A Heady Proposition - Part 2

Подписаться 1,8 млн

Просмотров 488 тыс.

50% 1

Check out www.squarespace.com for a free trial or go to
squarespace.com/Baumgartner to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.
--
When past interventions have not only failed but created more problems they must be addressed, but simply scrapping what was once considered necessary may not be the right prescription. Understanding the why behind past work on a 400 year old wood panel can be critical in deciding what to do about it said old work and how to move forward. Though it may seem straight forward and simple, looks can be deceiving and the project can in fact be a heady proposition.
--
Support me on Patreon
/ baumgartnerrestoration
Official Baumgartner Merchandise
teespring.com/stores/bfars-store
Follow me on
Instagram - / baumgartnerrestoration
Facebook - / baumgartnerfineartrest...

Развлечения

Опубликовано:

5 июл 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 1,1 тыс.

@quisnessness 2 года назад

Imagine having some perfectly innocuous portrait of a woman hanging in your house, never knowing that somewhere out of sight her hands are holding the severed head of John the Baptist on a silver platter....

@Metroretro594 2 года назад

soooo creepy! But makes the painting so good

@KayInMaine 2 года назад

LOL so true!

@allie.sun12 Год назад

John the Baptist's severed head was a super common image or sculptures to have in medieval churches! In fact, it's so common it was given a name: the caput

@joeb4142 Год назад

Imagine having your head cut off and people treating it like a collector’s item.

@ajarfullofjoy 11 месяцев назад

@@allie.sun12lol imagine your beheading being so famous, depictions of it are called "the head" and not your name. You're THE head.

@keatoncampbell820 2 года назад

The original artist didn't even know [the continent his future conservator would work on his painting on] existed (Edited to make it a tiny bit easier to read lol)

@miltonpound763 2 года назад

🤯

@ChuckUnderFire 2 года назад

Well said…. Wow.

@kamanonickname 2 года назад

Oh right 👀

@ericpitt3876 2 года назад

Wonder what the conservator says 500 years from now.

@radicalpaddyo 2 года назад

@@ericpitt3876 the robots will surely have no need of speech

@trapjohnson 2 года назад

The family with the cut off portrait: "I wonder what she is doing with her hands" Us: *if they only knew*

@renerpho 2 года назад

Isn't that true of what's beyond the margins of every painting or photo? There's always something beyond the edge, and sometimes there is a reason we don't get to see it. :-)

@TheWotsa 2 года назад

It really is amazing how the damage begins to disappear right before our eyes as julian retouches it

@limbrat5448 2 года назад

St. John has never looked so good!

@Rovinman 2 года назад

If you close your eyes, just as Julian is applying the paint, and ooen them again immediately, the damage is gone instantly, and you can't remember where it was. Julian will be happy if we can't see where he has been. .........

@redwitch12 2 года назад

YES. I'll be staring right at an area of damage, and with a few seemingly random tiny dabs of paint, that spot vanishes. It's magic, and just because we know how it's done doesn't make it any less magical.

@diandrad1414 2 года назад

I think that 99% of it was perfect, but there was a light spot on the nose that kept bugging me..but maybe it was just a highlight that I wouldn't have placed there ..

@ariwizzard 2 года назад

sometimes i’ll skip ahead a couple seconds and it’s like absolute magic

@SKY031 2 года назад

every time, without fail.. i sit here thinking "that color doesn't match..." and then suddenly it does. 🤯

@benhesterly462 2 года назад

Drying time I think.

@tomd96 2 года назад

Paints tend to darken when they dry, not only that, but his use of blending and mixing the right shade and having a keen sense of colour theory is what you're seeing, both technique and knowhow. And older varnishes when they age do take on a certain dark yellow-y colour, because of the way the Sun's rays affect it, you can see this occur on old plastic toys where the white becomes a white-yellow. Applying a clear varnish does add a very slight tint to the picture, because the glossy finish magnifies the colours, essentially, acting as a thin lens, which is why it is applied first so that the colour matches when the final protective layer is added, as not much changes between the two layers of varnish. Baum does go over this in other videos, too, kinda learnt through osmosis or something idk.

@jimcoope7194 2 года назад

I truly admire Julian's patience! He never loses his head!

@Argness1 2 года назад

He always has impeccable execution.

@lowerquadrant4647 2 года назад

20:58 Especially if the painting is beautifully executed... Oo

@liudmiladelcastillo5581 2 года назад

Great and appropriate comment 😆 👍🏼

@whyask5461 2 года назад

Yep, he really has a good head on his shoulders.

