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We found crabs and dragon scales that had been hidden for centuries.
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00:00-01:00 Introduction
01:01-02:16 The frame of the picture
02:17-05:24 What is the meaning of the picture?
05:25-08:06 Conservation studio
08:07-08:54 Introduction to Scientific department
08:55-13:36 Scientific scans reveal secrets
13:37-16:03 The picture is hung in the Gallery
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@AleksandraLapaeva Год назад

It would be cool to see the original paiting restored digitally with all the original colors and elements that for various reasons are not visible now. I really enjoyed this video btw. Thank you!

@MrTorleon Год назад

Absolutely fascinating and a joy to watch. As a retired medieval art historian, who worked, for the most part on the conservation of illuminated manuscripts, I was able to appreciated, in my time, the change from traditional conservation techniques to non invasive digital scanning, a technical advance - which, as this video shows, stunningly reveals so much more information that the passage of time tends to obscure. Brilliant in every way, well produced, top shelf - perhaps more, possibly, in the future ?

@MP-ke5ym Год назад

Thank you so much for this video. Please don’t ever stop producing them! The benefit to those of us who live (for example) on the west coast of Canada, are indebted to your team.

@nationalgallery Год назад

More to come, Marilyn!

@nikelambooy320 Год назад

I'd love to see a modern day reproduction of this, to give some idea of what it would have looked like when it was just painted! absolutely fascinating!

@Kis-met Год назад

I love the National Gallery series ....the talks and explanations are wonderful for people like me , who love art but have no technical knowledge of it . What a great way to enjoy all these beautiful pieces , even when I don't have the opportunity to visit The National Gallery. Thank you for all the hard work that goes into producing these videos.

@cestmarrant1 Год назад

I so appreciate all the close-ups and animation elements of this video that highlighted what was being discussed.

@m.u.550 Год назад

I always get goosebumps when i see these old beautiful masterpieces of art, which come from an era so long ago. Thank you for this video!

@kostas6621 Год назад

Beautiful merge of byzantium and western art! I love the painstaking process it took to conserve such a beautiful piece of srt. Incredible the methods used to scan and discover the different kinds of paints and designs that can't longer be seen with our eyes. Beautiful indeed.

@rafa-qz9do Год назад

It's always fascinating to look at old paintings such as this one. It's like a window to a completely different world.

@Beruthiel45 Год назад

I love how science illuminates the art and the artist's skills and techniques. It's particularly wonderful when long hidden details are brought to life and we can appreciate the abilities and world view of the past. Thank you. 💞

@SpringNotes Год назад

So fascinating. It's wonderful with modern technology, and with open minded staff, you're able to see the true intent of the artist.

@favouritemoon4133 Год назад

This was completely fascinating from start to finish. I know making videos like this might feel difficult [in all kinds of ways] and that making them takes all of you from other work, but please, please make more like this, because it was just brilliant viewing. My sincere thanks to *everyone* involved.

@sophitsa79 Год назад

Brilliant video! With my amateur knowledge, stylistically, the painting looks like what would happen if an Italian artist (maybe a Venetian) travelled to the late Byzantine Empire, which by then was largely run by Germanic kings, and had a go at had to go at presenting the Virgin Mary as a byzantine - Germanic queen

@suzannedixon8277 Год назад

This was a delight. It's wonderful to be able to view it from Australia, so I endorse the appreciation from others who watched this from their countries around the globe.

@kittymervine6115 Год назад

Thank you, and each person is a delight. You can tell they enjoy their work and understand the importance.

@joealtmaier9271 Год назад

Fascinating to see professionals at work. Quite interesting! In addition I'm impressed by the artist's techniques - particularly in having elements of the scenes actually exceed the framing paint. The upper-left corner panel has part of what, a cave? exceeding the painted square it's 'intended' to be bound by. And even the 'mandala' that surrounds the main character exceeds not only her frame, but the entire painting! It extends past the blank border on the top to nearly the wooden frame. In modern times artists discover the visual power of violating bounds like this. This artist knew about it, and used it effectively, hundreds of years ago.

@casanova07scrr Год назад

I totally love this video, the details, the flow of the conversations... Thank you. Greetings from Puerto Rico.

@robertafierro5592 7 месяцев назад

The oldest painting! I find that SO.EXCITING!

@larsivarhordnes182 Год назад

thank you for publishing this. It is fascinating how you are able to see new sides of these exquisite ancient pieces

@debbieb-c Год назад

Absolutely brilliant ! Thank you for explaining and showing all the different aspects of the restoration! Loved it!

@sharonkaczorowski8690 8 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful piece. Wonderful restoration.

@cstz Год назад

Great video as always! I really appreciate that you show us a bit from every stage of the process, including the scientific team and even the process of displaying the work on the wall. Thank you!

@watchmedo635 Год назад

So glad to see more videos on this restoration!

@elenabarantcheeva1971 Год назад

Thank you for programm on research and restorations on this painting. Next time in gallery, will be looking for it. And with knowledge of details from this video I will appreciate it better. Thanks for educating on restoration work.

