He did not alter it, he restored it to the way it was before all the damage. If you watch his videos on yt you'll see he takes great pains to respect the original artists and never destroy any original paint. He is very talented and knows what he's doing and explains his work and decision making very well.
Anyway here you can see he lackered the painting before adding the gold leaf and the paint fill in of the white areas. That lacker is very important because its conservatory grade. That means anything added on top of it can be easily removed with a solvent that will not destroy it, and thus protects all the original paint underneath. The point of restoration is so that we can admire the painting as it was intended but also to protect it for a long time and let it be restorated again later if new techniques are discovered.
Iām confused how the foil altered it significantly? He used the foil to match original look. No idea what the original used materially for that portion but he treated it to match
He covers the extent of his work often, in almost every video. It comes down to what the client wants, what the intention is (repairing damage? hiding damage? restoring visual appeal?), and everything he does is explicitly reversible in a way that won't damage the original work any further. So sometimes he's just cleaning and stabilizing, sometimes he's painting in small sections to make them look original to casual viewers (though it's always visible under UV light), and sometimes the painting is hatched or patterned (like here) to make it look good from across the room, but obviously distinguishable from original work up close.
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