@@elliepascoe5954 - I always think of Ricardo Montalban saying "Fine Corinthian Leather" in the Chrysler commercials. (I just checked - that was 1975. My gawd, I'm getting old.)
You know, I'm grateful to the various owners of the paintings that Julian has shown, for allowing him *to* show them. He mentioned a while back that he always asks the owners if he can feature their paintings in RUclips videos, and I'm glad so many said yes. Letting him feature their paintings lets him show us all the many and varied and interesting elements of art conservation. I hope they watch the videos, so they know that we're grateful.
Yes, so true, I have a painting of boats in the storm that I know for sure it's really dirty and would love to watch a video about. Sadly I have neither the time, the money or way to make it clean, even less to see a video about.
I remember him saying a while back that he invites some of them to appear in the video as well. I'd love to see that, right from the discussions they have at the beginning right through until Julian reveals the finished piece.
Plus the grateful owners too don’t forget. I’d love to see any original work by Julian. To be a good conservator you have to be able to paint properly.
@@dawnmason9558 Well... Yes and no. You need to be good at painting, meaning to understand all the technicalities, how color theory works, perspective, anatomy etc. But you CAN'T be an artist during conservation. You can't bring your own input to a painting. You just follow an idea of an author. So even if you have artistic skills you have to switch them off during the conservation. But you can be a good conservator wothout being an artist
@@SwayTree just like Lowry you have to be a good painter to paint as primitive as he did his matchstick people of Salford. An artist is not necessarily a painter …Tracey Emin..BED!!! In HER artistic world my bedroom is usually a masterpiece!!!
Not just visual, video! If I were someone who had a painting Julian worked on, I'd absolutely get his Patreon, so I'd also have a record of how many times the conservator said, "Fuck!" while working on my painting. 😁 History, I tell ya.
I love how he actually puts thought into his transitions. Imo its rare that someone can pull off little skits like this with them actually being good, while still being professional and appealing to potential customers
I got really emotional when he finally removed the varnish from her eyes. They seemed to start to come back to life as the varnish came off. Beautiful work.
When that resin comes off. . . I feel like alot of people think back to the past/olden times and think of them in sepia tones, more and more covered over with dust and grime the further back one goes - What you're doing here (Aside from saving this gorgeous painting/Family Heriloom, which in and of itself is a worthy thing), it's like. . . Showing us that. . These people didn't live in Sepia tones, there was no layer of grime over their eyes - Everything was Bright, Colorful, -Real-, like how it is for Us, Now - By doing this, I think you also show that these people of our past. . . were just like us, really, the same - More than what you get from history classes you take to pass tests and move on. Thank you for documenting your work, and for ALL the work you do /u\ It does not go unappreciated.
I've noticed that myself - being shocked that things in the 50s and earlier weren't all in black & white. It's not just old artwork skewing how we think. it's the Black & white movies, tv's and pictures. I'm almost 50 years old - and i still have to remind myself that the old westerns I grew up watching as a child was not an accurate representation of the 1900's.
I think at some point you should make a compilation video where you explain all these "Ask me how I know!" stories! It would be really fascinating to hear, and I firmly believe that it is through failure we learn the most, so it's also interesting to hear how you bounced back from those things going wrong 🙂
Excellent idea and a very good point. Passing on knowledge is how we have gotten to where we are today. Also, I want to hear about the humiliating stories he mentioned. Not so I can laugh AT him, but so I can laugh WITH him and how he worked his way through it.
Some of his "ask me how I know" stories are on video. I was watching some of his earlier videos and I saw him do some weird things and have to improvise to handle them later. You don't catch it usually because he doesn't change his tone or freak out in his voice over, but if you pay close attention to his later videos you can almost hear Julian judging past Julian
when you removed the varnish from her eyes, I gasped aloud. She has tear ducts and eyelashes and the daintiest eyebrows that would never have been visible under all that varnish. You’re doing the Lords work Julian
I had tears too! Then I started thinking about how much work I’ve done to reverse all the varnish I put into place from childhood trauma. I made it an allegory for my life 😂
That's exactly what I say about every work of art he restores. Such consideration and passion for it. I love when he comments on past restorations that weren't good at all. Lol
Please tell me I'm not the only one who got a little teary-eyed when the cleaning revealed the "real" lips & nose. Maybe it was the music. Very Phantom-ish. 🎼💙
@@HuhHowboutThat You're not. I love art wholly because of the emotion behind the work. There was something about this one that got to me. I've watch all of his videos but for some reason this one made me tear up. I'm overjoyed that this little painting has new life.
I imagine the spirit of the artist standing over your shoulder and watching, gasping, tears in their eyes and joy in their hearts, to see their art come back to life and to see how much you respect their painstaking work.
i also imagine they would be realy impressed to know their art survived that long... like imagine you paint something and 200 years from now its not in the trash but treasured enough to be conserved by someone like Julian 🥰
Does it ever make you sad that some was this talented, and we have no idea who they were, what their story was? That they maybe never got the recognition they deserved for their work..? It’s kind of magical at the same time, this painting is almost like a photograph, and I’m sure it took the artist a long time... 🤯🤯🤯❤️❤️❤️
I was just thinking along those same lines. The artist was very talented and presumably had a lot of training, or at least practice. Years. And now all that training and the time spent on this painting are gone, irrelevant. If the artist was known that would be at least a connection, however tenuous, to the past. Yes, it does make me sad.
@@spacelasertech8359 No please, don’t compare him to the hateful, rude Ramsay, Julian is far classier. Ramsay is a pugnacious street urchin, Julian is a gentleman and as a Brit I should know!
