spilled a emotion on a canvas, or photographed a feeling. And the amazing thing is for each painting you either get it if you know that emotion, or you don't get it at all. The idea that that could somehow be lesser than a photorealistic drawing of a cabbage baffles me completely. This isn't to say the drawing of the cabbage is lesser than Agnes Martin's paintings, just that it is not greater.

[@suides4810]

exactly

[@LilChuunosuke]

Yeah, that's what I thought! I assumed drawing the lamb with a more humanoid face was to basically tell people "this isn't just some random everyday lamb" to help make the symbolism clearer. It's uglier regardless, but it's the original and not without meaning.

[@alyssahansen1400]

This art piece is incredible. I never knew about it before. And I would personally speculate that the change in art style is supposed to put emphasis on it. The uncanny attracts the eye, and the lamb is supposed to be the central figure of that part.

[@suides4810]

Alyssa Hansen also the lamb is meant to look human since it stands in for Jesus

[@deadaccount5427]

@Sui Des like ugly middleaged babys in medieval paintings

[@creanatexinkludes0007]

That's pretty good actually

[@meha5447]

Ah yes existential crisis or medieval cat paintings lmao

[@somethingwithbungalows]

ben shapipi oh god I wish didn’t look that up

[@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule]

If i remember correctly from a renaissance art history class i took last year, some animals that had a connection to God would be painted somewhat humanoid to show a greater intelligence, like to signify that the animal isn't just an animal but something greater. Like how babies would be painted more like small weird old men to show "wise beyond their years" kinda deal. Now, i may be completely wrong but i think that was the case

[@k3n972]

Kinda like how humans paint their intelligent fursonas

[@petscopkid]

Same

[@juliamar2372]

Definitely! Because the babies you’re talking about are when they painted baby Jesus and the lamb is also supposed to be Jesus

[@shizukaryujoukai2465]

And yet lambs and sheep are retarded haha

[@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule]

@@shizukaryujoukai2465 Many animals are smarter than you think

[@balibee91]

0:14 "Every square inch is covered with symbolism" as shows the watermelon wings.

[@HazDev56]

lmao😂

[@jesusvera7941]

im pretty unsure, but i think in that time watermelons had not color.

[@WindiChilliwack]

Heck yeah brother XD

[@emmalyke]

OMG I THOUGHT THAT TOO-.

[@Carbon2861996]

@@jesusvera7941 PROPHECY! PROPHECY!

[@trapscancreate5760]

The fact that the art historians have explained that the lamb was painted to show uncanny human features purposefully shows it's value as a subject of the times and speaks volumes for the time it was created. The fact the artist proves his skill on more realistic figures in the same piece proves that the lamb was made with the knowledge that it's not right, giving more depth and value towards the original painters vision.

[@Galiskaend]

But the other lamb is cooler so no Jones

[@raineece]

So what was the artist's original vision?

[@bethchapman5205]

@@raineece did you not watch the video?

[@nocontentacc]

@@raineece The Lamb represents Jesus, who is just as Man as he is God, so it makes sense to paint it humanoid

[@thorinth3079]

NERD I'm just joking, you explained it perfectly. I agree with your comment.

[@MaximizedAnimation]

I believe the reason why the lamb's face looks humanoid is because the original painter had wanted a more human face to represent the Christian belief that we are all created in God's image, as other painters have tried to create as well. I can assume the vision of the original painter was to use the lamb to convey a face of God that human viewers could identify themselves with.

[@薇vern]

It's because it wasn't just a lamb, it was *the* lamb. Essentially Jesus Christ, which is why it's more human than a lamb.

[@leirawhitehart1236]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I figured. It's supposed to be the *Lamb of God* I would think that the artist would want to portray the lamb as being more special than a normal lamb, while also making it clear it was a symbol of God, so yeah, he gave the lamb more human like features... But apparently didn't take into account how creepy it actually looks... >.>;

[@willberman1562]

Like the forest spirit from princess mononoke

[@stefansolciansky7302]

*christian 100* *speech 100*

[@whimsyxox]

I was just about to comment this.

[@warnacokelat]

imagine the heart attack of the person who chipped away the extra paint and then had to explain to everyone.

[@Croiri]

It's just like using something that's already broken and then explaining you're not the one who broke it. Two different things, but same pressure.

[@blablah9938]

as a restorer i can confirm. even the possibility that you can chip something away is enormous and sometimes its so fragile you cant to anything about it. sometimes in the lab we just start screaming "FUUUUUUUUUUUUC...." from bottom of our lungs, because some projects are just so frustrating.

[@BBWahoo]

@@blablah9938 That's amazing, I appreciate what you do!!!

[@SM-be5dh]

@@blablah9938 wow you must really love stress

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

Strange cries such as "UNDO UNDO UNDO" "OH NO, JUST TRY ALT+F4" and "maybe we can hot glue it back before anyone notices?" echoed through Ghent that day. The world was yet to find out why.