@jimcoope7194 2 года назад

You guys realize you are only encouraging me, right?

@fabioborgogno8776 2 года назад

Julian, you have a big gift: your voice. It's impossible for me to watch your videos more than 5 minutes without falling asleep. For me, watching your videos is the most relaxing activity I can do

@jasperharker1043 2 года назад

I totally agree! I'm absolutely enthralled with his videos, and I always sleep so well afterwards.

@Bugnarok 2 года назад

It's like baby lullaby voice that makes me sleepy, but yeah I like it 😁

@antihistamean 2 года назад

AGREED whenever I see one of his videos in my feed I know I’m gonna have a good night’s sleep

@mircat28 2 года назад

That's a left-handed compliment. Look it up.

@aditijoshi6024 2 года назад

Very true

@liaalexan224 2 года назад

I hope that one day someone sends you the upper part of the painting so you can put it back together, it'll be so satisfying!

@Stadtpark90 2 года назад

I wonder what the reason was to split the painting? The upper part is a portrait of some upper class woman from the 15th century, while the lower part makes it part of a religious tradition that goes back some 1400 years further. I wonder who thought that this was improper later on? The church? Or the family, who just wanted a portrait of their (Great- Great- ...) Grandma? And what would have been the symbolism in the first place to want yourself depicted like that? I guess, that depicting yourself as the Virgin Mary was inappropriate, but being another less prominent character was ok? Or was the woman from the portrait known for wanting her enemies head on a plate symbolically speaking? (Just a not so subtle way to depict the position of power she was in? Or a comment on her emotional setup?)

@Quickened1 2 года назад

@@Stadtpark90 perhaps you've got it all wrong. I believe it was the artist's interpretation of the scriptures, and that the woman is either Herodias, or her daughter. It likely would have been separated because she, and her daughter both, are two of the most despised women in the history of mankind, and the statement being made by separating the two pieces is to express the idea, that the head of one of the most righteous men on earth, should not have his likeness displayed with such wickedness, and be called art, at least in the eyes of the righteous of this world... And yes, I'm aware that her attire is reminiscent of middle age clothing, but since the artist lived in those times, he possibly chose to use that style of dress, because it was what he was familiar with...

@EmJay2022 2 года назад

@@Stadtpark90 Probably because the gruesome scene offended someone.

@sneakerking2006 2 года назад

@@Stadtpark90 there are many more paintings of "salome with the head of the baptist" that have been split. i think that was just a common thing at some time so that it looks nice

@PacificoAyala321 2 года назад

@@EmJay2022 Ah, yes. The middle age snowflakes.

@jessi4894 2 года назад

I love the passion showing through Julian's normally calm voice as he describes the artist's original vision of wanting the paintings to be "full of life!" ...And abruptly realizing what he said.

@waterbitten 2 года назад

Everyone in the community agrees that you are master of your craft and that your ad transitions are unparalleled, but I'd like to praise your music selection, the music that plays while we we watch you work is always, just right.

@Irivesper 2 года назад

If anyone knows what song he used during the retouching I'd love to know, it was beautiful! My google assistant couldn't find it though

@HYDucky 2 года назад

I have heard the song before and I think I found it in some sleep playlist on spotify a year or two back. I have had no luck finding what it is called, so I hope someone can tell us

@danaondrackova3431 2 года назад

"now onto the main course" and "getting a painting thats been perfectly executed" "partially comming back together" like Julian c´mon :D:D:D

@charlesclark3840 2 года назад

"head over to patreon ..."

@n-silvabts9178 2 года назад

Julian, do you know that, in many youtube videos, I often see comments like: "You're so good! You're like the Baumgartner of furniture restauration". You became the standard, Sir!

@rene9309 2 года назад

are there any channels that are as relaxing as Julian??

@Alice-burrice 2 года назад

@@rene9309 I'm quite a fan of "object restoration" channels, though most of them don't have narrations

@Kazza_8240 2 года назад

@@rene9309 there's a channel called Nothing Much Happens, you listen to it to help you get to sleep, it's cosy stories and the woman has a voice *almost* as soothing as Julian's. 😁

@jerrybot7321 2 года назад

I like how Julian warns me of the incoming ad. When his voice over becomes a bit long winded, it's a hint that squarespace is coming.

