The Italian Job - Part 2 of 2
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It's rare that we truly know why an artist created a painting. Over the course of its life a painting history is often lost. We may have a final product but the impetus for its execution may never be understood. Even more rare is when that reason is painted on the front of the canvas as in the case with this Italian wedding portrait. But dating from 1450, is it truly what it portends? In order to answer that question we must first conserve the painting and then discover its mysteries.
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"He's very damaged." That's... getting a little personal there, Julian.
All I thought was "Aren't we all?" :D
I Perceive a start of a nice philosophical and existentialist discussion here... Still, it's a good joke haha...
idk why i felt attacked when he said that 😂😂😂
i felt that remark too haha
23:15
It's gotten to the point where I have developed the sense of when he is leading into an ad
A rare gift 😁
I just got an ad in the middle of his ad🤦🏻♀️
haha I did see it coming too
i guess it each time, i’ve watched him that much
He telegraphs it pretty hard, TBH.
How nice it is to finally see the interactions of Julian with the owner.
Shout out to McGregor for being our first!
We saw the owner of the stabbed painting "Becoming whole", not long ago. But yes, the interaction with the owners is great!
The behind the scenes stuff: taking the samples, researching the artist, talking with the client, was all really cool. It's amazing that you've been doing this for five years and are still adding new things into the videos. Great work!
McGregor looks like a classic painting himself. What a pretty face!. His excitement is so infectious. So cool to finally see a client's reaction!
I agree! He should have get a portrait made of himself!
@@pants6416 In Renaissance clothing,
PZ DESERVED
@Baby Hunn calm down, I said literally nothing sexual.
@Baby Hunn I think this says more about you and whatever weird stuff you're thinking about, than it does of the original commenter.
OMG THE CLIFFHANGER -- someone from patron please let us know the results!! Not all of us can afford the monthly subscription though we would love to support this talent
UPDATE- Julian and his amazing group of patrons voted to give all of us access in a follow up video. A big thank you.
To those who commented calling him names below, please be kinder. He doesn’t owe us anything and it’s his call if he wants to put something behind a paywall. Just grateful for the content we do get.
I'm with you, unfortunately an appreciation for this wonderful work does not always come with the means to "upgrade" for the answer
I'm here with bad feelings as well - with curiosity that will never get fulfilled :(
yeah, this sucks. My salary is not that high...
Yeah I feel like talking about the lab testing in both videos several times and going into the process of procuring samples and then hiding the results behind a paywall is pretty asshole-y.
@@strange144 it's manipulative in a very disrespectful way and it's kind of saddening because he seemed like a decent person above that kind of bullshit
12:45 Can we just take some time to appreciate the time lapse videography in this section? Julian had to set up an entire trolly with the camera to get this done, and might I add, it was perfectly centered too.
It looks so smooth, it could almost be a camera robot.
@@karlkastor it's a motorized camera slider remote programmed to parallax from point A to point B in a certain amount of time
@@angelicaamora11 Thanks! Very cool
@@karlkastor i know right! A lot of filmmakers actually invest in those, mainly used for time-lapse and interviews for adding dynamics.
Yes! Loved this shot
I swear when Julian started cleaning the veil and then the face I actually squealed with excitement lol
stinky poop
Right! She seemed to me to actually get younger, and her expression changed from smelling stinky feet to Young last on her wedding day. The gentleman didn't really seem as excited by the cleaning but I'm guessing he is just pretending to be stoic.
from the birth of the channel to here... there's been so much growth in Julian's videos! it feels like we've hit a comfortable groove now and i look forward to these videos, even if the washi kozo and staple jokes have died down :)
I appreciated that [judging by the sound of his voice] he seems pretty amused with himself over his segue to the sponsor in this one. I can clearly hear it in his tone. So while the washi kozo and staples jokes aren't as prevalent, the sense of humor and fun is still very much alive. 😀
Also, I particularly enjoyed his saying he didnt have unicorn tears.... 🤭
Way too many advertisements added to advertisement.
@@travisr4666 36 minutes of video, 6 commercial breaks.
@@vincentalvarez7042 true, it was unusual.
The stutter is also gone! So glad I came across this channel.
Not sure how I got here 9 seconds after posting but my body is ready.
Same though got here when it was 9 minutes old
10 minutes!