[@thepuppethead1188]

Everyone: ThE LaMb HaS a WeIrD FaCe The Lamb: *bleeds from it's chest for centuries like that's normal*

[@0000song0000]

0:48

[@minichefs5758]

The lamb represents Jesus Christ and the blood is supposed to show the communion I think because Jesus said at the last supper this wine is my blood and this bread is my body eat it to remember me.

[@MartyScorchedEarthse]

Jesus was pierced in the chest by a Roman soldier while he was crucified, it’s also a possible reference to that.

[@thepuppethead1188]

@@MartyScorchedEarthse most definitely but objectively it doesn't look any less weird than the lamb's weird homunculus face

[@okacha_0632]

Its a painting

[@alejotassile6441]

"I can't really explain why it has shrek ears" I CAN'T UNSEE IT NOW

[@VonSketcher]

"What are you doing in my swamp?!" I can visualise and mentally hear the lamb saying that in Shreks voice now.

[@lucineidecarvalhodeoliveir5566]

WhAt ArE yOu DoInG iN mY sTaBlE ??????

[@lsjaowhwbkwhwksha5926]

OMG DKDBDKDB

[@ArvensisAndromeda]

Theyre not the same shape though, shrek has more funnel ears and the lamb doesn't, I don't really know how to describe the lambs ears but they're not the same

[@alejotassile6441]

@@ArvensisAndromeda close enouhh

[@ghostram7900]

I think the lamb indeed fits, it's supposed to be the lamb of god so therefore for it isn't some ordinary lamb, it's supposed to be some mystical almost scary rendition showing that, like said before, it isn't a regular lamb.

[@0000song0000]

It's literally standing there just bleeding... It totally fits the catholic indoctrination of "im giving my life for you bunch of sinners!?" 0:48

[@jamesmason7761]

@@0000song0000 indoctrination lol. what flavor of indoctrination did your family choose then, buddy?

[@JeremiahFernandez]

it's not regular lamb. It's.. _Premium Lamb_

[@degeneratefreezypop2421]

I mean the actual forms of angels in the Bible were way more horrifying than the old goat face here so I think we got off a little light.

[@ChrisPoindexter98]

It fits the unreal, insane descriptions of supernatural beings in passages past, rather than more fluffy, soft, and humanized as they are in most recent depictions and reimaginings.

[@lillychiii]

I have the feeling cowcat is going to take solarsands hostage forcing him to browse deviant art

[@stainedclothes5894]

he already is

[@zadiannelovessnakes8899]

yes.

[@s1r_steve]

well, we know what the next episode will be. deviantart time

[@Sewius]

@@s1r_steve my body is ready

[@Charu0]

Jojo?

[@wasuptime]

the original lamb is so cute but also, he has forward-facing eyes, so he’s a predator

[@pippi2285]

There was a real goat that had forward-facing eyes, but it wasn't a predator

[@pippi2285]

Here it is en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myotragus

[@spoicydeemer985]

That's probably why it's so creepy. Our brain can tell

[@victoroa1974]

Shit. That really makes it more creepy to me

[@renamamiya5997]

Pippi The more you know

[@nicholasgawler-collins5754]

The original lamb is looking at us like "You removed the overpaint, didn't you?".

[@Nuskybeach]

I've studied art in Belgium and seen this painting in real life and let me tell you it's high key impressive, and I have a great respect for any restorator out there, there is soo much more than just dusting off an old piece and the reflexion to how and what to restore is really a complex process. Also, from experience of seeing countless of paintings in museums with my teachers, the lamb face being originally uncanny doesn't surprise me at all. Especially concidering it's the Lamb of God; it's clear he's no ordinary lamb, he is the representation of the human Christ.

[@morningrosie3684]

That is true. I had been meaning to say this (Not the part that I have seen it) But I didn't know how to explain.

[@femke6313]

Wat is jouw lievelings stukje? Voor en na de restauratie?

[@meliodus]

They didn’t restore it properly lol you can see the eyes were more on the side and lines that make his nose didnt boarder with his eye in the original lmao

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

I wish this had been pointed out more clearly in the video.

[@UnDefinedLegacy]

@@meliodus that was the over painting from previous restoration.

[@icecream_philosopher]

To understand the human-like features of the lamb, you must understand the Catholic theology that inspires it. 'Lamb Of God' is one of Jesus Christ's titles. In the Old Testament, lambs were sacrificed to appease God and prevent calamity. In the New Testament, Christ was sacrificed to save the whole world and to seal the New Covenant between God and all of us. The human-like features of the lamb is speculated to be intentional to hammer down on the fact that this is no ordinary lamb, this lamb is symbolic of a man who, like a lamb to the slaughter, was sacrificed to save mankind.

[@destynationq7400]

Amen to that!

[@antalz]

The lamb is also bleeding into a chalice, which I see as a reference to the spear thrust into Jesus' side, and to the wine portion of the Eucharist.

[@destynationq7400]

@@antalz Exactly.

[@Fede_uyz]

Christian belief, catholicism didnt form until well after christianism had existed. Catholics arent the og christians, just the oldest and most popular branch that still exists

[@RetardEd001]

@@Fede_uyz One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic.