@zagrizena 2 года назад

Either that or overly philosophical early in the video :)

@Markus__B 2 года назад

I´m glad you added the "virtual reunification" at the end. I found a picture of "Susanne, Kurfürstin der Pfalz als Salome" on the interwebs and have been very curious if this could have been the upper part. Seems like it actually is.

@pamelapilling6996 2 года назад

I followed your virtual lead and went and looked at the one site that had it listed. What a needle in a hay stack to be able to locate. I too hope one day the pictures will be reunited.

@helenaap2042 2 года назад

This needs more likes for julian to see

@ErikaC81 2 года назад

I think I can see a shadow where her sleeve was painted over John's hair!

@drivethrupoet 2 года назад

It's odd how the subject's face is not in as realistic style of the severed head, though. Maybe that 2nd piece got what amounted to a full over-paint when they removed the bottom portion?

@drivethrupoet 2 года назад

@@helenaap2042 He already had it in his video, it's at the end.

@insanityisorange8659 2 года назад

The bit that always gets me is literally watching the damage disappear. One minute I'm thinking 'there's no way he can hide that' . I blink and its 'but where the he'll did it go!?'

@ymeaga1n 2 года назад

Yes! Now I can avoid my work responsibilities for 30 mins!

@harleenquinzel1977 2 года назад

I was about to do some research for homework n now my plans changed Ugh it's over😭😅 back to reality

@andjarinkgustilasessio 2 года назад

Yes indeed i was going to open my laptop to continue my thesis😂😂 but meh it can wait lol

@lynnedelacy2841 2 года назад

Oh I have avoided much sorting and clearing viewing these videos

@DP-jr8uk 2 года назад

The shading of the decomposing nose and the circular shadows around the eyes giving the viewer the impending skull this head will soon become. Wonderful.

@jiaraanatalis1862 2 года назад

I want to take a moment to say the green velvet of the outfit was painted to perfection. Could not see it that well at first under the grime, but after Julien applied the finishing varnish layer, it really popped, and it was unmistakably intended to portray velvet. That was some super impressive painting right there.

@drskelebone 2 года назад

I love how the retouching always starts off "it looks like a kid with some markers" and then with just a few gentle swipes, it magically disappears into the original paint. :D

@lindaparlatore841 2 года назад

I would love to see the 2 painting reunited and restored by you. That would be a real treat. That's worthy of a Netflix movie.

@charliehitchmough6113 2 года назад

17:04 the second i saw the varnish on those greens my jaw actually dropped

@jennaiii 2 года назад

Since he mentions stripping screws, here's some advice for everyone that has helped me a lot. If you ever strip a screw, take a rubber band (preferably one of the wider ones) and put one layer across the top of the screw head then put in your screw driver. It will allow you to remove the screw and replace it.

@aserta 2 года назад

This works. Couple of things to add, be ready to give constant pressure to the screw, and don't be afraid to move to another section of rubber if you feel like the one you're using has pierced.

@masterfulmoonlighter5402 2 года назад

Yeah no that doesn't work most of the time, if you stripped your screw enough that a rubber band can get the traction that means there's still enough material on the screw head for the screwdriver itself to grab onto, a rubber band has almost no grip or traction because it's not a real rubber, more or less a synthetic rubber made out of mostly vinyl

@kisielthe1st 2 года назад

The best advice for preventing stripping screws is using the appropriate driver. There are 3 common cruciform screw heads in use. Philips, Pozidriv and JIS. All use a driver with a different geometry and each one ( If you use the wrong one, you end up with a mangled driver and a stripped screw unless the screw has been put in finger tight. If the screw had so little breakout torque than the "rubber band" tip worked that means you were a dummy and used the wrong driver. Just use the appropriate driver to loosen/tighten screws and bolts.

@Psychlist1972 2 года назад

@Jennaiii the rubber band trick is a good one. :) @@kisielthe1st In this video, they were brass screws with a slotted head. He did all he needed to do: pre-drill the holes. Brass screws tend to both strip out, but also twist the head off. Sometimes you even cut the threads first with an equivalent steel screw. "There are 4 common cruciform screw heads in use. Philips, Pozidriv and JIS. " What is the fourth? Unless you repair imported electronics, outside of Japan, one is very unlikely to run across JIS. I do with synthesizers, but that's it. Here in the US, even Pozidrive is very rare. I run across it primarily with euro drawer and hinge products.

