Art restoration

A protective finish is applied to keep paintings safe from wear, but they will discolor as a result of time going by. About two hundred years ago, someone coated a 1618 oil portrait of an unknown lady with a thick layer of varnish and it wasn't until recently that the true colors of the artwork were unearthed. Art expert and host of the BBC One show Fake or Fortune Philip Mould shared footage with his followers, revealing the careful removal of the protective varnish from the painting, and…

Monumental tapestries are cleaned and conserved.

In a matter of minutes, the piece is radically transformed.

The 19th-century plaster cast of Michelangelo's David will form one of the centrepieces of the refurbished Italian Cast Court at the Victoria and Albert Museum when it's reopened later this month.

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Last 26th November, the newly restored “Transverberation of Saint Teresa”, one of the undisputed masterpieces of Baroque Rome by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, was revealed to the public. A proper visual perception of the artwork has been now deservedly returned to pilgrims and art enthusiasts who have been always attracted by this desired destination, enshrined in the golden splendor of the chiesa di Santa Maria della Vittoria.

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Michelangelo’s statue of David is an iconic statement on physical perfection and continues to inspire emerging artists, says a University of Melbourne expert.

Conservator Yana van Dyke explains how the use of lead white pigment in the illustrations of medieval manuscripts, such the Winchester Bible, has implications on the conservation and preservation of such works today.