Speaking as an art historian, I am thrilled that this bright young man will be entering the vocation. He will be such an asset.
Julian: these two people were fairly well known
Me, a ferrarese: **screaming**
There's a saying in Ferrara: "on this side of the Po river and on the other, everyone is Niccolò's child" ("di qua e di là da Po, son tutti figli di Niccolò")😬🤣
Also I think the Emperor is mentioned because, despite Ferrara technically being property of the Pope, the Este had very much Ghibelline sympathies🤣
The Duchy of Ferrara is not often mentioned abroad when talking about Renaissance Italy in broad terms, but it was as important as Florence politically and artistically, if not more so in some specific fields such us architecture (Leon Battista Alberti was Ercole I's architect).
The walled city in its entirety is recognised by Unesco as "City of the Renaissance".
This painting ending up on the other side of the world and then in McGregor's hands, and then in Julian's, is truly such an amazing story, thank you so much for sharing it with us!
This is so fascinating!! The way so many parts of history for over hundreds of years had to work together for this painting to end up in Julians studio so this video could be made is truly incredible! This is why history is so fascinating!
If I am not mistaken, it was also one of the very first places where paper was made in Europe (if not THE first) and where Tarot cards were invented by the artist and card maker Jacopo Sagramoro. 😀
Che bello vedere un'altra persona italiana che segue Julian!
thanks for sharing! great insights
@@Antaios632 You are right about the Tarot cards, tho for the paper I thought that was Fabriano?🤔
McGregor’s excitement is so palpable and you can’t help but be happy for him.
Julien, the joy you bring to your clients and us here on RUclips is immeasurable and I am so grateful for everything you do and every upload you post.
“I’m totally okay with that.”
Are you, Julian? Are you really?
He sounded like he was trying to convince himself of it.
He’s working on that 🤣🤣
He was okay with not being okay with it
LOLOL Omg he sounded like he was actually in pain.
There's a certain point where sometimes you just kinda have to admit defeat and go "this is the best I can do given the tools at my disposal", it is better to do that than sit and beat yourself up over it or do something drastic that may end up being a bad idea later on.
I don't think Julian takes his job lightly and probably considered every alternative before deciding to move on.
It's something everyone in art has to wrestle with, in that sometimes you just have to admit that you did your best and move on instead of constantly striving for better, otherwise you'd be constantly redoing your work and doing endlessly tiny things that would eat up your time and probably never get any progress, all these works of art would just be a blank canvas.
I hope this becomes a series with McGregor finding old paintings and then restoring them and then going through the history and dating the painting
the internet is such a beautiful thing sometimes
it allows me to get hyped af over watching someone clean a painting
And be excited about the history of a painting I will never see
*while cutting the edge of the lining*
Julian: It doesn't look as crisp and clean as I normally like, but it is totally ok. And I'm ok with that.
me: He's trying to convince himself, isn't he? 😅😂
seeing julian and mcgregor talk about art history is the coolest thing ever
A young man with classical features himself, and at 19 he already has a love and appreciation for the arts. He comes across as wise and intuitive beyond his years. Thank you Julian for featuring McGregor and to both of you for sharing this painting's story with all of us. I would not be surprised to see McGregor interning as an art conservator in the future!
Julian's "proud dad" like moment when his work was praised is priceless.
i genuinely hope mcgreggor collects paintings like these in the future so we can see more of him, he is just such a huge ray of sunshine, he has SUCH kind eyes, i love his entire energy so much
i just wish him all the happiness in the world, honestly
Not saying that Baldassare D'Este could only paint one face, but his portrait of Bolso D'Este is remarkably similar to the face of Galassio II here, and has strong similarities in technique, especially in the allowing of the under-painted canvas to stand in for the shadows and darker areas of the face.
I agree with that too, it comes closest to this painting and its technique indeed
lol related but unimportant; the painting of Borso looks like lord Farqwaad
@@irelyndhenry4300 Shrek: Historically accurate setting FTW.
@@irelyndhenry4300 everyone looked like Farqwuad in Renaissance paintings.
Nah Lord Farquaad is Lorenzo de'Medici 100% 😂
The comment section under Julians videos is becoming a community in it’s own right. And fun to read trough. I’m so glad there are places on the internet were people communicate with respect without virtualy smashing each others heads.
McGreggor’s face when he saw his restored painting… PRICELESS! I’m so glad he was willing to share that with us!
