The painstaking work of art restoration is often done in a studio or a lab, removing decades of dulling dirt and dust, or repairing works that have been damaged, always with the aim of helping art –…
Renaissance
This 10-minute film explores the life and art of Alonso Berruguete, the revolutionary sculptor and painter of Renaissance Spain. Around 1506, when still a teenager, Berruguete traveled from his…
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Curator-in-Charge of the Met Department of Arms and Armor Pierre Terjanian takes an absolutely out of his mind Adam Savage through the museum's historic and…
A rare masterpiece from a 16th-century female artist is back on view after centuries of disrepair.
Traveling from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte in Naples, the exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see works by significant Italian, French, and Spanish artists who worked in…
Watch a video about the conservation of Albrecht Dürer's Arch of Honor of Maximilian I, also known as The Triumphal Arch, a monumental woodblock print made up of thirty-six sheets of paper. Assembled…
Exploring the history of St Michael Defeating the Devil by the Master of Belmonte from 1450-1500.
Alexander Noelle, Anne L. Poulet Curatorial Fellow, provides an introduction to the exhibition 'Bertoldo di Giovanni: The Renaissance of Sculpture in Medici Florence' on view at The Frick Collection…
Narrated by Academy Award nominee Glenn Close, this short film includes new footage of the original settings of the artist’s works in Florence, Pistoia, and Venice.
In a world of da Vinci biographical sketches, Bambach's four-volume tome, Leonardo Da Vinci Rediscovered, is a masterpiece.
Enjoy a private showing with Tom Scott as he uncovers the fascinating history behind the Louvre's largest painting, The Wedding Feast at Cana. Tom takes you through the painting's ups and downs…
Join Collections Conservator Alice Tate-Harte as she works to restore Titian's 'Orpheus Enchanting the Animals' from the Wellington Collection at London's Apsley House.
Discover the astonishing story of a lost Titian masterpiece. Started in the mid-16th century, ‘Portrait of a Lady and her Daughter’ was unfinished when Titian died in 1576. According to several art…
He is revered as one of the greatest artists of all time. For centuries he has typified the perfect artistic genius. His greatest legacy is the surviving works that we can see today - The Sistene…
A painting long believed to be a skillful imitation of a masterpiece by Botticelli has been revealed to be from the studio of the man himself – all through clever uses of conservation science.