I loved that edit. I also loved some of the other edits speeding up the various processes of prepping the canvas while concentrating on the stuff we want to look at in more detail. It keeps interest while not losing the important detail - very skilfully done, and a lot of craftsperson vids don't get the balance right (and of course, the better ones do, and deserve their views)
I didn't think it was possible for a professional youtuber whos videos are already top shelf perfection to get any better. you have upgraded to something entirely even better. This man deserves a platinum play button. Thank you for continuing to bring elegance, education and intelligence to youtube. We need more content creators like this.
I know it's not a simple thing you do, Julian. But in a way, it is. And it moves me. This is someone's daughter. Someone loved this little girl enough that they had a portrait made of her. And over the years, her memory had dimmed. And you brought her back to the light. To life. They say a person only truly dies when the last person who knew them forgets. And you've ensured this little girl will not meet that fate. We may never know her name, but we know who she is now. And that is a priceless gift.
I wish there was a way for her parents to know this would happen. That long after living memory of their child faded, someone would so lovingly and devotedly restore this painting and allow millions of people to meet the little girl they loved so much.
When he first started cleaning the line between her dress and her skin I was SHOCKED at how BEAUTIFUL the skin tones were. What a LOVELY painting! How marvelous that the owners will get to see it for real
Julian: "I'm using a dry sponge because it's not abrasive enough to damage the paint" Ammo NYC: "Everything is abrasive to the paint. The best cleaning is looking angrily at the dirt until it feels unwelcome and leaves!"
during the cleaning of this one , I shed a tear at how beautiful this was but also for what was lost . who ever the artist was, they did beautiful work . the hair looked so delicate and fine, you can feel the softness of it
Half the fun of these videos is Julian's lead-in to the ads. He's very creative and I believe he enjoys trying to slide them in very smoothly. It just adds to my enjoyment of these fascinating stories.
I love his ads and the lead ins! They're so entertaining! Everyone else is pretty dry and clearly scripted but Julian's personality makes it seem so natural Edit: typo
I always get so emotional when you clean the eyes. It's just such a privilege to see the painting come to life again and see what the artist intended. Honestly makes me tear up every time
I think it was Music of the Night inspired Some of the melody was very similar even the same as music of the night, but the rest of it seemed like an entirely different song
He sneaks in vatiations of Phantom of the Opera music now and then. He's done it in multiple videos. Usually while he's cleaning or while he's retouching.
28:40 had me crying bro, that full unvarnished reveal and that frickin piano music got me. It really makes you apreciate the work that went in to the restoration, and the actual painting itself
The eyes were the last piece of her face that was uncovered. “Breathe” referred to the uncovering of the beauty within the face of the painting as a metaphor, not in a literal sense. Thanks for your comment though and the opportunity to explain it!
Oh my god. The beauty when the varnish was off her eyes. The painting was amazing. It popped. It showed her eyelashes and eyebrows and it was so beautiful. Like a breath of fresh air.
I just realized why I love Baumgartner videos: they feel like museum display videos. Like I’ve sat down on a short little bench in a section set off from some paintings and a sculpture on a pedestal, the voiceover coming from the wall as I and two other patrons (one who is creepily standing against the wall, one who’s more resting their feet than watching) learn about the conservation of one of the paintings on the opposite wall. In the pandemic, it particularly scratches an itch and I just love it
Such a complicated yet accurate description. For me it also feels like I was kind of dragged along with my parents to an art museum and we had been walking around for hours and now my feet are aching and so I just sat down to rest, but now I'm enthralled.
I feel this a lot and wish to continue this scene. As I sit and watch, I can hear my family walking off to another area. After a moment of panic at being left behind, I decided to stay. Gently bouncing my leg, I sit between these two strangers, I feel as if we're being take on a journey to the past. We all feel connected in our own separate way. As the screen fades to black, we all move on through the museum. Our paths may never cross again, but we all had those moments watching this old painting be re-born.
"As we move into an ultraviolet photograph, we can see the sins of the past revealed bare..." Hoo boy, I can just tell Julian is going to be really critical of the last restorer during this twosome. 😂
This artist was amazing! The beautiful use of colors, especially on the cheeks, lips and eyes. The delicate and soft brushwork and colors in the hair really portrays the softness of a young child’s hair, you can almost feel the softness just by looking at the painting! That is incredibly hard to portray.
I have to say that the moment of revealing the child's face brought me to the point of tears. I have led a hard soldier's life and yet found myself almost overwhelmed. Thank you for knowing when to be silent. HenriLeroi
As soon as you start removing those dinky, amber coloured varnish from the ear, I almost cried. The colour was so delicate and done with such skill. I look forward to your saving this beautiful work.
Knowing that this is an heirloom with huge significance to a family was really interesting to think about while watching this video. Imagine how the family must have felt seeing it when it was returned to them. It must look like a whole new painting to them, especially the younger generations who have only seen it like we originally did. Imagine what they must go through as they watch this video, too - watching as the painting they know and love be brightened up and made whole again right before their eyes. Julian, excellent work as always. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Yesterday I was watching the latest Chateau Diaries video and they were swooning over a painting of flowers and all I could think of was that the colours under the old varnish must be so much more beautiful than what we could see 🙄😅😆. Thank you Julian 😂
That little girl was the love of a father or mother’s heart, they loved her so much they had her painted to remember her at this age. When I look at this painting, I can see my little girl and how I selfishly wish she stays 3 yo for a long time.
I thought of two different family portraits that I now wish I could have him look at. One is my mom and aunt as young adults; the other is my spouse’s grandfather as a toddler. I have no idea what condition they are in-not bad, but possibly not great?
Your sentiment reminds me of the opening lines of Peter Pan. 'All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, “Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!” This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.' -- J. M. Barrie
I know this is stupid but watching the varnish come off the face made me emotional. I 100% appreciate paintings so much more now. Such respect and life. Thank you Julian. Wishing everyone well.