[@fruitloop007]

Solar: *just trying to end the video* Cowcat: imma about to end this man’s whole career...

[@thecheeserssoup1524]

**the plot thickens**

[@SobaYatai]

Overused

[@SobaYatai]

@Someone lol ok norm boy

[@frostyelkk]

@Someone good comeback, except for the emojis.

[@thecheeserssoup1524]

Dang ppl chill, it's just a comment. No need to roast eachother

[@gayassincorporated1878]

your should’ve tilted this “when art restoration goes north”

[@IndependentOreo]

Yes.

[@everythingmustgo4478]

dang, 9 or 10 minutes and u already got 91 ppl liking this

[@39mewo]

she's beauty she's grace 20 mins and 239 have liked

[@haticeebrar8253]

i was going to comment the same thing

[@Kromiball]

“tilted”

[@grovitron]

I actually like the design of the lamb. It looks otherwordly, and it makes sense. its *gods* lamb. Alot of deities originally looked quite strange and horrifying, especially the angels. I think the design of the lamb really fits the context of the painting.

[@jotzel123]

We both know you watched that angel video

[@KyleTBelmont]

Agreed. You put it into great words. Definitely an amazing restoration.

[@jank097]

@@jotzel123 what video

[@wes4736]

That's exactly what the image is trying to convey religiously. The Lamb of God is Jesus Christ, the God Man who came to Earth, and so the lamb is morphed to look more akin to a man to display Christ's humanity. The same thing happens in Icons of the Baby Jesus where his face looks like an adults face to convey his humanity and greater knowledge. The West stopped doing this around the Renaissance, but the East continues to incorporate this in their iconography to this day.

[@sanguillotine]

Thanks, I like it too

[@Lambda_Ovine]

I like the original. Yes, is ugly but is not supposed to be any old cute lamb, it's the Lamb of God. It's a special lamb, and special it is.

[@timothyrowe7106]

LMAO at "I've watched over 30 hours of Baumgartner, so I'm pretty much an expert" because that's how I feel after watching so many of Julian's videos too.

[@frivolousmagpie5155]

Then you should probably know that he is shunned by the whole restoration community for beeing an amateur without formal education using techniques that the rest of the field left behind some 30 years ago.

[@tittyitchy]

Topdog :(

[@timothyrowe7106]

@@frivolousmagpie5155 not that Julian needs my defending him but he apprenticed under his father for a decade which how the old masters learned their crafts. And he did study at State University of New York at Purchase.

[@bjaurus6375]

@@frivolousmagpie5155 I always wondered why he puts a strong emphasis on why his choices are correct ones. He also always seems to have a chip on his shoulder about it.

[@sephrosemary]

@@frivolousmagpie5155 There was one reddit thread of someone saying that, who showed no proof of ever being a resorer herself, and even said in a different thread that she is only a student, also the fact that he is a *Comercial restorer* and not a *museum conserver*, he doesn't work on pieces that have much history, and its up to the customer to decide what they want.

[@jankbunky4279]

I like the goofy face. It look alien and uncanny, which conveys the fact that this isn't just a regular lamb.

[@rickc2102]

It's the child of an invisible space daddy; what should we really expect?

[@theinherentfloyd3393]

It's like the Spirit of the Forest in Princess Mononoke. You're supposed to understand how out-of-this-world it is just by contrasting it with how normal it ought to be. I think that was the original intention. That or the van Eyck bros just fucked up a lamb kinda badly. I don't think so though, because everything else is so intricate, detailed, and correct.

[@bnnnackee1073]

its kinda cute :D

[@destynationq7400]

Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” (Apocalypse chp 5) Indeed not a regular lamb, and it's somehow less uncanny than the actual lamb which has 7 eyes.

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

That’s Because of the wide space between the eyes, just like the face of the restored lamb some people have very wide set eyes and they also look very alienish, a bit clueless even, you must’ve noticed, while close set eyes tend to appear ratty, plotting and untrustworthy

[@alabamaminator6978]

0:26 Shout out to the French cavalry guy there chilling and eating melon

[@PauaP]

I mean, after a hard days of pillaging, its nice to have a nice relaxing summer time snack.

[@mediathatmadeus]

@@PauaP "JOHNSON. GET TO WORK" "C'mon man I'm tired"

[@sophietheweirdo7692]

0:27 *

[@moss5356]

yes

[@boofe7206]

can we get a shout-out to Christina Applegate

[@tisbutascratch2045]

I actually like the original lamb face. It reminds me of the forest spirit from Princess Mononoke... uncanny, a bit scary, but also strangely divine.

[@Barakon]

not to mention they're both ungulids.

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Man. That was, exactly what I was thinking. Also, that goat reminds me of the other creatures that are mentioned in Bible that are "creepy or uncanny" for me: the four beasts one like a bull, another like a lion, another like an eagle,, and the last one like a human. Its something very Lovecraftian and mystical about that creatures. Like the angel of death in Hellboy II.