@boblemedieval Год назад

Fantastic work, love that you share the process!

@sharonkaczorowski8690 Год назад

Truly amazing restoration…learned so much from your vids.

@Undermarysmantleforever Год назад

Beautiful painting , thanks for saving it . 👏👏👏

@cherryllcooper679 Год назад

So fascinating! Thank you for sharing.

@sacredkinetics.lns.8352 Год назад

Beautiful presentation, very enlightening. Thank you.

@lakelili Год назад

Fascinating! Thank you. I have to say that the trellised bands remind me of the painted ceilings in France.

@annwilliams6438 Год назад

Wonderful video. Thank you. The gold indicator lines as you were going along we’re most useful and excellently done (including the light sound effect).

@sharonkaczorowski8690 Год назад

Stunning painting!

@tinror Год назад

What fantastic work to be involved in.

@Cooper_42 Год назад

Excellent presentation, thank you.

@philreynolds2465 Год назад

Loved this episode & the insight given to the work. Only wish they could display the mapping alongside the work so visitors can appreciate it too.

@ejackson326 Год назад

Extremely interesting! Thank you so much

@gwendolynfish2102 Год назад

All of these episodes are wonderful. Such great talent working behind the scenes. Wonderful to see and listen to them!

@nationalgallery Год назад

Thank you, Gwendolyn. More to come!

@teresanferreira Год назад

Thank you.Loved to know Margarito!

@chrisfinlay3274 Год назад

really interesting, love the National Gallery's medieval collection.

@toddaulner5393 Год назад

Revealing much more beauty!

@fredhannum4015 Год назад

The painting reminds me of comic book art now with a "splash page" in the middle! ! ! Nuff Said.

@suzannelacy8093 Год назад

I live in a Cultural Desert and find it so sad that in my Salad Days 💔 my life was enriched with access to the wonders of the World in London and Paris . Now ( is the winter of my discontent ) these treasures and those of Opera , Ballet , Art , Museums and being part of our diverse Multi.. Cultural environment are sorely missed . Thank you so very much for giving me a little glimpse into what I once had .

@pierrefireball2505 Год назад

What a wonderful video to explain the process of restoration of this ancient panting. I would have loved to see maybe a digital reproduction of how beautiful this painting was when it was first painted. What I mean is since the most time when you visited a Museum they have audio to accompany you, so that is what I mean maybe provide digital imaging of it. But nonetheless, this must have been far more beautiful when first painted.

@tinafry1740 Год назад

Fascinating: thank-you. Are you planning to have pictures and description of the discoveries from the restoration work available for visitors to see?

@duncanselvester1045 Год назад

Superb! Thank you.

@ashlaiadams1 Год назад

It would be really interesting if you could do an exhibit where people can see the work as it is now, then as it was originally and some pictures of the process the scientists and historians went through to find all the hidden stuff and do restorations. It'd give people a since of how science and art can work together to form a whole picture.

@layalabi1667 Год назад

So interesting!! Thank you!

@valeriemellor6174 Год назад

Fascinating!

@TaffmanGuyo Год назад

Superb, thank you.

@vosegalleries Год назад

Wow, beautiful!

@archiewoosung5062 Год назад

Didn't see the first video, so a 'one-click' link to it here would have been helpful. Is it not desirable to treat the painting in some way (or make a copy of it) to show it as it would have been originally? The room it hangs in looks wonderful, by the way!

@warfivevy0ne454 Год назад

Masterpiece Presentation

@oscherr Год назад

Great video. Thanks TNG.

@Oscarspoem Год назад

Amazing.

@jean-francoisbrunet2031 Год назад

Very interesting. I agree with other commentators that it would be nice as a visitor to have access, maybe on some screen, to the hidden layers which must have been somewhat visible at one time.

@bodon2306 Год назад

Very interesting. Thank you

@poilagratter2417 Год назад

Very instructive, thx.

@reneehomco3207 Год назад

Thank you❤

@1234j Год назад

Thanks. Really interesting.

@ginacrusco234 Год назад

Fascinating. The sea-monsters in the St Nicholas scene are key and should be revealed by conservation. Where is the painter's signature on the X-ray image of various elements? Did the material with which it was written not show up, or was it not original?

@Divertedflight Год назад

I notice the dragon is double headed, in that the tail terminates in another head. I've seen other depicted dragons from the 13th century that have the same trait. I suspect that's because dragons were believed especially devilish in this period. Satan and his demons were illustrated as having no genitals, but a second face instead. ( Perhaps an origin of the expression, two faced?) The double head ended dragons being another variant of this.

@jeanhawken4482 Год назад

Beautiful

@Guadalupefan Год назад

Love this ❣️

@donihee137 Год назад

Thank you!

@Philip-bk2dm Год назад

This is the first time that I have seen a reclining nativity Madonna. Charming.