I love it when he makes little skits and segues for ads, it brings me such joy!! I like to think of him, outlining how he's going to film and writing a little script, and then laughing to himself. Like "haha, that's pretty funny! I think they'll like that! Maybe?". We do Julian, We do :)
This was fascinating and it's a perfect illustration of why you stress that all of your conservation work is documented and reversible. also, Narration Julien's ad reads are always good, but breaking the fourth wall so that Work Julien helped with the ad pivot was a lot of fun
The Phantom of the Opera piano piece is simply stunning, I’m shocked that more people are not commenting on it! It is the perfect melody to pair with the reveal of such a beautiful painting
I actually like the other style, and I'd guess that it will be coming back. I'd imagine this filming style is a product of multiple projects running at the same time. I'm sure the new style will evolve as well and there might be more static cam.
As a father, this moved me to tears. Someone loved their daughter so much that they had this beautiful portrait capture her in time. Presumably, she grew older, became an old lady and died. And, her portrait too was marred by time. Until he brought her back to life.
Love the beginning shots of showing the painting in different lights to fully display its problems. It exaggerates the problems and allows to see them with an untrained eye.
I listen to these while I work on my schoolwork / graphic design classes, and it's so soothing to have Julian working as my "body double." Totally helps me focus while I'm doing my own art.
can you imagine the owners of this painting looking at the painting for maybe their whole life, loved it and cherished it and then they get clean and crispy "new" painting that looks almost like a totally new thing, not their old and loved painting, and then they can watch this video and see that the beauty was seriously trapped under that ugly coat and all the time they were admiring the "lie" that the previous conservatist and old varnish and dust did to it. Mybe its the great great grandma on the painting portrayed by perhaps her father, so it must have heavy impact on the owners,. who can remember their ancestors.
What a beautiful child. The colors used for her face show the blush of youth and her subtle expression captures her age. Simply magnificent. I can't wait until the end of the video to she the vibrancy of the colors after the application of the varnish.
I know from the ultraviolet image that it was bad, but during the cleaning it became so much worse! Julian, I feel for you! But you‘re master of your craft. Work for you - entertainment for us😅
Beautiful work. You give back so much to the owners when you restore the art from so long ago. I wish I had known of such a career in the 1970's. Seeing your results lights a fire in me. My great grandmother's photo that hung in my home while growing up had my attention from a young age. In a lovely oval frame with a doomed glass cover. She was photos at 16 years wearing a dress, costume, that she had sewn for herself. She had be trained as a seamstress, she was beautiful with her long hair draped in an unusual style. She eventually bore 8 children, 4 girls who all learned seamstressing in varying degrees and worked in the profession for some years. My father learned from his mother & grand mother, & likely aunts, the fine arts of sewing and other needle carts as he was a sickly child and was not able to run and play like most boys. He was well set to dress my mother & their 5 children, 2 boys, 3 girls. (I am the 'baby'!) Mom could sew, as well, but she let dad take the stage and praise of all the admiration of which there was much. One sister and I were the only ones to carry the family gene for sewing. I try all manner of needle work & do accomplish most in varying degrees to my satisfaction. My eldest daughter was not willing to learn to sew from me, she went off to study fashion design at The New Brunswick Community College for Craft and Design in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The school was not founded until after I would have been a willing student. I even had a sister in the city at the time. It was not to be for me. My daughter and a friend have their own design business, they specialize in mermaid swim wear. So, I do believe the art carries on through genetics. I always wanted to get into that picture of my great-grandmother and remove the years of accumilated dust, my mother says I can have the picture any time. Mom will be 93 yrs in a few days, she knew the lady in the photo with her lightly rose tinted cheeks, Maude Alice Mazeroll(e) Russell. I want to hang her portrait in my sewing room.
Julian: "I'm going to use Bel-"
Me: "B E L G I A N L I N E N N N N N N N N N ! ! !"
Irish, French, English and all other linens are jealous af.
and rabbit skin glue!
I just heard that in the "Leeeeroy Jeennnnnnkins" voice ....
I smile involuntarily when I hear " Belgian linen". Hmmm.
@@elliepascoe5954 - I always think of Ricardo Montalban saying "Fine Corinthian Leather" in the Chrysler commercials. (I just checked - that was 1975. My gawd, I'm getting old.)
Julian: "now we're gonna take this painting to the hot table."
Table:* blushes*
Best underrated comment
Table-chan and Julian-kun
(sorry to be that person but I like to know when I’m wrong myself) his name is spelled Julian btw. Julianne is the feminine version haha.
@@goldflannel2968 lmao prozd reference?
@@certified_fin dammit now I can hear him "Julian-Senpai please notice me!" lol
Julian: I'm roasting everybody. I'll roast you, I'll roast past conservators, I'll roast myself
The friendliest of fire.
'What a primadonna' 😁
Z-z-z-z-z. Previously stated hundreds of times
@@hollygolightly8048 that is because it is a meme, my friend, and it is a relevant meme.
roasting is trendy lol
"Oh this painting's not too bad really, just kinda dirty"
30 minutes later: ｏｈ ｎｏ
Reading this comment as julian cleans the background. It *hurts*
ikr hahah
@@natmarquetti I found this comment when he was cleaning the background too 😂
Bleedu
He just started and I'm already thinking the same thing
I want a valentines card that says " *I need you like Julian needs his hot table* "
AAAAANNNNDDDD now I know what to put on my husband's card this year. Danke!
"I need you love me like Julian loves his tacks"
to:...
from:..
Thanks for giving me an idea for my gf XD
I need you more than Julian needs his belgian linen
My boyfriend told me I am the washi kozo of his life ❤️
Quarantine has finally set in, Julian is now arguing with his future self.