19:20 that painting on the left is insanely beautiful. Wish there were local museums with Baroque paintings. Always so glorious.
This is renaissance. Baroque is a later period; it starts at the beginning of the 16th century and lasts untill half of the 18th century. Baroque is a completely different style, overwhelming, with lots of expression of emotions.
I thought so too. It's a bit like Murillo (?), isn't it? Greetings from Lisbon Portugal
go to Italy and you will find hundreds of them in every village
why am I so invested in this? I've never clicked on a part 2 so fast in my life.
I so want to buy Julian an off-set palette knife. They’re so useful when doing things like cake decorating as they keep your hand out of the icing and for moving things from one place to another (though I imagine the spatula versions are thicker than palette knifes). I just always think about it he’s separating linings.
Best of luck to McGregor in his major and thanks to him as well for agreeing to be on camera. So much fun to meet an owner! Hopefully more clients will follow suit.
He has one, he sometimes uses it to separate an original canvas from another layer it's been affixed to.
I love FINALLY having the opportunity to see a clients reaction to your completed work! Thank you to McGregor for sharing that with us!
There was only one other client reaction on Patreon. I love seeing clients and I hope he can get more of them!
Idk what's best, McGregor's reaction or Julian's reaction to his reaction, he looked so thrilled!
I could swear these colors were ocre lol they are bright white!! 😱😱
This painting has been through so much and now it looks like it never suffered any accidents and was always well taken care of.
But when he said he will share the results only in Patreon it broke my heart, dollar is too expensive, but he's right...
Rejoice, my fellow gremlins, The Art man has returned to bless us with serotonin and sleep!
Much appreciation to Julian and Mcgregor for putting this together. It was really cool to see the client's passion for art and their reaction to the painting.
Julian is a living, breathing bag of unicorn tears and elf spells.
Why did I cry when he showed the finished painting is beyond me. I was so moved about history becoming present again.
That client seems like a real nice kid with a real passion for art and history. Was great to see his reaction!
What a joy to see Mcgregor’s reaction! I always wonder if these paintings will be loved after they leave the ship, and it's good to see such enthusiasm for the final product.
I imagine a Julian 2.0 in 2275 who is making fun of "lousy job" that original Julian made.
Julian 2275: “Tacks! Why would anybody use tacks?!?”
@@jacksons1010 "And he didn't even use epoxy!"
"What is this retouching!!?? I can't believe the materials being used here, ugh!"
@@jacksons1010 lol
🤣😂
This channel is what History Channel would like to be one day.
The interview with the owner really gives the viewer a connection to the painting. Very exciting to watch.
Stylistically I’m going for the brother as painter. I really love this one, so big and those dead-on profiles were expressive nonetheless.
Again, I would like to thank McGregor, for allowing all of us to watch the restoration of this beautiful painting. And of course, thank you to Julian for his incredible work.
"He is very damaged, we can see that right off the bat": Me meeting a guy who will ruin my life for the next year
Both Julian and the young client are awesome human beings, such kindness and love of art.
To McGregor: As a college English professor, I can only dream of having a classroom of students like you. Your enthusiasm is infectious, but even better are your research skills!! Fabulous job of finding those artists and making the case for each of them as the painter of this work. Also impressive: You are ok with the ambiguity, with not knowing for sure. You've resisted the temptation to just decide it's this one or that. And to Julian: your dedication to your work is undoubtedly the reason McGregor brought his treasure to you. You two made a terrifically compelling video. Oh, and I hate you for not giving us the lab results 😉
"The old varnish on this painting is SO thick..."
HOW THICK IS IT????
"It's so thick it may have been poured on."
i watched so many of his videos that i can just feel the ad coming lol
Yep. Caught this one at his very first mention of time.
McGreggor seems to be such a cool, wholesome guy. A fantastic addition. Julian, you could have a sidekick; like the researcher who talks about things (I may be getting way too ahead of myself here)...
Your expertise always amazes me. Knowing the proper solvent to get through the thick varnish and leave the painting unharmed is like magic.
Never been this early, people don’t appreciate paintings like they used to be appreciated before that’s sad. Because of these videos i found appreciation for the history and beauty in art.