@mozdickson Год назад

Tremendous work. For those unfamiliar with Christian theology and the New Testament, the stories of the saints (aside from the panels depicting Mary, Christ's mother) are what we'd describe as extra-biblical. In other words legends which are not included in the books within the canon (historically agreed or accepted scriptures) of the New Testament. So no, no dragons or rolling in thorn bushes in the New Testament!

@ken1midjourney Год назад

Amazing

@benwilson6145 Год назад

Thank you.

@betsybattles2696 Год назад

What would be wonderful would be to take all the data and recreate what it would have looked like when new.

@johns.9819 Год назад

thank you

@AndersBu Год назад

I love thise vlogs 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💕💕

@AyaBlue22 Год назад

12:49 - it appears as though each panel has a bit of a writing(?) above, describing what is featured in the scene but, was whatever the markings were addressed and I missed it?

@johan_johansson_ Год назад

Likes only as always 👏🏻💐

@bricksloth6920 Год назад

So will it eventually be color corrected so you can see the sea creatures and the scales etcetera on the dragon?

@leelajohn Год назад

I wonder how many other works of art in the National Gallery have been overlooked and labelled as “unsophisticated” when viewed through an ethnocentric lens. 🧐

@johannasaninocencio7458 Год назад

I would love to see a digital reproduction based on the elemental chromatography images of what the artwork might have looked when it was created.

@pixibelle3282 Год назад

Interesting.

@sylviags4479 Год назад

Very nice! Sure you will be this crown (more elaborate) in a picture at Museo Nazionale di San Matteo, in Pisa. Santa Caterina di Alessandria, Maestro. Di Calci, Sec. XIII :)

@andrewvictor1865 Год назад

I probably missed it, but did you give us the date of this painting?

@nationalgallery Год назад

It was made in around 1263-4!

@dawnsalois Год назад

should display the alternate light source pictures next time she is out on exhibition.

@learnenglishwithauntyjeanp1646 Год назад

I never worked out the date it was painted. Just that it was the oldest they had.

@nationalgallery Год назад

Hi Jean, it was painted in about 1263-4!

@learnenglishwithauntyjeanp1646 Год назад

Thank you!

@JJONNYREPP Год назад

How we uncovered the secrets of the Gallery’s oldest painting | National Gallery 2122pm 17.6.22 hurrah!!!

@vthompson947 Год назад

Fascinating! But St Margaret was not "excreted"! She burst her way out of the dragon's belly, hence her patronage of women in childbirth.

@shenanigans3710 Год назад

That's really interesting. I was born at a St Margaret's hospital and had no idea.

@bevcoughlan8599 Год назад

The virgin’s foot might be visible as it says in Genesis the snake will be at her heel. There is another passage that Mary will crush the serpent’s (devil) head.

@IvoPoblete Год назад

The volume is too low. With complete silence the volume's fine.

@ruadhscottygirl2480 Год назад

I would love to see a segment on how a curator decides what picture goes into which gallery, how it should be hung, what frame it needs etc. to make a cohesive whole. Why did the curator decide this artist should be put near that one, what was the focus-these are decisions that I’ve always wondered how it was done. Thank you for such an entertaining series.

@nationalgallery Год назад

Hi Ruadh, in this video at 02:41 you can watch as Letizia, one of our Curators, talks a bit about the thought process behind the rehang of our largest room in the Gallery, Room 32: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I6R5fG3gqtk.html

@h2energynow Год назад

If you could see some of the hidden images, shown by technology, you would get a deeper insight into the painting. More engaging to the viewers too.

@annakarenina3333 Год назад

I rarely comment on videos but the sound quality when the man was speaking was really sad (the XRF) I love these videos- hope the rest of the vids sound will be better

@themarquis336 20 дней назад

You have to love the casualness of their interaction at the beginning. Just in case anyone was still under the impression that museum workers are stuffy and pretentious.

@amandajstar Год назад

Confusing statement about the lower edge of the robe being 'unoriginal': Do you mean that you cleaned/cleared away a later over-painting to reveal the hem and feet? What did it look like before?

@kimberlyperrotis8962 Год назад

How old is it?

@nationalgallery Год назад

It was painted in around 1263-4!

@michellezoe4596 10 месяцев назад

Why does his last name look like Dearitio and not D'arezzo?

@tinderbox218 Год назад

Audio is too low.

@DAKESIS17 5 месяцев назад

speaks volumes about how 'saxonized' English art and world really is... Such a rare example of early Christian art and considered rubbish for so long. Insular much?:)

@marcionphilologos5367 Год назад

IT SEEMS TO ME A PAINTING OF THE 12TH CENTURY., CERTAINLY NOT LATER.

@TheMoneypresident Год назад

Some loony will say dragons 🐉 are real. Proof has been hidden.😂

@kimberlyperrotis8962 Год назад

Could you give a brief description of the painting before the details of its restoration. It might be familiar to you, but it isn’t to us viewers. Thank you.

@nationalgallery Год назад

Hi Kimberly, we have another video on the painting here! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9MyIOtuIQJQ.html