Lmao
I was thinking the same thing.
Julian has now broken the fourth wall, hes become self aware
😂
Maybe he's a deep fake :)
Lol
Why tf did that make me smile that much?!?!?!
Oh he did that when he gave the studio tour
You know, I'm grateful to the various owners of the paintings that Julian has shown, for allowing him *to* show them. He mentioned a while back that he always asks the owners if he can feature their paintings in RUclips videos, and I'm glad so many said yes. Letting him feature their paintings lets him show us all the many and varied and interesting elements of art conservation. I hope they watch the videos, so they know that we're grateful.
And sometimes they get roasted.... Remember poor Anne and the cat?
Yes, so true, I have a painting of boats in the storm that I know for sure it's really dirty and would love to watch a video about. Sadly I have neither the time, the money or way to make it clean, even less to see a video about.
@@MM-Iconoclast Because we all knew that cat was wrongly accused!
@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 It was sketch for sure!
I remember him saying a while back that he invites some of them to appear in the video as well. I'd love to see that, right from the discussions they have at the beginning right through until Julian reveals the finished piece.
In Julian’s heaven, a multitude of artists will come up to him and say, “Thank You!”
What a beautiful moment that would be
Plus the grateful owners too don’t forget. I’d love to see any original work by Julian. To be a good conservator you have to be able to paint properly.
Dear god wait no now I have to draw that god damn it
@@dawnmason9558 Well... Yes and no. You need to be good at painting, meaning to understand all the technicalities, how color theory works, perspective, anatomy etc. But you CAN'T be an artist during conservation. You can't bring your own input to a painting. You just follow an idea of an author. So even if you have artistic skills you have to switch them off during the conservation. But you can be a good conservator wothout being an artist
@@SwayTree just like Lowry you have to be a good painter to paint as primitive as he did his matchstick people of Salford. An artist is not necessarily a painter …Tracey Emin..BED!!! In HER artistic world my bedroom is usually a masterpiece!!!
What's cool is the owners have a visual record now of their painting being restored adding to the history.
Yeah its so cool
Not just visual, video!
If I were someone who had a painting Julian worked on, I'd absolutely get his Patreon, so I'd also have a record of how many times the conservator said, "Fuck!" while working on my painting. 😁 History, I tell ya.
Those delicate eyelashes and soft hairs, the original artist was so talented. I'm glad to see the painting getting so much respect now.
There was one moment where i was like "oh she has eyebrows"
It always did its been restored before, its an heirloom. Restoration technology has improved.
@@DaleDix I know its just that it was so dirty i couldnt see them before the cleaning so i was shocked when they were revealed.
@@BeinDraug 0
@@BeinDraug 0
Me: “is he doing an ad transition?”
Narrator Julian: “are you doing an ad lead-in?”
**screams ensue**
Yep, this was pretty much all of us watching.
I squealed out loud at 3:22am THIS GENIUS PAINTY MAN IS TOO PRECIOUS!!!!
I love how he actually puts thought into his transitions. Imo its rare that someone can pull off little skits like this with them actually being good, while still being professional and appealing to potential customers
The Waxed Tacks sounds like a great band name
Wax Tacks and Bristle Brushes. Now say that 10x quickly
FACTS.
Wait for their new release
@@catestuff I ended up saying Waxed Tash and Brishle Brushes aaaaaaaa
They're super-indie, you've probably never heard of them.
I got really emotional when he finally removed the varnish from her eyes. They seemed to start to come back to life as the varnish came off. Beautiful work.
Aye. I waited until I got no distractions so I can look at that awesome moment entirely. Watched with awe...
Yeah... She has a beautiful eyes
I shed a tear, It's the beauty that is behind that thick layer of yellow. Art is love, it makes me to happy when I can be moved by it.
So did I
And the fleck of white in each eye showing the reflection of a light while she posed. Masterful work by the artist.
When that resin comes off. . . I feel like alot of people think back to the past/olden times and think of them in sepia tones, more and more covered over with dust and grime the further back one goes - What you're doing here (Aside from saving this gorgeous painting/Family Heriloom, which in and of itself is a worthy thing), it's like. . . Showing us that. . These people didn't live in Sepia tones, there was no layer of grime over their eyes - Everything was Bright, Colorful, -Real-, like how it is for Us, Now - By doing this, I think you also show that these people of our past. . . were just like us, really, the same - More than what you get from history classes you take to pass tests and move on. Thank you for documenting your work, and for ALL the work you do /u\ It does not go unappreciated.
Wow, that’s beautiful.
I've noticed that myself - being shocked that things in the 50s and earlier weren't all in black & white. It's not just old artwork skewing how we think. it's the Black & white movies, tv's and pictures.
I'm almost 50 years old - and i still have to remind myself that the old westerns I grew up watching as a child was not an accurate representation of the 1900's.
Everybody gangsta til Julian clone himself
I got really confused for a second at that part lol.
I was using this as background noise. Looked at the video, saw multiple sets of hands, momentarily freaked out till I saw his watch lol
IKR!
When i saw that i was thinking when did je get assistants XD
The hands...😁🤣😁
I think at some point you should make a compilation video where you explain all these "Ask me how I know!" stories! It would be really fascinating to hear, and I firmly believe that it is through failure we learn the most, so it's also interesting to hear how you bounced back from those things going wrong 🙂
100%! I am asking how you know... I want to know, too. 😁
Excellent idea and a very good point.
Passing on knowledge is how we have gotten to where we are today. Also, I want to hear about the humiliating stories he mentioned. Not so I can laugh AT him, but so I can laugh WITH him and how he worked his way through it.