Huh, that's interesting. After watching these kind of restoration videos I got a reverse image. That people are appreciating the paintings more these days. Especially with technology allowing everyone in the world to see them with a clikc of a button. Before they were exclusive to the wealthy. And I think the lack of appreciation of the past is shown through all the bad things these kinds of old paintings go through, especially in the last 100 years or so, when they were bought almost exclusively as status simbols and were taken care of poorly.
Julian's smile when the client said he was happy and satisfied with the result was sooooo cute! Good job!
mcgregor seems like one of the most genuine people ever ugh his smile is literally intoxicating
Seeing the absolute joy on Mcgregor’s face makes it all worth it! I totally enjoyed that little bit about the history of the painting! Once again, an amazing Italian Job
What a lovely and rare young man Macgregor is. Admirable work as always, Julian. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Your channel is honestly the best thing for the train. Very interesting, relaxing, and people looking over your shoulder will think you’re an intellectual.
I think the most impressive retouching was at 21:21. The way Julian tackled that little patch was very good !
At least for an inexperienced painter like me, that few minutes illustrated what hours of tutorials by others discussed but failed to demonstrate. Yes, it's retouching, but the skills Julian presents are applicable to all painting.
Thank you for posting an owner’s reaction. It’s refreshing to see a fellow artist and art historian, noever how young, take such passion for a piece of art. And to follow through with a restoration of a beautiful painting.
I am fascinated by the work you do. It's not just all about what you do to restore a painting, it's the care and respect you show to each and every piece you take on. Thank you!
Genuinely so grateful for Julian for taking on this project and sharing it and also for McGregor for wanting to be a part of the project - the mutual excitement, the incredibly old historical painting, the changes the painting went through as it revealed itself... I didn't expect it, but was so excited that I was on the brink of tears when the finished painting was revealed! Honestly this channel is just such a concentration of joy and curiosity.
Sherlock & Watson at work ! Very interesting findings, seriously speaking.
I love that you showed the the owner of the painting explain where it came from, how he ended up with it and his reaction to the restoration. What made it even better was that he is young and knowledgeable about art and his excitement shows!
I hope in 50 years Mcgregor is running his own gallery. His enthusiasm is infectious!
The restoration was brilliant as always. What was especially interesting was the discussion with a client about the possible provenance; even a speculation about the artist. Still my favourite RUclips channel.
The joy on their faces was wonderful, a master being appreciated and a young patron excited and happy with the results, a good match in personalities and interests was great to see. Thanks to them both for sharing their experience with us. February 2022
Everytime I see the varnish removal, I'm blown away, especially with the skin tones. I'm so used to the yellow-ish paintings in museums.
I had chills seeing the end result Julian, this was the most enjoyable and fascinating conservation you’ve done to date IMO. The added interviews with McGregor and his age and his excitement regarding the painting and it’s history was absolutely thrilling. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anyone so young ever being so excited about art and art history, it was just a joy to watch thank you so much for all of your hard work I’m sure McGregor will enjoy his painting for a very long time.
My father-in-law is a collector of art. Now he’s collecting “Rostov Enamel”, it’s a unique type of enamel. In Russia it’s called Финифть (finift’). I showed him your channel, and now his eyes are stuck to works you’re working on. I hope he won’t start collecting expensive artworks because you’re are too inspiring 😅
McGregor’s eyes when he saw the transformation!!! You can see the emotion and excitement and awe that unfolds. I love seeing people who are passionate about something, get a “touching” moment. Such a wonderful video! Thank you Julian, and McGregor, for making this video such a wonderful experience for us here at home watching 🥰
I look forward to visiting McGregor's future art museum, hopefully filled with many such interesting mysteries. :)
I love how he almost drops Easter eggs of future conservation episodes.
At 19:23 you see the latest painting from “the conservator the apprentice and the problem” Maybe it’s not on purpose but I’ve noticed it in past episodes as well.
Tell McGregor...TY for participating! We all appreciated it!
It was so awesome hearing McGregor talk about his painting. And I have no issue signing up for the Patreon account - always happy to support my favorite creators!
34:10 Julian's expression of approval and delight is precious)
I live close to an art museum which contains a very large collection of baroque art. Your channel, videos and commentary gave given me a new appreciation of art, it's history and backstory. We now are members and visit the museum on a regular basis to go look at items we have researched. Thank you for opening up a new area of interest and allowing me to find a local treasure again.