[@Pollicina_db]

@@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667 study art history. The four animals like figures (tetramorphs) you’re talking about are representation of four evangelicars: the lion one is Mark, the eagle John, the bull is Luke and the human one is Matthew. Their appearance takes inspiration from the Sumer and Babylon tradition. Btw, its not a goat, but a lamb (more specifically Jesus Christ). In early Christianity goats represented peoples souls that will go to hell, they’re not a part of the flock like sheep.

[@st4rdyy]

The original Lamb's face be like: •w•

[@jessiepandora7437]

SolarSands: makes intelligent content analysing famous art even with some jokes and memes sprinkled in Solar's OCs: *I'm about to end this man's whole career*

[@amfvideos6810]

Solar didn't actually make Cowcat.

[@ravennika8292]

As derpy as the lamb looks I think it's good they stayed true to what the original artist intended to portray. After all it's simply restoration and not some overhaul so we souldnt't try to improve it but preserve it for the future.

[@theescapingman4711]

@Al X. Andra possibly looking to deep into it but I think he had a weird depiction of sheep.

[@Anastas1786]

@Al X. Andra In medieval and early renaissance art, it was common to portray the baby Jesus with more mannish features as sort of a symbolic representation of the idea that Jesus was born perfect; that he didn't need to "grow up" from a whiny baby with no sense that other people have needs and desires independent of his own into the wise, all-loving grown man "Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ". He was already there. Not _literally,_ physically a terrifying man-baby from birth, of course, but art in those days was also public education, so you make your symbols fairly blunt for the illiterate peasants to notice, and those who notice can ask the priest after Mass. That background segment is a little longer than I expected. Anyway, I suppose the Lamb of God here has humanoid features for a similar symbolic purpose. A bit of a reminder to the more slow-witted members of the congregation that no, when the priest speaks of the "Agnus Dei" he's _not_ talking about an actual holy _sheep;_ the Lamb is a symbol for Jesus, who was a man.

[@explainthatkotaco.8598]

Hearing you say "sis" in a monotone voice gave me the biggest whiplash I've ever had

[@tripleoof8159]

Yo the original lamb lowkey has a “3” mouth. Truly a masterpiece. edit: :3 may you all have a good day

[@nanoshoe]

:3

[@iseeyouineverystar]

:3

[@justalie3140]

:3

[@vanasa718]

:3

[@justalie3140]

:7

[@backwardsbandit8094]

I actually really love the original lamb. It's unnerving and otherworldly and it feels very intentional. It makes it much more interesting and brings a very ethereal presence to the painting.

[@edgedg]

Everything looks intentional, except for the :3 mouth. Even the ears make sense as a reminder of cross.

[@BlondieYouTube]

Thank you for making this. I've studies Art Restoration & Conservation in Antwerp (didn't finish it). And little people know how complex this business really is. Not just the chemical part, or the slowly-peeling-off-stuff-off-canvas-10-hours-a-day part. But the theoretical part is actually really complex. You just don't "fix" something, or make it "new" again. When is something the original? What is more cultural significant? Should I cover this bullethole from World War 2, or is this now part of the piece? Somebody vandalized this artpiece, but no-one even knew it existed before the vandalisation, and is maybe of more cultural importance to keep it this way, so much that restoring it would be cultural vandalism on its self. You can't make an medieval art piece look brand new, because it has a certain value to look old. It's a constant theoretical debate of what is more important and how you are going to restore or conserve an art piece, or even at all. Its aint easy, at all. And I respect all Restorators and Conservators who do this business seriously, because its a hell of a job, and it's one of the few old orders we still have in this world.

[@ciphervmay]

That’s cool dude

[@preciousjeebus]

I think you would like this channel called Baumgartner Restorations, not to take away from this channel but they restore art, and a major thing they try to do is make sure that 1, almost everything they do can be reversed if needed, and 2, they don't cover up the paint already there. (Edit I just watch more of the video and realised he already mentioned him lol, spoke too soon I guess)

[@Fede_uyz]

Whats your opinion on baumgartner fine art restoration?

[@adhdartist1994]

Sounds technically more difficult than regular art. I wonder if its actually more profitable .

[@jessica4676]

Woww this was so interesting!

[@traktortarik8224]

My theory is that the Lamb has humanoid features to represent Jesus (i.e. the Lamb of God) being human

[@donnybro6536]

Its represent both Jesus and human. Because Jesus told that he is half human and god.

[@enesar6797]

that's possible but here's my headcanon. "Have you seen a lamb before?" "Of course."

[@rody3199]

@@donnybro6536 No, he is fully human and fully god, not half and half. That is heresy.

[@karthiknaik1879]

@@docbeastpants jesus is not god, he was only human, just like the rest of us

[@hatguy8225]

@@donnybro6536 not half, Fully human and fully God

[@morwennmusachia2670]

*Baumgartner wants to know your location*

[@markoboredguy6911]

hes so good

[@gracedaisy1095]

he's seriously not. please don't support him, he uses outdated methods and is so far up his own ass.