Some of his "ask me how I know" stories are on video. I was watching some of his earlier videos and I saw him do some weird things and have to improvise to handle them later. You don't catch it usually because he doesn't change his tone or freak out in his voice over, but if you pay close attention to his later videos you can almost hear Julian judging past Julian
You mean to tell me..😒 that Julian has 😲made mistakes 🤯.....🤫
lmaooo the timing is immaculate, he literally said "ask me how I know" as soon as I was reading it
Julien angrily roasting old conservators gives me life
Especially when they totally deserved it.
Hi name twin! 😊
@emily he’s not passive aggressive, he’s being polite and controlling his irritation.
the différence is just like my daughters before and after chocolate ice cream, only the other way round !
différence lmao
@@chyza2012 why yes, autocorrect will do that if you're French, which his name and the way he used punctuation also suggests
differance
@@chyza2012 I never said you should know. However you were clearly mocking his spelling and I explained where the mistake came from, that's it.
Oliver this is peak comedy
when you removed the varnish from her eyes, I gasped aloud. She has tear ducts and eyelashes and the daintiest eyebrows that would never have been visible under all that varnish. You’re doing the Lords work Julian
Mom: "Why are you crying?"
Me: "Waaaah beautiful child emerging from varnish haze to peer into my soul with the world's most beautiful eyes."
Yup that about sums up how I reacted too Avis
I cried, too
This. I cried too.
I did the same....it was really overwhelming to see that child come life.
I had tears too! Then I started thinking about how much work I’ve done to reverse all the varnish I put into place from childhood trauma. I made it an allegory for my life 😂
Can't you just hear all of the Old Masters sighing with relief: "It's okay, Baumgartner is here."
That's exactly what I say about every work of art he restores. Such consideration and passion for it. I love when he comments on past restorations that weren't good at all. Lol
Amen
I want to like this comment but its currently at a perfect 500 so someone let me know when it’s not anyway i dont want to upset the gods of numbers
@@tashatasisart3205 it's safe now
Oh god don't feed his ego
That cleaning was like watching a person come out of a deep depression.
Spot on!
Brilliant!
It made ME happy!
Please tell me I'm not the only one who got a little teary-eyed when the cleaning revealed the "real" lips & nose. Maybe it was the music. Very Phantom-ish. 🎼💙
@@HuhHowboutThat You're not. I love art wholly because of the emotion behind the work. There was something about this one that got to me. I've watch all of his videos but for some reason this one made me tear up. I'm overjoyed that this little painting has new life.
I imagine the spirit of the artist standing over your shoulder and watching, gasping, tears in their eyes and joy in their hearts, to see their art come back to life and to see how much you respect their painstaking work.
me too
Yes I'm sure you are right.
i also imagine they would be realy impressed to know their art survived that long... like imagine you paint something and 200 years from now its not in the trash but treasured enough to be conserved by someone like Julian 🥰
Absolutely
Does it ever make you sad that some was this talented, and we have no idea who they were, what their story was? That they maybe never got the recognition they deserved for their work..?
It’s kind of magical at the same time, this painting is almost like a photograph, and I’m sure it took the artist a long time... 🤯🤯🤯❤️❤️❤️
The painting of this young girl is more beautiful than any photograph of her could have ever been.
Jugglers and singers require applause.
I was just thinking along those same lines. The artist was very talented and presumably had a lot of training, or at least practice. Years. And now all that training and the time spent on this painting are gone, irrelevant. If the artist was known that would be at least a connection, however tenuous, to the past. Yes, it does make me sad.
_"Executed with grace, skill and sensitivity"_
I sense a decimating roasting coming...
Fun fact: Julians roasts provide 38% of the world with fresh espresso every day, and the shade he throws could stop global warming
@@NuclearTopSpot now this is an underrated comment.
You will NOT be disappointed.😉
@@NuclearTopSpot He's basically a passive-aggressive Gordon Ramsay.
@@spacelasertech8359 No please, don’t compare him to the hateful, rude Ramsay, Julian is far classier. Ramsay is a pugnacious street urchin, Julian is a gentleman and as a Brit I should know!
Me when 3 pairs of hands show up: Oh damn Julien managed to hire assistants during covid?
Julien's editing skills: no❤
Right?!?
He's getting really good at that.
And I'm always impressed with his piano playing while he's cleaning at the same time...
And four Rolexes! 😱
@@wildman2012 a truly talented human being
I loved that edit. I also loved some of the other edits speeding up the various processes of prepping the canvas while concentrating on the stuff we want to look at in more detail. It keeps interest while not losing the important detail - very skilfully done, and a lot of craftsperson vids don't get the balance right (and of course, the better ones do, and deserve their views)
I didn't think it was possible for a professional youtuber whos videos are already top shelf perfection to get any better. you have upgraded to something entirely even better. This man deserves a platinum play button. Thank you for continuing to bring elegance, education and intelligence to youtube. We need more content creators like this.
Yes to all of this and so beautifully expressed I’ve deleted my comment!
Hey Julian! Hello? We need a pin over here, please. The most beautiful comment! Thanks! 💙💙💙💙💙
“bad work makes things easier for me”
**shudders in elmers glue flashbacks**
Not to mention polyurethane... *cringe*
Let's be honest, we all got addicted after watching 1 or 2 of his videos
One was all it took for me.
2 minutes into the first
I agree🥹 I also can’t sleep without a video of him on 🤣
👍🏻
I know it's not a simple thing you do, Julian. But in a way, it is. And it moves me.
This is someone's daughter. Someone loved this little girl enough that they had a portrait made of her. And over the years, her memory had dimmed. And you brought her back to the light. To life.
They say a person only truly dies when the last person who knew them forgets. And you've ensured this little girl will not meet that fate. We may never know her name, but we know who she is now. And that is a priceless gift.
