I wholeheartedly second this recommendation. I love that channel, and I don't even understand why. The videos are incredibly soothing and pleasing. They speak to the craftsman in me.
Apparently Baumgartner and his techniques are under some criticism from other restorers, but all I could find was a somewhat angry Reddit thread.
"The power of this disquieting portrait of divinity—a persona unseeing, all-knowing, eternal, pitiless."
I agree. Completely the opposite of the 'suffering god' of pure self-giving love, dying by torture at the hands of the evil in order to save them from a fate worse than death. Someone was having a joke on Christians.
What's interesting is that the "Sacre Coeur" image on the basilica ceiling at the "Sacre Coeur" in Paris is similar: expressionless, pitiless. Yet the whole point was the heart of a god that burns with love and compassion. Who painted that? Who approved of it?
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Apparently Baumgartner and his techniques are under some criticism from other restorers, but all I could find was a somewhat angry Reddit thread.
https://www.christies.com/zmags?ZmagsPublishID=7baedae9
Edit: It is, indeed: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/michael-lewis-salvator-mun...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvZe6ZCbF9xgbbbdkiodPKQ
It's extremely relaxing to watch. I guess I chose to wrong profession.
If you understand German, there was also a good 45 min documentary about a restaurator a few weeks ago on SWR:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-hbYKyyWiI
His gilding skills are superior to Baumgartners.
It's very well done.
I agree. Completely the opposite of the 'suffering god' of pure self-giving love, dying by torture at the hands of the evil in order to save them from a fate worse than death. Someone was having a joke on Christians.
What's interesting is that the "Sacre Coeur" image on the basilica ceiling at the "Sacre Coeur" in Paris is similar: expressionless, pitiless. Yet the whole point was the heart of a god that burns with love and compassion. Who painted that? Who approved of it?
https://pixabay.com/photos/jesus-christ-sacre-coeur-altar-49...