@penname8441 2 года назад

@Txur_Itan 2 года назад

I just wanna say quick, I love this community so much, stay awesome guys ♥

@quintafox7582 2 года назад

Same to you, friend!

@BellePullman 2 года назад

Usually these videos are the perfect lunchtime treat... this one, however, is just borderline too accurately painted for mealtime!

@jo-vf8jx 2 года назад

If you think that about this painting then you should check out the research that Theodore Géricault did when he painted The Raft of the Medusa.

@HardwareLust 2 года назад

You know, if someone had told me years ago that fine art conservation required tools and fabrication like this, especially a torque wrench, I think my life would have taken a very different path than it did. Just think Julian, you're inspiring a whole new generation of conservators.

@kkuukkoo2 2 года назад

I was interested on missing part, and as Julian found in the end, painting from same author (Peter Gertner) titled: "Susanne, Kurfürstin der Pfalz als Salome" fits perfectly. I wonder, if history of those 2 pieces is traceable to the point of separation.

@alyakritikanzer8162 2 года назад

It will be awesome! I hope the art historians among Julian's followers will be up an running after the chance to find the lost Arc, pardon,. missing other part! Please!

@dmen89 2 года назад

Oh man, when the isolation layer went on I was stunned by the execution of the greens on the dress of the person holding the plate. Simply stunning

@theghostsofstonyclove 2 года назад

Right, it looks so velvety and real

@51WCDodge 2 года назад

Since waatching Julian's work. I have started to see paintings rather than just look at them.

@NinaHansen2008 9 месяцев назад

Me, too!

@sparkybish 2 года назад

My husband thinks you could really “pep it up” with some googly eyes. I can’t stop giggling when I look at the painting now.

@LockandKeyHyena 2 года назад

the last time I was this early I held staples in high regard

@SweetButDeadly101 2 года назад

All the way through this video, I kept thinking about how this was painted in the 1400's and imagining the daily life of the artist, as he painted this. To hold something that old in your hands, and to have the opportunity to restore it is mind blowing.

@catrinlewis939 2 года назад

Did anyone else notice the luxury implied in Salome's gloves? It wasn't enough for her to have slashes and puffs in her sleeves, she had to have them in her kid gloves, too. I'd never been aware of that bit of 15th century fashion before.

@wheedler 2 года назад

It just looks like flayed knuckles to me. Gross.

@bhaktipatil2614 2 года назад

1:14 and I am happy that you're happy that you're happy with that outcome. We're all happy!!!

@The_Butler_Did_It 2 года назад

It took three attempts to watch this all the way through. I may not have learned a lot about art restoration but I've found a sure cure for insomnia.

@IsraelQuezada999 2 года назад

He always uploads in the mornings, but I always leave the videos for bedtime... they're very relaxing and his voice soothes me...

@msia7201 2 года назад

And then I have to watch it again during the day, because I fell asleep halfway through 🤣

@katherinebarlow6446 2 года назад

My favorite genre of painting is "Northern Renaissance Maiden Engages In Violence" so it was a joy to watch you conserve this.

@sethescope 2 года назад

thank you for having the wisdom and brilliance necessary to fully describe and name one of the best genres of art ever

@katherinebarlow6446 2 года назад

@@sethescope Thanks! The master of this genre is Lucas Cranach the Elder, and I've noticed this phenomena since I was an edgy teenage girl.

@jenniferjohnston4403 2 года назад

He has such a calming voice, but it’s his meticulous nature and attention to detail that keeps me watching.

@Laughingstone97 2 года назад

we need that music playlist from you Julian. so calming to listen to

@Metroretro594 2 года назад

the upper half is hilariously innocent. She's like "gramama, cookies?" goodness. Excellent painting, and amazing job Julian!

@90benj 2 года назад

Really exciting to see how much engineering and material physics go into the conservation/restoration of a painting or another piece of art. This fascinates me as an engineer.

@51WCDodge 2 года назад

I agree, Engineering , craftmanship, and just the touch of Alcahmey.

@bisexualantigone 2 года назад

I always admire engineers and exact scientists as an art history student. There's so much that goes into it, from bio-engineering to medical to civic. Humanities & engineering aren't even that far removed from eachother! And that also makes me happy, haha.

@kitty_sweetums 2 года назад

If you liked this you should definitely check out Julian’s thrilling, 5 part saga, the “Wood That It Were So Simple” series if you haven’t already! The stuff he does in that one blew my mind!