This is a really lovely message. It's honestly so beautiful.
Such a beautiful comment!❤
I wish there was a way for her parents to know this would happen. That long after living memory of their child faded, someone would so lovingly and devotedly restore this painting and allow millions of people to meet the little girl they loved so much.
My day is instantly better now, thank you.
Yes. His videos are a balm to the soul. So relaxing and entertaining!
Ive never waited more impatiently than this.
Me three, a lovely moment.
Us while he’s cleaning the sitter: yay 🥰
Us while he’s cleaning the background: 😱
This painting been straight through the woodchipper.
Feels like someone threw that painting in a pile in the attic
Seeing the skin tones in the sitter straight up took my breath away.
Seeing the extent of the damage had me in tears.
It's like someone tried to fold it up and stuff it in an envelope.
@@Oddi0 Haha.....plot twist...it's a stolen painting. :D
When he first started cleaning the line between her dress and her skin I was SHOCKED at how BEAUTIFUL the skin tones were. What a LOVELY painting! How marvelous that the owners will get to see it for real
Julian: "I'm using a dry sponge because it's not abrasive enough to damage the paint"
Ammo NYC: "Everything is abrasive to the paint. The best cleaning is looking angrily at the dirt until it feels unwelcome and leaves!"
Ammo NYC must be Julian's brother! I love their work but they're not human, just detail robots!
Ammo NYC x Julian is a crossover I didn’t know I needed.
I randomly got here from ammo NYC 😂
Chuck Norris would stare at the varnish until it removed itself in fear
during the cleaning of this one , I shed a tear at how beautiful this was but also for what was lost . who ever the artist was, they did beautiful work . the hair looked so delicate and fine, you can feel the softness of it
I was struck by how that hair looked so unpleasing under all that old varnish and grime, and then looked so lovely once cleaned.
I wondered if anybody else had to cry because of the softness of the hair... :) Thanks!
Same...
I didnt cry but I did gasp when the face started to shine through.
it was the nose and eyes that caught me. This one has eyelashes and the shadowing around the nose almost gives it a 3D look.
Half the fun of these videos is Julian's lead-in to the ads. He's very creative and I believe he enjoys trying to slide them in very smoothly. It just adds to my enjoyment of these fascinating stories.
What a prima donna🤩
I usually skip through people's sponsor ads. But he makes them so good I can't help but watch xD
This time he hung a lampshade on it :-)
I love his ads and the lead ins! They're so entertaining! Everyone else is pretty dry and clearly scripted but Julian's personality makes it seem so natural
Edit: typo
The transitions are so smooth I almost feel like i got cheated 😂😂
I always get so emotional when you clean the eyes. It's just such a privilege to see the painting come to life again and see what the artist intended. Honestly makes me tear up every time
The first swipe of skin near the dress made me gasp with delight! Couldn't believe the difference.
I teared up as well.
I don't tear up. But its veeeery dramatic. This one more than any other. These videos are getting exponentially better.
I gasped. Twice. Once per eye.
I swear the music during the cleaning portion was The Music of the Night.
I think it was Music of the Night inspired
Some of the melody was very similar even the same as music of the night, but the rest of it seemed like an entirely different song
He sneaks in vatiations of Phantom of the Opera music now and then. He's done it in multiple videos. Usually while he's cleaning or while he's retouching.
I was listenting and i swore it sounded so much like phantom!
ahhh thank you i knew i recognised it!!
I have to go listen to it now because for several seconds I swore that it was playing.
28:40 had me crying bro, that full unvarnished reveal and that frickin piano music got me. It really makes you apreciate the work that went in to the restoration, and the actual painting itself
As her eyes were being uncovered, I thought to myself, "Now she can breathe." What a lovely painting.
I didn't know humans breathe with their eyes.
The eyes were the last piece of her face that was uncovered. “Breathe” referred to the uncovering of the beauty within the face of the painting as a metaphor, not in a literal sense. Thanks for your comment though and the opportunity to explain it!
@@yessanknow302 Silly boy
Y’all really don’t understand jokes huh
@@Astavyastataa not a very particularly good comment to joke on, op made such a lovely comment for some random kid to joke about the op's metaphor
Me: *looking at the flaking paint* I smell Washi Kozo coming...
Julian: I don't feel that the facing is going to provide any benefit
Me: :O
I know, right? 🤯😱🤯
Thank goodness he used the Washi Kozo on the back!! I could not deal with a Kozoless video!!!
I KNOOOWWW!!!! I love the washi kozo!!!
Julian: 5 mercury inches
Me: Good choice, just what I would have chosen
Lol... same
Him talking to himself is a big mood.
Oh my god. The beauty when the varnish was off her eyes. The painting was amazing. It popped. It showed her eyelashes and eyebrows and it was so beautiful. Like a breath of fresh air.
Totally agree..got to wonder what's the story behind the painting. And who is the painter!
I just realized why I love Baumgartner videos: they feel like museum display videos. Like I’ve sat down on a short little bench in a section set off from some paintings and a sculpture on a pedestal, the voiceover coming from the wall as I and two other patrons (one who is creepily standing against the wall, one who’s more resting their feet than watching) learn about the conservation of one of the paintings on the opposite wall. In the pandemic, it particularly scratches an itch and I just love it
Such a complicated yet accurate description. For me it also feels like I was kind of dragged along with my parents to an art museum and we had been walking around for hours and now my feet are aching and so I just sat down to rest, but now I'm enthralled.
I feel this a lot and wish to continue this scene.
As I sit and watch, I can hear my family walking off to another area. After a moment of panic at being left behind, I decided to stay. Gently bouncing my leg, I sit between these two strangers, I feel as if we're being take on a journey to the past. We all feel connected in our own separate way. As the screen fades to black, we all move on through the museum. Our paths may never cross again, but we all had those moments watching this old painting be re-born.
