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Any geek here interested in art restoration?

kenny

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What a skill set to have! I am always amazed at someone’s patience and precision to do that type of work. Must be so rewarding to the craftsman.
 
Imagine the level of expertise, experience, trust, and ... insurance policy premiums required to restore, oh, say, the Mona Lisa. :eek2:
 
Imagine the level of expertise, experience, trust, and ... insurance policy premiums required to restore, oh, say, the Mona Lisa. :eek2:

I can’t begin to imagine. I can’t imagine the cost for this restoration but you definitely need that level of expertise for such a wonderful outcome.

My patience is limited so I truly admire those that can do such tedious work. When he brings out the containers of varnish and such, I almost giggle because I would be the clumsy person that would accidentally knock it over and ruin the whole piece! The fact that he makes it look so easy is testament to his training and experience. Impressive.
 
hmm going to have to watch it.
A while back I was watching a documentary that claimed that many famous paintings have been restored so many times that less than 20% of the original paint remains.
 
A story about paintings revealed under the one we see!
 
wow that was awesome Kenny
thanks for posting!!!
 
Must mention this most unfortunate project.

Good thing this amateur was kept away from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.

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SNIP:
The intervention transformed the painting and made it look similar to a monkey, and for this reason it is sometimes referred to as Ecce Mono (roughly Behold the Monkey, "mono" being Spanish for "monkey"). The work has not been re-restored, instead it became an educational and tourist attraction.

 
Must mention this most unfortunate project.

Good thing this amateur was kept away from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel.

2.jpg

SNIP:
The intervention transformed the painting and made it look similar to a monkey, and for this reason it is sometimes referred to as Ecce Mono (roughly Behold the Monkey, "mono" being Spanish for "monkey"). The work has not been re-restored, instead it became an educational and tourist attraction.


I think I could paint the one on the right - did that restoration person get the sack?
 
 
Don't laugh at Art History's Botox. 325987.gif
 
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Seriously ...



But of course, this was inevitable.

 
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