[@nestorpizzichini3016]

@@gracedaisy1095 i would pull a karen on you, but then i realized its not worth my time.

[@lavinia_diana]

@@gracedaisy1095 could you explain or give a few examples? Im really curious why you think this.

[@tinkersdinkers]

@@markoboredguy6911 I know right!? His voice is so soothing. 🥺

[@benmitchell1747]

It's probable that van Eyck was attempting to make the lamb of God's face more human-like; similar to how medieval painter's gave baby Jesus the face of adult man in order to better follow his description from scripture.

[@taffyadam6031]

What’s wiþ þe apostrophe

[@Zildawolf]

3:07 holy shit Jasonafex can’t even stay out of fucking ART drama lmfao

[@zatrat5696]

I love the way solarsands voice sounds idk why

[@ABCodeX]

That’s a really rare opinion, not that it’s bad thing, just saying

[@revolutionarii]

zat rat Ikr like for some reason he always sounds salty but I love it

[@idontneedaname318]

recently he's changed the cadence of his voice and it's a lot more pleasant to listen to. before he had a bit of a strange intonation

[@remyhavoc4463]

@@idontneedaname318 *browsing deviant art: absolute trash flashbacks*

[@spectralburst5258]

I can relate idk why solar sands’s voice is so good

[@thegoodkindofweirdo]

"A lot of misunderstandings have been propagated by absolutely stupid tweets completely out of context" *Yes Ma'am, spill some high-quality Earl Grey tea, Ma'am*

[@maxkruger100]

she snatched their wigs and the scalp came with them

[@lordbarristertimsh8050]

That lady deserves a medal!

[@bruhmoment8658]

It’s the front facing, non prey eyes that makes it so uncanny.

[@buzzsawenthusiast1756]

Predator eyes

[@swiggitysk8]

human eyes

[@pippi2285]

@@buzzsawenthusiast1756 No en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myotragus

[@mydogsfacelookslikeastockp8275]

@@pippi2285 for people scared of links: front facing lambs exist, runnnnnnnn

[@ValerioRhys]

The Lamb of God is also the Lion of Judah, so there you have it.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

I love the way it was painted in a way, it’s creepy but I kinda really like it. It jumps out at you and you realise there is something special about that lamb, and the way it completely contradicts the rest of the image highlights this even more. I can’t say it’s what I would’ve done if I made the painting myself, but I can totally appreciate the way he did it and why it was done that way.

[@Esteban-lh7qz]

3:05 ah yes, art critique by a furry porn artist

[@Cheesecannon25]

Especially one that's shunned by the Furry community

[@hyperskeletonhead]

AWOOGA *eyes bulge out of own skull causing permanent blindness and internal bleeding*

[@tux1468]

As a person who doesn't understand Solar Sands lore, can someone explain that ending?

[@Hanzfox]

A long long time ago when browsing deviantart was solar sands main thing, he stumbled across a drawing of a cowcat, so unholy that we could only assume it was some kind of deity, and we werent wrong. Cowcat used to appear a lot in his channel, partly controlling solar, but then he switched up his content to the new intellectual kind of videos, locking up cowcat in the dimensional prison apparently, but cowcat was so powerful that he still surpassed to our reality from time to time trying to break free, now he has escaped and solar is in _extreme danger_

[@iqceo4276]

The Lugarteniente thanks

[@iqceo4276]

The Lugarteniente I haven’t read the deep lore of the books yet

[@cowmoo5596]

I observe you are an intellectual with that profile pick

[@daskampffredchen]

@@iqceo4276 There are also some light novels if you want to be up to date

[@crispylemon2983]

i like these type of videos. i cant believe you dont have more subscribers.

[@LIPwithLondiweNdebele]

Crispy Lemon ikr

[@dumbfridge7576]

honestly thought he had 1 million subscribers already

[@belosneshkaaaa]

i have been here when he made deviantart videos and how "cringe" some stuff there is and its cool to see how he changed

[@echsemia]

Ikr

[@Johanaa]

ismokemilk Same

[@i-dislike-handles]

One of the few examples when a remake is better than the original.

[@Gladiux0]

Ocarina of time 3d

[@blekiscooler]

Kirby Super Star Ultra

[@Watersiteplay]

Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver-

[@floppa_9530]

notice how all of this games are Nntendo. This says alot about society

[@celery.0532]

Cheems no? it says a lot about nintendo.

[@chris-um2sh]

restoration makes the paintings look gorgeous honestly, color wise it just looks so much more clear like switching from 480p to 1080p

[@dinosaurpolitician3663]

3:06 I never thought I’d see jasonofex’s horrible takes outside of furry twitter, holy shit

[@nathanNSM]

What

[@matusalabeyene7447]

Why do I remember the deviant art nazis when he said the paintings were stolen by them

[@justalostlocal]

Manna lmao nice try. Solar sand made a video on deviant art my little pony nazi edition (yes it’s a thing god have mercy), that’s what they’re referencing.