@sirpikapika1129 2 года назад

My favorite game while watching this channel is “guess the ad-read lead in” with the bonus game of “guess the sponsor before the ad starts”

@jicuken 2 года назад

1:14 "And I am happy, that I am happy". Ok, from now on I'm gonna use it in everyday conversations.

@TheOneAndOnlyFen 2 года назад

I love watching the damage just disappear when you're retouching. Nothing short of amazing.

@IFGchannel931 2 года назад

Hi Julian! I believe every day is a good day to learn, so here we go: 8:25 - "There's a common misconception that it's mostly human skin. It's not: that mainly ends up in the bath or shower. Two thirds of the dust in your house comes from outside, as dirt tracked in on your feet, and airborne particles like pollen and soot. The rest is mostly carpet fluff, clothes fibres and pet hair." - from BBC Science Focus Magazine

@Durbydash 2 года назад

I have been wanting to mention I really appreciate how good you are at taking processes that happens over days-weeks and make a cohesive narrative on what you are doing. I'm amazed at both the sense of time you convey but keeping enough of every step to make it very interesting to watch and seeing changes that almost feel real time when they are not.

@JMNTN 2 года назад

“I know it sounds gross but, smell it” *smells it* *smiles*

@ilove2paint 2 года назад

Perfect combination of nerd, artist, technician and genius!

@thepagan5432 2 года назад

The ability to restore the cracked panel to a whole is fascinating to watch, time and time again. I was beginning to suffer from Baumgartner withdrawal, thankfully it was served on time, similar to John the Baptist's head.

@Hoppelpinguin 2 года назад

Ah, thank you for the reminder that dust is mostly dead skin cells. Now I know what I'm going to do with the rest of my day.

@jhfdhgvnbjm75 2 года назад

So glad you were able to at least track down the top half :) Maybe one day it can be put back together.

@wonderbubbles4092 2 месяца назад

You mentioned that what you do is a technical application of skill and materials to restore objects. Watching you make centuries of abuse, human, environmental and accidental disappear is magical to me. The beauty, emotions and talent you ensure the future of is also magical. The fact that a 500 year old object with such deep cultural relevance today can become something that the person who created it would recognize after that much life is truly magical for me. Thank you, Master Craftsman, for allowing us to glimpse your hard won skill and great talent.

@JohnSuave 2 года назад

For real though, the cradle build was something to behold! Watching the face come back to life literally brought tears of joy to my eyes; I may have missed my calling. 😅

@aserta 2 года назад

3:58 needle nose tweezers are perfect for this job, better, if you can get a lockpicker's tweezers which has the nose formed such that it can grab the pins, or in this case screw perfectly. Also, a good investment is a gunsmith's screw driver set OR a carburetor screw driver set (either of which works), because those types of screwdrivers have a specially made head that's properly made to engage 100% with the screw head, rather than the normal kind. Some carbie screwdrivers even have a mechanism that can grab the head of the screw and keep it in place (generally for sizes 4 mm and up, tho, i imagine there's probably more petite ones that i haven't seen).

@nezumischneider7552 2 года назад

Thanks for the tip(s)!

@hero4714 2 года назад

Phone repair screwdriver set or glasses repair screwdrivers. They can get sub millimeter if the need arises.

@phillyblunt138 2 года назад

I find the painting really quite funny: the sleeved arm and gloved hand have a kind of Disney/cartoonish quality that add to the surreal scene of a severed head on a platter

@acmejia 2 года назад

I know, somehow the glove made me think of Mickey or Donald too 🙈😂

@sailorarwen6101 2 года назад

That’s actually really neat that you can smell the grime and determine what the painting has been exposed to.

@richelleg225 2 года назад

I love watching the paint dry and seeing Julian's work disappear into the painting.

@BlipBlopWoW 2 года назад

Perfect timing. Had a long day with only 4 hours of sleep after already losing 11 hours through the week. Now I can go to sleep, happy, thank you Julian🌟

@tejolisboa 2 года назад

Sometimes I imagine you get more fun out the narration than the conservation… It shows the time and care you put on it.

@OfficialSparklyPig 2 года назад

I gasped when he said he found the rest of the painting. I hope they reunite them! PLEASE keep us informed!!! Even if you don't do the reunification!

@gpdoes 2 года назад

Here to bump up the algorithm, just about to watch, must comment first!

@karinsvsg8473 2 года назад

Oh what is the music you had playing while doing the touch ups??? It literally reached into my soul and wrung tears into my eyes...so beautiful! Can I find it somewhere?

