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By the Victoria & Albert Museum. Victor Borges, Senior Sculpture Conservator at the V&A, discusses the V&A collection and the new discoveries which have uncover new information on their materials, techniques, history and provenance. Find out more: https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/conservation. Created by Smarthistory.
Diana Heath, Senior Metals Conservator at the V&A, describes the challenges of treating the Wolsey Angels – rare examples of copper figures created for the English Tudor court at the height of the Renaissance, between 1524 and 1529. The Angels were made by the Italian sculptor, Benedetto da Rovezzano (1474–1554), to adorn a magnificent tomb commissioned by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. After the English Civil War, the Angels disappeared, and were only recently rediscovered, having stood unrecognised on the gateposts of a stately home in Northamptonshire, perhaps for centuries. Not originally intended for outdoor exposure, their surfaces altered radically over time. The separation of each pair of Angels accounts for their difference in appearance, together with the loss of their wings. Extensive conservation work at the V&A has now enlivened the appearance of the Angels and ensured their future preservation. The Wolsey Angels were purchased with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, a gift in memory of Melvin R. Seiden, the Friends of the V&A, the Ruddock Foundation for the Arts, the American Friends of the V&A, and many other generous donors thanks to a major public appeal in 2014. Find out more: https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/conservation. Created by Smarthistory.
See some of the tools conservators use to get the job done. Want to learn more about what goes on behind the scenes at the Milwaukee Art Museum? Check out the Kohl's Art Generation Lab Gallery Guide for Families and Teachers at http://teachers.mam.org/resource/kohls-art-generation-lab-gallery-guide-for-families-teachers.
Photography helps MoMA conservators determine how to treat Picasso's 1913 Cubist sculpture, Still-Life with Guitar. To learn about how art changes over time, enroll in one of MoMA's courses online. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
How angular momentum is conserved within a system when there is no external torque.
Charge can't be created, and it can't be destroyed. Created by David SantoPietro.
Learn about the work of the Getty Museum's paintings conservation team. Created by Getty Museum.
By the Victoria & Albert Museum. The beautiful Ardabil Carpet is one of the most important objects in the V&A’s Middle Eastern Collection, and the centrepiece of our Jameel Gallery of Islamic art. As the world’s oldest dated carpet, it is incredibly delicate and needs careful preservation. How is such a large and precious object preserved? Join our Head of Science, Boris Pretzel, and curator of Islamic Collections at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin, Moya Carey, to find out how it can be kept in displayable condition over the next 500 years. Find out more: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-ardabil-carpet. Created by Smarthistory.
By the Victoria & Albert Museum. The V&A is home to the national collection of portrait miniatures – tiny paintings from the 16th century which offer a great insight into how people looked and dressed. With issues such as paint flaking and mould growth, these delicate objects must be cared for carefully. Find out how we investigate and analyse the miniatures in order to understand more about what they were made of, when they were made, and how to conserve them. Discover more: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/portrait-miniatures. Created by Smarthistory.
A conservative force exists when the work done by that force on an object is independent of the object's path. Instead, the work done by a conservative force depends only on the end points of the motion. An example of a conservative force is gravity. Created by David SantoPietro.
Follow the conservation treatment and research of “Emblem of Folly,” a painting from colonial Cuzco. This is one of ten paintings in the Cuzco School style that were recently gifted to The Met as part of the Museum’s effort to collect works from colonial Latin America. José Luis Lazarte Luna, Assistant Conservator in Paintings Conservation, who was born and raised in Lima, Peru, says that conservation can “shine a light on those communities or artists that have not had the focus before.” These paintings have many unknowns, from the identities of their Indigenous makers to the materials they used. Committed study of these works can help create a better understanding of Latinx cultural identity and history.
"What does it take to revive a masterwork?" Michael Gallagher on conserving Charles Le Brun's Everhard Jabach and His Family Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690). Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family, ca. 1660. Oil on canvas; 110 1/4 x 129 1/8 in. (280 x 328 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, in honor of Keith Christiansen, 2014 (2014.250) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/626692 MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month. http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/metcollects Credits Director: Christopher Noey Producer and Editor: Kate Farrell Camera: Sarah Cowan, Kate Farrell, Lisa Rifkind Design: Natasha Mileshina Music: Austin Fisher Explore more on MetMedia: http://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video.
Explore the process of conserving Matisse's The Swimming Pool, one of the artist's most beloved cut-out masterpieces and a centerpiece of the Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs exhibition at MoMA. Create your own cut-outs and collages and learn about Matisse's life in the online courses Modern Art: 1880-1945 and Experimenting with Collage.. Created by The Museum of Modern Art.
Explore the process of conserving Matisse's The Swimming Pool, one of the artist's most beloved cut-out masterpieces and a centerpiece of the Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs exhibition at MoMA.
Conservators use raking light to study the condition of a canvas and paint films. Applying the technique to Van Gogh’s “Enclosed Field with Ploughman” (1889) reveals the animation of the brushstrokes, giving insight into the artist’s technique. This month, Paintings Conservator Irene Konefal is cleaning the canvas in our “Conservation in Action” gallery. The project is made possible by Bank of America.
The "Portrait of Philip IV" by Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660) returned recently from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, having been cleaned for the first time in more than sixty years. The gleaming silver brocade covering the king's crimson coat is executed in an extraordinarily free and spontaneous manner, which is almost unparalleled in the painter's production and can now be better appreciated. The treatment by Michael Gallagher, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge of Paintings Conservation, revealed the dazzling original surface that had been veiled by a yellowing varnish. Additionally, the first technical studies of the painting were undertaken, involving microscopy, X-radiography, and infrared reflectography.
Go behind the scenes with Ella Hendriks, senior conservator at the Van Gogh Museum, as she restores Vincent van Gogh's painting 'Field with Irises near Arles'. The restoration is made possible by our partner in restoration AkzoNobel and Stichting Lieve. View the painting up close: http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0037V1962.
Conservator Nicole Ryder explains the process of conserving the Gallery's portrait of King Edward VI. The portrait goes on display as part of The Real Tudors: Kings and Queens Rediscovered at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 12 September 2014 to 1 March 2015. Find out more about the conservation project, supported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch: http://ow.ly/xSer8.
A paper conservator balances the historical integrity of a drawing while preserving the appearance intended by the artist. Watch a Getty conservator analyze and treat an old master drawing. Created by Getty Museum.