How many Julians do you need to restore a painting?
Answer: all of them.
When I saw multiple hands and then he started speaking to himself, oh dear inhaling too much fish paste and rabbit glue,
Julian: waxing philosophical about wax and tacks
Me: how many whacks does a waxed tack take til the wax on the tack will cake
Had me till 'cake'.
If you say it like cack, then it works.
How many whacks of a cracked tack does a waxed tack take till the wax on the waxed tack will crack?
@@Snapfuba Experts cackling.
i'm obsessed with this beautiful mellow piano cover from the phantom of the opera
That fourth wall break leading into the ad was the best segway I have ever seen. I watched the ad all the way through.
Julian: Anyhow, on to the cleaning
Everyone else: Finally
RUclips matrix: Hummmm.....lets put a commercial right here as the swab touches the painting
Mood killing matrix.
Skip to just before the end, play the very end then you should be able to replay without any ads
“In addition, well it’s quite dirty”
Yassssss long cleaning scene coming up!
I love it when he takes off a frame and sweeps a huge pile of dirt and dust off the back!
Yes! It's a teeny bit disappointing when he says "now this painting came in fairly clean" 🥺
"As we move into an ultraviolet photograph, we can see the sins of the past revealed bare..."
Hoo boy, I can just tell Julian is going to be really critical of the last restorer during this twosome. 😂
This artist was amazing! The beautiful use of colors, especially on the cheeks, lips and eyes. The delicate and soft brushwork and colors in the hair really portrays the softness of a young child’s hair, you can almost feel the softness just by looking at the painting! That is incredibly hard to portray.
Me, who was just chanting Washi Kozo : “hmmm yes facing wouldn’t add anything I see now”
"With almost no effort"
Me feeling clever: It still took three of you. 😂 (Boo, I know)
😆
Groaaaaaaaaan!
I have to say that the moment of revealing the child's face brought me to the point of tears. I have led a hard soldier's life and yet found myself almost overwhelmed. Thank you for knowing when to be silent. HenriLeroi
Those pure eyes, gazing across time, now revealed.
As soon as you start removing those dinky, amber coloured varnish from the ear, I almost cried. The colour was so delicate and done with such skill. I look forward to your saving this beautiful work.
Knowing that this is an heirloom with huge significance to a family was really interesting to think about while watching this video. Imagine how the family must have felt seeing it when it was returned to them. It must look like a whole new painting to them, especially the younger generations who have only seen it like we originally did. Imagine what they must go through as they watch this video, too - watching as the painting they know and love be brightened up and made whole again right before their eyes.
Julian, excellent work as always. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Yesterday I was watching the latest Chateau Diaries video and they were swooning over a painting of flowers and all I could think of was that the colours under the old varnish must be so much more beautiful than what we could see 🙄😅😆. Thank you Julian 😂
I wish there was an art restoration play kit that comes with a dirty painting that you restorate so that i could be a conservator for a day
Yes!!!!!
Thats amusing
Oooo I would so buy one of those lol
Best idea ever!
@@JJOfficer525 I'd buy that.
Slowly revealing that child’s eyes was, for me, a moment of pure poetry. Thank you.
Did anyone else's heart skip a beat when he said the painting was really dirty?
Couldnt wait for him to clean it.
Whoever she is, I hope she lived a beautiful life.
It's like the artist painted each individual piece of hair with a microscopic brush and it's beautiful.
Hope no one's edible kicked in right before Julian entered the multiverse.
YES! And i was about to sleep but i started laughing so hard, julian’s the man
you're watching this while high too??
That little girl was the love of a father or mother’s heart, they loved her so much they had her painted to remember her at this age. When I look at this painting, I can see my little girl and how I selfishly wish she stays 3 yo for a long time.
I thought of two different family portraits that I now wish I could have him look at. One is my mom and aunt as young adults; the other is my spouse’s grandfather as a toddler. I have no idea what condition they are in-not bad, but possibly not great?
Might be a girl or boy, they were dressed alike in this period.
@@petermatten3315 I'm thinking a boy, given the side part. But the tender sentiment is the same.
Your sentiment reminds me of the opening lines of Peter Pan.
'All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, “Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!” This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.'
-- J. M. Barrie
I know this is stupid but watching the varnish come off the face made me emotional. I 100% appreciate paintings so much more now. Such respect and life. Thank you Julian. Wishing everyone well.
It's not stupid to feel moved by something like that.
I love it when he makes little skits and segues for ads, it brings me such joy!! I like to think of him, outlining how he's going to film and writing a little script, and then laughing to himself. Like "haha, that's pretty funny! I think they'll like that! Maybe?". We do Julian, We do :)
Watching the eyes light up under the cleaning was incredible. It is a shame the original artist is unknown. The painting is fantastic.
Julian, I've missed hearing your dulcet tones politely roasting past conservators. Happy new year!
I think it's becoming canon that there is actually multiple Julians.
This was fascinating and it's a perfect illustration of why you stress that all of your conservation work is documented and reversible.
also, Narration Julien's ad reads are always good, but breaking the fourth wall so that Work Julien helped with the ad pivot was a lot of fun
Julian and that other guy seemed annoyed with each other. Haha
Julian has the most soothing voice. Reminds me of my art history professor. I could listen to him talk about conservation and art all day.
the intro. the editing. the ad lead-in. the painting. this WHOLE video is *chefs kiss*
7:10 HOLY SHIT! That editing is top-notch and caught me off guard!
That was f'ing mesmerizing the way he had all the hands moving at the same time.