[@matusalabeyene7447]

Manna I said THE deviant art nazis btw

[@matusalabeyene7447]

Manna you don’t have to take their opinion but you can check if you want

[@zurbanoamz]

I actually prefer the original lamb. It feels more unique, singular and godlike. I mean it's supposed to be an special lamb after all.

[@gertistamherd]

It crazily reminds me of the Forest God in Princess Mononoke

[@zurbanoamz]

@@gertistamherd Same. Both have a human or monkey face, wich makes them feel weird but special.

[@mizurielse]

@@gertistamherd IKR

[@Loko-kk7tl]

Restoration isn't about the looks, it's bout bringing a master work into the most original state as possible as the artist had originally painted

[@AngelaMerici12]

I like it because is the original, but God is horrible!!

[@calipsaa2285]

Solar saying "hell yeah sis, go off" is my new religion

[@mini1707]

same 👀

[@snosibsnob3930]

3:06 You know shits gotten real when even Jasonafex has something to say

[@imstupid880]

Of course the restoration is incredible and a triumph of modern techniques, but hot damn can we appreciate how incredible it was for two dudes to paint this whole thing in such astonishing detail 600 years ago?

[@velkejkoren]

0:14 Ah yes famous Watermelon Wings

[@claws811]

Kara Delbridge Did you nie find it?!

[@sO-mq6qh]

Y e s

[@setsurarara]

Watermelon wings?

[@velkejkoren]

@@setsurarara IDK what to say its a joke just look at them

[@creativedesignation7880]

I get this was a joke, but there is actually an explanation for the watermelon wings. Multicolored wings were a very common feature of Christian Renaissance depictions of angels. They have always been a feature in Islamic depictions of angels. In Christianity strong, vivid colors were associated with high status including amongst angels. During the Renaissance this color, which was previously often used for the angel's clothing, became a common attribute of their wings instead.

[@LordVader1094]

The lamb is clearly supposed to be humanoid because the Lamb of God is Jesus Christ.

[@DrDingsGaster]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought that.

[@chaimeu]

Someone needs to draw solar with fake nails and earings. P l e a s e

[@itssillysam26]

Sure thing!!

[@itssillysam26]

And it's done!! You can check it out by pressing my profile pic. I made a short video called 'Quick Sh*tpost'.

[@ardheasandi23]

1:27 Atom by Atom -Sheldon J. Plankton

[@pablocaceres7378]

0:15 lmao, rare picture of a water melon angel

[@akpokemon]

the new face is way cooler It brings in a haunting, humanoid element that's more in line with the mystical God that we're all meant to fear

[@endergamer7483]

I mean isn’t the lamb of god Jesus’s fursona? So in a sense the whole goober vibe of the lamb religiously correct, if he’s a form of Jesus.

[@stefanwalicord2512]

@@endergamer7483 to clarify, Jesus is never a sheep in the Bible. The lamb of God is not a fursona, it's a metaphor for his sacrificing himself to pay for our sins. The only time Christ is refered as an actual lamb is in the book of Revelation in a highly symbolic vision, which was intended to make a typological point, not be a literal description.

[@stefanwalicord2512]

@@endergamer7483 to clarify, Jesus is never a sheep in the Bible. The lamb of God is not a fursona, it's a metaphor for his sacrificing himself to pay for our sins. The only time Christ is refered as an actual lamb is in the book of Revelation in a highly symbolic vision, which was intended to make a typological point, not be a literal description.

[@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177]

@Bad Mash NOBODY IS CONFUSED BUT YOU. GO AWAY.

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@stefanwalicord2512 nah dude, fursona

[@michaelcarder3551]

“I can’t relly explain why it has shreak ears” thank you solar you solar sands I can know never unsee that

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

God is a fan of those movies.

[@DavidMcCarthy08]

0:28 Solar Sands: "Stolen by Napoleon" Me: _"Dude, an Ice Cream flavor stole art? Wack"_

[@Senkyuu]

Wait,isn't it Neapolitan?

[@DavidMcCarthy08]

It’sBasho _ It's a joke

[@Senkyuu]

Anyways, pretty funny

[@nicholasgacha3784]

Yeah, I saw some scraps of it in my ice cream one time. Make sure you eat slow, you don't wanna eat painting scraps! I almost did, but luckily I caught it in time and preserved the pieces!

[@firetarrasque4667]

I actually used the image for a D&D monster without knowing any backstory, and now my players are afraid of it. I think that's good.