@megoryan4692 2 года назад

Agreed; it's haunting, melancholy, and gorgeous.

@ivonafilipovic1162 2 года назад

I literally read all the comments and no one knows the name of the song but it's so beautiful :(

@acmejia 2 года назад

@@ivonafilipovic1162 I think he used it on another video and someone had the name... I know it's too many videos and comments to search through... Somehow I remember the music associated with lots of blue, but maybe I'm misremembering.

@karissawiggins3171 2 года назад

I always love Julien’s “gentlemanly shade” 😂

@joecardonita9924 2 года назад

I especially enjoy seeing the painting come to life as you,with your brush, take away the distractions. Your gift is giving back to the artist his painting

@VanK782 2 года назад

I really appreciate that recently Julian started putting the sponsorships at the beginning

@1LittleBlackBox 2 года назад

Yay!! It's a Baumgartner monday!! Thanks Julian!!

@AvalonDreamz Год назад

Amazing video, as is expected! But the music paired with the image while you did the retouching made me giggle a bit. It was such a soothing lullaby sound paired with such a morbid painting 🤣 You did a great job on fixing the image though. I would love to see the whole painting united as one piece.

@ClairedyCat325 2 года назад

been having a tough time lately, and i just needed to watch something more chill, so i decided to watch some restorations that i haven't seen yet. anyway, i must be more stressed than i thought because when the music came on over the footage of the retouching i almost started crying. it was so absolutely what i didn't know i needed. i really appreciate all these videos but this one was extra soothing

@Altanicorn 2 года назад

Me: ah its past midnight, time for bed. Julian: think again

@miehiep1977 2 года назад

I'd actually love to see the colour palette and see what youre doing while mixing the colours! It'd be very educational!

@Jen39x 2 года назад

Amazing how as the split disappears I suddenly see the gore of severed severed neck!

@MsTJPink 2 года назад

Whilst I love watching the preparation and background work, my favourite is the retouching, it's watching a blemish disappear before your eyes, that magic...one minute there's a gap...and then it's gone! I love watching.

@fluorescentalien5204 2 года назад

I really love the way julian talks about his work from different angles with each painting. I feel like im understanding getting a slightly better picture of what its like each time.

@AvatarPrimus 2 года назад

28:31 I was wondering what the whole painting would be like, thanks for this moment of revelation. Amazing restoration as always!

@ricardoarguelles6706 2 года назад

I was hoping for a restoration like this, your work on wood in general still surprises me how clean you are with it, the approach you engage in is always mature, delicate, thoughtful on the artist. I'm genuinely impressed. Thank you for the content, much love Julian.

@NZKaz 2 года назад

Sitting here (on a treadmill in fact) on the Hauraki plains of new Zealand watching this in a power cut at 6.30am and thoroughly enjoying this video !

@youseeit916 2 года назад

Me: buys picture frames held together with staples Julian: creates a cradle with better engineering than the Golden Gate Bridge

@memoriam.victoriam 2 года назад

i love how the green in her dress just glows god i love this piece (or this piece of the piece)

@ocdholic 2 года назад

Spending hours trying to restore an image of a decapitated head would definitely give me nightmares 😵

@minawashere8575 2 года назад

I'm sure he's restored worse. I want to be an art Conservator and I think something like this would be fun. But I also don't get nightmares very often.

@Sarydormi 2 года назад

Dunno, I feel nothing looking at this head Maybe because through the course of my life I've seen worse things being an artist and looking for references, sometimes of irl bones and muscle I guess this dulled my psyche

@Man-ej6uv 2 года назад

*me, who has seen flesh fall off corpses of animals that have been macerating in water* *seen countless dead things* nah. it’s fine

@minawashere8575 2 года назад

@@Man-ej6uv That sounds horrifying. I've only attempted to clean animal bones once(so far) and I waited for the bugs to deal with before I even touched them. I guess I have to get over that fear, but I can't imagine the smell. Is it awful?

@webtoedman 2 года назад

@@Man-ej6uv H.R. Geiger models?

@a-complished4406 2 года назад

“I am happy that I am happy “ … this is my new motto.

@kjwhitty8820 6 месяцев назад

I'm so pleased you were able to show us the entire painting. Puts an entire new perspective on the work. Another beautiful restoration.

