@@liaalexan224 yes and he seems so professional already. I can't believe he's the same age as me. I'm so glad he agreed to be included in the video, what an interesting story of the painting
@@da_yanti.f.6363 yeah exactly, at the same age as us he is so good, hope he can achieve what he wants he seems to really like it, it was a nice collab with Julian!
That glue scraping one was just painful to watch, brought to mind the old adage about how to eat an elephant.......one bite (in this case, scrape) at a time.
Yes, this is the first time a client has been shown on camera. I've heard that Julian asks most of his clients if they want to be in the video, and if he has their permission to use the painting in a youtube video. Most say no to using the painting in a video, and almost everyone has said no to being in the video. Julian said this in a livestream when asked if he could get a video of a client's reaction to a conserved painting.
McGregor at 19: I saved this painting and have the money to start my fine arts collection Me at 19: dang my car is overheating again and I had ramen for dinner all week
@@Skeptic2006 well, they didn't really say they're not grateful about it. It's just a joke, in a perfect place to be thrown. Maybe loosen up a bit? Even solely from typing I can SEE you a little stiff.
Can’t believe the owner of this painting is only nineteen years old. Great interview on how he came about the painting. As always, it is a treasure to see how you restore an impossible damage painting into it original state or close to the original state. Can wait to see the final product.
@@reeft It's very possible that he managed to make the money by himself. And considering that he said during the call that there were paintings that he couldn't afford, he probably isn't as privileged as you make him out to be.
@@reeft Some will have it. The question is how those who have it will use it. How do we know he will not use his position to be, say, a philanthropist, after successfully dealing in art. And with Julian, he has quite a consultant. Some systems try to bluntly get rid of privilege. Wiser ones steer the use of privilege to the good.
@@SeekingTheLoveThatGodMeans7648 and simultaneously and meaningfully strive toward some good egalitarian ideal so that more have access to a high standard of living.
McGregor is obviously a fan of Julien's videos. Its so cute to see him excited to be talking to him. This was defenently the coolest addition to these videos
It’s great to see how proud he is to buy a damaged painting and how he says he couldn’t just leave this historical beauty there, he had to have it restored. He obviously genuinely loves and sees the value in the art, damaged or not. It makes me so happy to see someone like this enjoying this painting and Julien’s excellent work.
@@lhaviland8602 "piss christ", as funny as it sounds, was actually a statement against the "art world" you mentioned, it still remains very controversial.
The original artist could never have imagined that his painting would be watched being restored by the equivalent of more than 1/50 of the population of Italy at the time of creation 600 years later as evening entertainment…
are u good in math? italians are 60350000 an his 1/50 is 1200000 the video has 252000. the right proportion is more about 1/240. what data about italy you have?
You are not alone! Watching Julian clean old yellowed varnish off and seeing the artist's original luminous colors is my favorite part of his videos. In case where the surface was really dirty, the transformation is amazing.
Hey, as a broke person with a fine arts collection, you don't need to be rich to be able to acquire things like this! You just have to know the right places to look, and young people are allowed to save their money to enjoy things they deeply appreciate, I also studied Art History and it's absolutely worth every penny. Huge respect for this young lad, would love to see anything else from his future collection!
i did a little research on that coat of arms: the two nobles in the painting are Margherita d'Este (1411-1476, daughter of the marquess of Ferrara) and Galasso Pio II (son of the Lord of Carpi).
Corretto, inoltre essendo Marco I il Pio, padre di Galasso, morto a Ferrara è certamente probabile che il ritratto matrimoniale sia stato eseguito da un pittore facente parte della scuola ferrarese del XV secolo. Alcuni dei più importanti nel periodo storico in questione ( 1430-1445 ), in quanto Margherita morì in giovane età, sono Angelo Maccagnino e Baldassarre d'Este. Per quanto riguarda i pittori esterni, c'è una notevole somiglianza stilistica con la raffigurazione della Margherita d'Este del video con quella del "Ritratto di principessa estense" di Piero della Francesca, che al tempo era molto attivo a Ferrara tanto da ritrarre il padre della donna, Niccolò III d'Este nella famosa Flagellazione di Cristo. Ovviamente queste sono soltanto supposizioni, ma anche questo è il bello dell'arte. Si spera che questo mistero si risolva nel prossimo video!
@@raffaelerossi9035 tutto vero, aggiungo che ho tentato di capire in che anno i due si siano sposati (per ricavare la data di esecuzione dell'opera, evidentemente eseguita in occasione delle nozze), purtroppo senza successo.
@@stefanosavelli610 Viene riportato da molte fonti che Margherità morì nel 1452, il che può fornire un periodo generale. Tuttavia la ricerca è complicata perchè sembrano esserci 3 omonimie nella corte ferrarese.