[@goose9475]

*God making humans in his own image* God: what about the animals? They all look the same... *grabs sheep* *chuckles* *you’re mine now*

[@arttukirjavainen1119]

The original face of the lamb is so much more valuable as a art piece than trying to paint over it with a more realistic look. It can tell about the history of religious art and stays true to the rich symbolism of the painting

[@aristopoieo746]

Solar, i *love* the new videos you are creating. I love every minute of them. The research is so thorough and the editing is just as impressive as the things you narrate. I had already seen this piece, i knew it as "Polictic of S. Bavon" or something along those lines, and it's one of my favourite pieces ever. Flamish art in general is pretty incredible to me, the amount of details is so astonishing and the light in pieces such as this one is so ethereal. I don't know if you take suggestions or if you are interested in baroque art, but perhaps you could make a similar video for some of Caravaggio's work, or maybe Tintoretto's? He's not baroque, more manieristic perhaps, but i think you'd like these two if you don't already know some of them. And i would also be very excited if you ever decided to make something about the frescos in Cappella Sistina... just some ideas! Keep up the great work bro

[@thesleepydot]

hearing you say “hell yeah sis go off” strangely made my day so much better

[@pigeondamigion569]

3:05 I like how you highlighted an opinion from jasonafex lol

[@pretty-in-pink5816]

I just love the Renaissance Era. I wonder what our era of art will be called, and what will be recovered. Maybe it'll be purely digital. Will they save cat girls and country humans? Furries and sonic vore?

[@Lucien_M]

I would like it if it were called "Electric art", but since digital art isn't shown in museums, we're probably still stuck in Post-Post-Modernism

[@genericname8727]

I’ve seen some digital art in my city’s modern art museum.

[@robokill387]

@@genericname8727 "art"

[@General12th]

we live in an age when old men can blast rope to waluigi hentai we are truly blessed

[@mintaellectual1149]

Digital kawaii , lofi, fantsy esque, realism digital and concept arts paintings and ghiblis esque atts are actually marvelous and deserves more praise not just from art world , but also in general public themselves. People sometimes forget how much work and effort goes into a digital arts, its not computer doing the work for you, its just painting, but without the paints and having a ctrl z and ctrl y. I wish they would see the those arts and not just contemporary modern art in the museums .

[@xboxmaster5654]

The lamb said: OwO

[@goatprince1]

**notices teh HUUUUUGE gaping hole in ur chest spewing a frothing red stream of blood into a chalice** hehe~! **nuzzles chest hole and drinks yummy blood**

[@jaf5281]

Goat?

[@UwUImShio]

It's a lamb.....

[@redramenpls]

Restoration is not about making the art look better, it's about restoring the original image the artist had in mind. I think it was clear the artist showed his skill in realistically depicting people and horses, so his decision to make the lamb look that way may not have been a lack of skill, but a message he was trying to convey which was unfortunately covered later on. Like other comments pointed out, the lamb has a human face probably because it is a representation of Jesus Christ. Regardless, lots of respect to the restoration team and their decision on staying loyal to the original.

[@myragroenewegen5426]

This is the first time I've thought, "It would be nice to have a full history of the restorers of paintings-- even those who did a lousy job." After all, lamb #2, while it had to go, is somebody's historical art style and well executed, even if it's very much a "don't" of art restoration.

[@simp.lyspud1119]

I never thought I lived to hear Solar to say "Hell yeah sis, go off"

[@ARedMagicMarker]

Old Lamb: I am an uncontested force to be reckoned with. I am the creator of worlds, realms and galaxies far beyond your comprehension. Do not deny my powers. For I am the Lamb of GOD. Everyone you see before you within this masterpiece bends to MY will. They are trapped within this painting to serve and praise me for all of time and beyond. Look into my eyes. Look into my eyes. Look into my eyes. Look mortal, gaze mortal, TREMBLE mortal....and look upon your DEATH. NOW DRINK OF MY BLOOD FROM THE GOBLET OF SACRIFICE, OR I. WILL. DRINK. OF. YOURS. New Lamb: ......Bah?

[@hatguy8225]

What. What the hell?

[@ARedMagicMarker]

@@hatguy8225 Hum? :)

[@hatguy8225]

Why dies this comment exist

[@ARedMagicMarker]

@@hatguy8225 The lamb wills it. Shhhhhhh. Can't you hear it listening, and breathing behind you? O.O I've said too much.

[@PredictableEnigma]

Exactly

[@stonii420]

i love the editing of the cat-cow appearing and you avatar getting scared well done

[@JusFoNo]

the fact Jasonafex replied is amazing lmao

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

The lamb's face makes sense when we consider the disturbing baby faces painted around the same era. I am more concerned with how you managed to resurrect my husband's La-Z Boy recliner...

[@smugcat6938]

I actually really like the original lamb. I feel like the strangeness of it's face gives it a kind of otherworldly presence

[@A_Hey]

I don’t know why I paid for art history classes when I can just watch KZbin videos smh

[@MouseGoat]

So i got tho my college thanks to youtube... onces you start looking internet has great awenser for pretty much anyting. Tho you do reach a point were the quallty bigenst to drop to some indan guy with a really shity mic drawing on a piece of paper, that you rewatich 100 times to even bigen to undstand.

[@PiaMakinang]

This channel has turned me into an art history enthusiast. Thank you.

[@PiaMakinang]

and it all started with spencer from icarly

[@Pollicina_db]

And me into an art history student :)

[@guragurashaak7383]

the fact that I saw no one even commented "First" says alot about your fans.