@DEmma1972 2 года назад

It would be fun on April the 1st to show yourself taking a work of art and removing all the restoration (filmed backwards) leaving a damaged dirty piece of art

@samanthadean1083 2 года назад

Fantastic job as usual, Julian!!! Hopefully this painting will one day be reunited with it’s upper half!!!

@xandresousa Год назад

OMG Julian you are so talented!! I could watch your videos all day… Congrats on the great restorations!

@patricialittau4829 2 года назад

Julian watching you restore this was remarkable. You have a real talent and the ability to make a viewer feel they are actually learning something.

@nerdisaur 2 года назад

Tiny whisk vs tiny screwdriver Choose your fighter

@statewench2828 2 года назад

I always know you will be able to bring a painting back to life so to speak. This one, however small had me wondering if you would be able to match it up as it is on the most viewed area. Of course you did. Bravo! When you said that you found the rest of the painting my heart skipped a beat. Congratulations, the composition makes sense now. As always, another painting saved...Thank you

@spacecat_scribbles 2 года назад

Wow the brushwork on this painting is some of the most beautiful I've ever seen. Just look at the detail in the beard! And the eyelashes! And the dress! On an unrelated note, my dad made a website with squarespace recently and I immediately thought of your ads. I'm not sure why, I guess they're just very memorable

@katharper655 2 года назад

Looking at the severed head of the martyred saint, I find it actually moves me more than a film presentation of the same subject. The Power Of Art.

@aliciamersdorf4426 2 года назад

Your engineering abilities always amaze me. As, of course, does your artistic ability. A true mensch,

@ClearlyPixelated 2 года назад

Thank you for being a little more forthcoming on the substances you use for conservation! I was always super curious as to which filler you use and which detergents you use.

@mortalclown3812 2 года назад

Extraordinary craftsmanship in modern times. I'll wager you're inspiring a whole new generation to excellence in this and other fields. Respect.

@r.j.macready3218 2 года назад

If only I could restore my life as easily as you restore paintings.

@sethusk 2 года назад

I really enjoyed how many jokes there were about someone who was decapitated.

@glorymardiaz3794 2 года назад

Your videos are so relaxing and mesmerizing. Also a great story teller. I would love a video of a historian explaining certain arts in history along with customs historians and yourself. A series would be great too. Thanks for all the hard work.

@jo-vf8jx 2 года назад

If you type in art history documentary, you’ll find plenty of documentaries on art through the ages😉

@TheJanetn 2 года назад

The Upper Portion of the Original Painting sold at Auction in Sept. 2006 at Koller Auctions for CHF 281,000 Swiss Francs. I think this is over $300,000 in dollars. The owners should get the two halves put together by Baumgartner! That would be a sight to see!

@ophiuchus2059 2 года назад

Your vídeos are the only thing that calms my anxiety so I can sleep. I watch it literally everyday since I discovered it. Thank you!

@lizhasasthma 2 года назад

So cool to see the potential whole painting at the end! It looks like it might've been a Judith and Holofernes of Salome painting, though given that it looks like a Flemish/Dutch painting, Judith could be more likely since it was fashionable at the time of it's creation for noblewomen to be painted as her with their husbands being the model for Holofernes's head (who knows why).

@reginaromsey 2 года назад

Judith wouldn’t be holding Holofernes head on a plate. She was a cut and run Lady who whacked her John, grabbed the head, wrapped it up and quietly sashayed out for a stroll through the enemy camp with her maid. This makes her a Jewish Heroine rather than an abused child.

@emmahealy4863 Год назад

@@reginaromsey I misread that as "Herobrine" and was trying to figure out what this had to do with a Minecraft creepypasta 😭

@AshleyMickelsen 2 года назад

I love watching the retouching. It's so satisfying to see damage disappear or blend in. Looks incredible Jullian! 👏

@oldmanballer5088 2 года назад

So not only are you a heck of an art restorer but one heck of a wood worker too!

@tahliahart5438 4 месяца назад

What gets me about this portion of the painting is the stark contrast of the realism of the head versus the almost cartoony composition of the gloved hand. Since we do not have the rest of the woman in the painting to compare the style too, it feels like a toon hand. It's odd to look at next to a decapitated head that is bruised and the skin has started to sallow and green with decomposition. I kinda love it. Beautiful job as always Julian. May the two halves be reunited one day and may Baumgartner Restoration be the one to do it. Edit: well Julian was able to find the top half. Don't I look silly for not waiting until the end lol. And yes, now that I see the woman as a whole, the gloves absolutely make sense.