Hello from Ireland 💚 addicted to Baumgartner’s videos 🙂
Imagine being an apprentice inJulian's shop spending a whole day scraping rabbit-skin glue off a canvas with a dull scalpel.
seeing the glint of white in McGregor's eyes as he sees the finished painting for the first time and they go wide, and then cutting back to see them red with tears, was really really nice to see. glad you got this experience mr mcgregor
Every time he takes a sample of any kind, I can feel myself screaming inside
Julian must be so proud of his work on this one! Those reds and whites finally get to shine again
That young man!! The pure beauty and also joy of his heart is incredible. He is going to do so much in this world. Thank him for us Julian. Also, thank you for sharing this with us. ❤ have a great week.
AMAZING IS THE WORD. I am just blown away because off THE damage it suffered . I needed not have been dismayed because Julian , you are a MASTER! I am in love with this channel and Julians' work. I hope to be able to watch you a very long time.
Thank you so much for allowing us to share the process of restoreing this painting. Beautiful end to a catistrophic beginning.❤
Well done Julian. Having the owner involved is next level. Truly. And needing a Patreon to see the epilogue… sneaky sneaky but effective. Love your work!
I love that you always explain every step, even though we’ve seen it so many times. It’s amazing that you take your time in each video to really invite us into your world of conservation.
The painting looks gorgeous and Mc Gregor looks so happy!! Hope he gives Julian more paintings to restore
This man is a master surgeon. How wonderful that we get to watch him.
My favorite thing to do when there are multiple parts of these videos is go back watch the first one again and then watch the second one for the first time. Idk why but I always do . Double the conservation fun. Lol.
@Val_baby74.
That's the way I watch them as well.
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
I’ll pause the video for a while, read a bunch of comments, go back to watching, then comments again. Makes my enjoyment of the video last so much longer lol
I’m unsure why so many people are complaining about the Patreon part. While yes, it is disappointing I see no problem with using Patreon in the way you do. The only part I may agree with some people is that it should’ve been clarified from the first episode. Just would’ve caused less issues and apparent heartbreak in the comments lol. It’s just weird seeing so many people commenting with entitlement like you owe them these results. Talking about how they’re unsubscribing as this shows your true colors and such. Kinda funny lmao. Love the videos keep them up man
Agree! So weird to see people so “butt hurt” about not getting the results immediately. He already puts a lot of effort working on pieces for months at a time, let the man do his thing 😂. Pretty sure he’ll show the results at a later time to the public and the people on patreon are just getting first access.
I need to say thankyou to Macgregor for his willingness to take part in this video. It is very good of him.
This was so far my favorite episode . As an artist I can not get enough of these educational videos. Julian is an incredible artist and talented conservator of art . Just fantastic thank you for sharing your enormous talent
anyone else get tingling down their spine when the transformation was revealed?
Yes Julian. Thank you so much for sharing this and so many other projects with us. You truly are a gem and know your work is a pleasure to watch.
Macgregor's moment of awe at 29:00 as it clicks in his mind the sheer magnitude of the transformation, it is astonishing!
This is the reason I got a degree in art history. Just listening to the history of paintings and the people around them. I love that the client changed his major to art history after starting this journey of collecting.
I like finding another person who believes that rules, guidelines and usual procedures are worth following- no matter how inconvenient. I have been called many names for doing this in my professional nursing practice and it is hard to find others who do this. Julian, you are a breath of fresh air and I would be proud to own something you worked on.
I hate that cliffhanger, Julian! 🤣
Oh dear Julian I do hope you share with us here too. It’s so interesting and id love to know! As always your work is impeccable. Blessing to you and your family!
25:33 it's the same way when originally making a painting. I always have to step back and look at it from far away, remember how the *viewer* is actually going to see it, not standing two inches from the canvas.
I think introducing the client was a great addition to the video! It makes the whole thing feel more personal.
Watching the process of this conservation made me extra giddy to see the final result because we would also see the owners reaction! 10/10 work as always Julian!
Mr Gregor seems so familiar, sort of looks like Tyson from Percy Jackson if he could have both eyes. And am so proud the young people like me are so interested in fine art. Its just so wholesome.
I would totally watch a 30-40min video of y'all talking about 400 year old paint!
That fourth wall breakage towards the end whilst you were talking to McGregor, chef's kiss.