The Phantom of the Opera piano piece is simply stunning, I’m shocked that more people are not commenting on it! It is the perfect melody to pair with the reveal of such a beautiful painting
i knew it sounded familiar! i thought it might be phantom, thank you for confirming it for me
Yes! Music of the Night is one of my favourite pieces ever its so beautiful
It took me a moment to recognize it. It fit in so very well with that segment.
It has the same melody in some parts, but it’s not music of the night. It fooled me too, but it’s just a similar piece.
This episode let me know that there are other Julians in the juliansphere. Excellent
The fact we have this quality of content for free is amazing. This is what some cable channels were all about in the past.
The artistry of this painting is exquisite. Just think; there was a true master out there and no one knows their name.
YEAAH IT'S BAACK~!
The good old way of filming is THE BEST!
Thank you Julian for listening to us!
I actually like the other style, and I'd guess that it will be coming back. I'd imagine this filming style is a product of multiple projects running at the same time. I'm sure the new style will evolve as well and there might be more static cam.
Didn't even notice
Have you thought about being an audio book reader? You know the ones that help people to sleep? Your voice is perfect for it! 🥱😔😴❤️
I like to put on his videos when I need help falling asleep!
Unrelated but I love your pfp! Witch hats are the best
@@j_fenrir thank you! It's from Halloween 2020
@@DandECpmn it's so soothing!! Love it!
Masz absolutną rację ! :)
That hair is amazing. I can’t remember a painting that revealed such amazing technique.
As a father, this moved me to tears. Someone loved their daughter so much that they had this beautiful portrait capture her in time. Presumably, she grew older, became an old lady and died. And, her portrait too was marred by time. Until he brought her back to life.
Love the beginning shots of showing the painting in different lights to fully display its problems. It exaggerates the problems and allows to see them with an untrained eye.
Is anyone else wondering if Julian enjoyed his glass of water?
Is it water 😉
Julian: *begins cleaning the rest of the painting*
Me, seeing all that damage being revealed: “Oh...” 😢
Julian: there's a lot of over painting. Hopefully it's just because the previous conservator did a bad job
Previous conservator: yeah... no
One word...........BRILLIANT! You really are gifted in a super human way! BRAVO!
I listen to these while I work on my schoolwork / graphic design classes, and it's so soothing to have Julian working as my "body double." Totally helps me focus while I'm doing my own art.
Julian: So, are you going to play something from the Titanic soundtrack or Phantom of the Opera?
Pianist: yes.
It's driving me nuts that I can't place the song!!!
Me either!! I feel like its phantom tho!
@@brittanyklassen-rau4042 the start of the music is music of the night. Or at least interpolated from it.
Seriously I wish he'd link the music he uses, it's so hard to find.
Seeing those colors come alive beneath all that junk, tickles all the right places.
can you imagine the owners of this painting looking at the painting for maybe their whole life, loved it and cherished it and then they get clean and crispy "new" painting that looks almost like a totally new thing, not their old and loved painting, and then they can watch this video and see that the beauty was seriously trapped under that ugly coat and all the time they were admiring the "lie" that the previous conservatist and old varnish and dust did to it. Mybe its the great great grandma on the painting portrayed by perhaps her father, so it must have heavy impact on the owners,. who can remember their ancestors.
The close up of the face during the cleaning to reveal the fine brush strokes was amazing.
What a beautiful child. The colors used for her face show the blush of youth and her subtle expression captures her age. Simply magnificent. I can't wait until the end of the video to she the vibrancy of the colors after the application of the varnish.
I know from the ultraviolet image that it was bad, but during the cleaning it became so much worse! Julian, I feel for you! But you‘re master of your craft. Work for you - entertainment for us😅
That ad lead-in was smoother than the surface of the painting
You know you're hopelessly into this guy's stuff when you love even the cringey parts.
What cringey parts? Then I kept watching, and there is was.
He totally did a big dad joke lol
@@AshRowan Where. What's the timestamp
It was glorious! 🥲
@@jellyfish089-j7o idk it’s the whole talking to yourself lead up to the adspace. It was pretty dad-esk lol
Beautiful work. You give back so much to the owners when you restore the art from so long ago. I wish I had known of such a career in the 1970's. Seeing your results lights a fire in me. My great grandmother's photo that hung in my home while growing up had my attention from a young age. In a lovely oval frame with a doomed glass cover. She was photos at 16 years wearing a dress, costume, that she had sewn for herself. She had be trained as a seamstress, she was beautiful with her long hair draped in an unusual style. She eventually bore 8 children, 4 girls who all learned seamstressing in varying degrees and worked in the profession for some years. My father learned from his mother & grand mother, & likely aunts, the fine arts of sewing and other needle carts as he was a sickly child and was not able to run and play like most boys. He was well set to dress my mother & their 5 children, 2 boys, 3 girls. (I am the 'baby'!) Mom could sew, as well, but she let dad take the stage and praise of all the admiration of which there was much. One sister and I were the only ones to carry the family gene for sewing. I try all manner of needle work & do accomplish most in varying degrees to my satisfaction. My eldest daughter was not willing to learn to sew from me, she went off to study fashion design at The New Brunswick Community College for Craft and Design in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. The school was not founded until after I would have been a willing student. I even had a sister in the city at the time. It was not to be for me. My daughter and a friend have their own design business, they specialize in mermaid swim wear. So, I do believe the art carries on through genetics. I always wanted to get into that picture of my great-grandmother and remove the years of accumilated dust, my mother says I can have the picture any time. Mom will be 93 yrs in a few days, she knew the lady in the photo with her lightly rose tinted cheeks, Maude Alice Mazeroll(e) Russell. I want to hang her portrait in my sewing room.
Lovely lovely story. ❤️
THAT cleaning part was the most satisfying thing ever omg!!!