[@cavejohnson4306]

Second

[@thatsonyou6093]

"First"

[@randomname7062]

First

[@EzequielFerrari22]

I have a friend, she works as a restorer... When I met her I thought it was all about painting, but how wrong was I. These people know a lot about chemistry 👨🏻‍🔬 👩🏻‍🔬, physics 👨🏻‍💻 👩🏻‍💻, maths👨🏻‍🏫 👩🏻‍🏫, history 👨🏻‍💼 👩🏻‍💼, art movements 👨🏻‍🎨 👩🏻‍🎨, museology 🧏🏻‍♂️ 🧏🏻‍♀️; they know how to work with a lot of tools (from a screwdriver to a chainsaw - for real) 👨🏻‍🔧 👩🏻‍🔧, etc etc etc. I was so amazed by my friend's work. She restored many artworks, and I whitnessed how she restored _Pedro Somellera_ 's portrait at Facultad de Derecho (Universidad de Buenos Aires). I really admire all these workers, there's a lot of effort that many can't appreciate. They are geniuses!!!🧠

[@hystericallover5989]

this 😀👆 is written ✍️like a reddit 👽👴🏼 copypasta 🍝

[@Jack-yf9bc]

hysterical lover that’s 🤪😂 what I 😎🎉 thought 🏘🤩😝

[@EzequielFerrari22]

@@hystericallover5989 I don't know what reddit is. Should I say thanks?

[@kittenmimi5326]

@@EzequielFerrari22 you use way too many emojis~

[@EzequielFerrari22]

@Mortus Evil Ok, anything else, *_¡¡¡PRINCESS!!!???_*

[@GalacticxCannibalism]

When you said “Ive watched over 30 hours of Baumgartner restoration so I’m pretty much an expert” I had to immediately pause, and like this video because same. Looking forward to watching more of your videos

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

3:06 hold up, that’s Jasonafex.. dafuq is he doing here.

[@MenwithHill]

The video needed some shit uninformed takes, so of course he came up.

[@estel8713]

I can’t believe I would see and hear a “To Be Continued” meme in 2020

[@MxTHRTN]

When I started watching I was like, he better know Baumgartner or this is going nowhere. So cool you mentioned him! :D

[@swampdonkey1567]

2:37 the lamb on the right looks like its putting the moves in yah

[@1234kalmar]

"Why it has Shrek ears" Some-BAAAAH-dy once told me

[@randomfluffkingt.9364]

Solar Sands: so that’s it for this vide- Cowcat: *h e y*

[@rubenzuidgeest5373]

The sheep looks like Mark Zuckerberg lol

[@JeremiahFernandez]

what is Mark Zuckerberg is the lamb of God

[@dickpenisman7326]

AAAAAAAA. I saw it to haha.

[@LeanMeanAsianCuisine]

I love the original painting of the lamb so much more. It just evokes something that the original didn’t

[@VTown1989]

Didn't "Kung Fu Panda" teach us not to judge by appearance alone? That's not an ugly lamb.... that's THE ugly lamb.

[@btsaxr]

I think we all can come clear that we watched over one hour of Baumgartner Restauration

[@MrTigershark11]

I repeated the "And... Oh dear" 1:47 part x50 times and I'll not stop here.

[@CloudburstSapphire]

I kinda doubt it but I think it’s a bit likely he was like “oh man this lamb looks awful.” *”let’s just make a whole damn scene to cover this up-“*

[@JovanKo314]

"depicting the lamb of God with a human face" made me think of the deer god in Princess Mononoke. I wonder if Miyazaki had the same idea when he drew it?

[@Shiftarus]

I think the uncomfortable and uncanny face of this lamb reflects exactly how one should feel when looking at the face of God.

[@chrisms_96]

The reason the lamb is given a humanoid face with such piercing, front facing eyes is because it's not merely a lamb, but a symbol of Jesus Christ. I know it looks strange, but considering it's a symbol of God, the original makes so much more sense. It's similar to when Baby Jesus is depicted as looking like a middle-aged man. Giving him the look of an adult represents Christ being closer to perfection than we are (all the way closer). To differentiate the Son of God and showing him as distinct from the appearance of any other infant.

[@SethWistful]

Doesn't surprise me the OG tried to make the Lamb of God look like a dude - unlike a horse that's simply a horse, Lamb of God is a representation of Jesus. Good vid 👌

[@NaitomeIya]

Madlad original painter's attention to detail is insane. Veins on the marble and cobwebs on the ceiling.

[@temutemacular]

1:19 *You can't just do a Spongebob reference and get away with it*

[@PlayerE017]

3:06 Ya all know when it is serious when even Jasonafex tweeted his thoughts about it

[@bakugoukatsuki209]

Thank God someone made a video about this. People just look at the before and afters and they don't realize that the "befores" were the real overpainted fakes ( in some cases)

[@protivagazman1469]

3:06 oof it’s jasonafex , yeah it makes sense he will comment that since he does always think he is aways right.

[@Pendji]

He'll come shake the frame and call it his own art.