I am doing a massive data entry job. I am entering almost 40 years of courses (dozens of different courses) taken by nearly 1,000 students/trainees. It is highly detailed work that requires a great deal of focus and concentration. It is a mind-boggling, mind-numbing, process. And I can hear Julian Baumgartner's voice in my head patiently saying: "But this is the job, and this is how it must be done, if you are to do it correctly." Watching his videos reminds me of the principles that must be adhered to in order to do a job with integrity. His videos also cheer me up whenever I get tired and begin to despair. (;->) (I already said this once on the Patreon channel, but I still wanted to share this.)
There are few things more satisfying than unveiling the art in your trade. It doesn’t even matter what you do, art is omnipresent. Sometimes it just hides under surface grime and a think layer of tarnished varnish ;)
19! How impressive McGregor is. You have to appreciate a teenage art buff👏. I’m so excited to see the look on his face when Julian presents his finished product back to him.
It's so interesting that the first client willing to be on camera is so young. I wonder if there's a generational concern about being exposed on the internet, that older generations are uncomfortable about but younger generations embrace.
I guess that many of his clients are wealthy and many wealthy people, at least in Germany, don't really want to draw attention to them. But it's probably a mix of multiple reasons
What a lovely young man. And to already have this tremendous interest and knowledge. I have seen most videos, but this one I really really enjoyed due to the interaction withe the owner of the painting. I could have watched it for hours. His enthousiasm, and you can tell the love he has for art. I hope to see you making more of these interactive videos if possible.
The smile on the clients face is just so contagious! You can tell how excited he is to take have this painting taken care of properly, edit -Also we love to see the 19 year old art history peeps unite 💪🏻
I think his transitions are excellent. Additionally, I've found a few of his sponsors to be highly worthwhile. Thank you Julian for your excellent work and thank you to your sponsors for allowing us to see it. DA
It’s refreshing to be able to see the client and discover how he got the painting and what drew him to it. Especially a young collector. I worked as a preparator (a glorified mover in direct contact with some of the most important artifacts in Canada) at the, then, Canadian Museum of Civilization (not the Museum of History) and did a summer at the National Gallery of Canada as a preparator. Philip Mould’s lockdown videos, “Art in Isolation” where he features an artwork in his home and talks about the artist and why he bought a painting is endlessly fascinating, as are your videos. Knowing the history of an object and seeing it come back to life is lovely!
Seeing and hearing the client was a refreshing twist. I was stunned when he said he was nineteen years old. I’m plagued with a dozen other questions. As a historian, university academic advisor, and artist myself, I was thrilled to hear his passion for art. He’s going to have an enriched life. Thank again Julian for another great video.
mcgreggor talked about the painting as when you see a pet for adoption and you just cant resist to take them home. I hope it pays off🤞🏼this is pretty exciting
Of course itll be a 19 year old who finally agrees to show up on camera to talk about the painting. Kuddos to him for doing so. We needed this. To see the owner’s perspective and emotion when the talk about the piece it’s refreshing. This young man has a great future ahead of him. Great job
McGregor sounds like such an old soul. He has a bearing far beyond his years. You can see he really has genuine passion for art also. Thats always satisfying to see.
Words cannot explain how joyous I am. Not only are we *FINALLY* getting to see the grateful clients, but the First we get to see is an astonishingly young man with a genuine love and want for art history and preservation.
This man is so versatile; his humor, irony and way of explaining things make everyone watch his videos for that reason. This was one of the few videos i didn't skip the sponsorship part of :D
When Julian said the canvas was "just glued down", I literally uttered "Oh my god...". Thank goodness I'm in the break room by myself, because I'm almost positive I had a look of mortification on my face.
lol, my husband was making breakfast as I was watching this and I was talking to him about how even though I have nothing to do with art personally, I've watched enough of Julian's videos to know what's supposed to be there and when he discovers/says stuff like this, I now have that knee-jerk reaction of indignation and professional outrage as if I actually work in the business, lol. Like, I'm just unemployed me sitting in my living room with my face in full-on, "omg the horror!!!" mode whenever I see staples or a shoddily-applied interlining come up. 😂
i feel so happy seeing a client so close to my age. i am an art major and i go to an art college and absolutely everyone hates art history. i personally live for art history and it soo great to see a fellow college student who sees the beauty of art history and appreciate it so much.
I’m so sorry to learn that your fellow students hate art history. It’s what excited me and drew me into European & American history (which I had previously hated!). Glad it’s important to you, too. ☺️
Gotta be honest I had heart palpitations when he began chopping bits off the canvas! Very fascinating that there’s going to be carbon dating done on it all though.
Right?! And he works with such speed and sureness. I kept reminding myself what the world looked like when that handwoven backing canvas was new. Thoroughly enjoyed Part 1.
OMG! We get to see a client and one who's young and enthused about his piece of art. I really hope he's willing to appear again when you've worked your craft (won't say magic because it's not, it's extreme skill and experience). If anyone can save that painting, it's you.
Just finished watching the first 10 minutes which consisted of the conversation with the client, McGregor. He is clearly an exceptional young man. I can't wait to see this restoration and it's result and the customer's delight afterwards.
This painting makes you think of what is the real value of a painting. Even if it turns out to be a 19th century copy, the value it has for its owner is immense. It changed the course of his life, that is worth more than any money.
Just think of it... There are so many old paintings lost during the history, so if there are some copies that survived, aren't they as valuable to us today as the lost originals?
I am in awe at the delicacy needed to peel the canvas itself off of the paint layer. Learning more about painting conservation is a treat, I love seeing the painting's original condition and guessing which steps need to happen. The editing was really nicely done this episode as well.
What a truly lovely young man McGregor is. I hope he has a long and happy life ahead of him full of the beauty and history of art. That gust of wind was serendipitous and has obviously proved a turning point in his life. May he never lose that awe and wonder he has within him.
Your calmness during these procedures never ceases to impress. I was certainly holding my breath at several times. Absolute pleasure to see and hear from your client, this definitely enhances the restoration experience for me.
Hearing the story of the owner was SO ENTERTAINING! It really adds to the overall history of the painting, I wish more clients of your agreed to little interviews of this kind. Anywho, wonderful video as always, keep up the good work!!
I'd LOVE it if you could incorporate client stories into these videos more often. I understand that's probably not very likely given that a lot of clients would probably like to be private.
@@Lord_Raymund This is the second time we're getting to see a client, the first on youtube though. This is also the first time that we're getting to see the client relations from the beginning, the last one was only the reaction to the finished product which was on the "Becoming Whole" restoration.
At 3:50, when [McGregor] was talking I thought he said "his parents had been antique stealers." I had to rewind to figure out it was probably "antiques dealers".
The only thing I wanna know about Julian’s work that I don’t think has been discussed before on here is the cost of the process and what he charges clients for his labour- so much care and consideration goes into this work that I can’t imagine what the price tag is like
Peope who buy fine art aren't middle class or working class, this whole process has to be very very expensive! Taking a shot in the dark I would say 5000$ minimum
@El_Bartto And that is for a minor job. One of the major reconstruction pieces would buy a new car I would think - probably not a Tesla, but a decent Kia perhaps.
@@erinl.945 wow- that’s actually some really cool insight, thank you so much for sharing that! I hope your paintings turned out exactly how you wanted them x especially for that kind of money Oof
@@liamrobertson6051 They turned out beautifully. This one was painted by my great-grandmother and I saw the cost as an investment in keeping it in good condition for the next generation. Hopefully something that only needs to be done once every 100 years! My future grandkids can pay for it next time. :)
I’m thrilled to see a young man who is so interested in history, in art and in their preservation. I predict that he will have a successful career and a life enriched by the love of his work. I only wish that could be true for all of us.
Thank you very much to your client, McGregor (?), for appearing on camera. It's very kind of him to address the audience on camera. I hope he enjoyed the experience!
Oh my Gosh! This was so unexpected! I love knowing the history of the painting and actually what happened for the unfortunate result! And getting to know the client makes things so much kinda closer i guess haha Anyways, I love your videos and have been watching them for years. It's really good seeing you improve and evolve! Keep up this amazing job that you do so gracefully! Greetings from Brazil :D
I think he was great from the get go but I guess you are always improving. To start a RU-vid channel on your full time job requires not only confidence but skill.
It’s always surprising to see how strong, yet thin the washikozo is. When Julian faced the painting, he picked up a large section of the washikozo after it was saturated. It looked like his fingers should have gone right through, but that paper is too strong.
I hope we get to see his reaction when the painting is done. I think it will be nice to see the joy on his face when the art piece shows its full glory. 💚
I like how you say that damaging paintings is the opposite of what you want, when it is in part what pays your salary, really shows your love for the craft and not the monetary gain.
How very excited the client seems. I love the scrapping, I like painting with acrylics just so I can peel off the paint from my palette. I’m a nurse and I paint to release stress. When I’m too tired to break out the paints I think I’ll watch you. 🤗
Watching two art/history lovers geek out over fine art is so nerdy but honestly so refreshing! To see people really feel and pursue their passion and not just let it pass them by is a beautiful moment.
The transparency we're getting nowadays from Julian has been outstanding! Also its awesome to actually meet one of your clients, always great to put a face behind the person needing a painting conserved.
Whenever I think Julian has run out of ideas for how to format his videos in new and exciting ways, he pulls one of these on me where the format is once again switched up completely! Loving it
This is my new favorite! I love that the customer is included and shared the interesting background on the painting. Fantastic episode; I'm looking forward to the rest!
