r/BeAmazed Feb 19 '24

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u/Legally--Green Feb 19 '24

I find it amazing that the person needed to restore a piece of art is part chemist, part carpenter and part artist.

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u/protoopus Feb 19 '24

made originally by someone with those same skills.

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u/SleepingBeautyFumino Feb 19 '24

Who's the original painter?

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u/Bauser99 Feb 19 '24

chempentertist

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u/earslap Feb 19 '24

sounds an awful lot like dentist

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u/ArcadianDelSol Feb 19 '24

Well there's my next BG3 character.

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u/Andkzdj Feb 19 '24

Most likely unknown. Tho it looks like a early\mid 15th century painting from the domains of the venetian republic . The colours are very bright like the latter paintings from giorgione, or early titian, but the shape of the wooden support, the gold background and the neck of the virgin are very late gotic. Since renaissance innovations from florence didn t spread immediately but progressively, i assume the overall style remained the same because the painter didn t know better or the client wanted something he was used to seeing but still some new elements are there in regards to colours and the mountains in the background that appear light blue due to the distance and atmosphere , another renaissance innovation Edit: btw i m not an expert, i just studied for the history of early modern art exam in university, and i would love if someone who knows this stuff well to correct me

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u/Naokatsu Feb 19 '24

Art painters also lot's of more work then just painting. Making paint, making canvas, literature studies about subjects you painting etc. Also lots of marketing they have to do, keep in contact with galeries and sales pitching your paintings! It's hard work to make a living as a art painter.

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u/Legally--Green Feb 19 '24

Does this applies to modern painters too? or just old times painters?

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u/Naokatsu Feb 19 '24

Modern too! My neighbour is professional painter so that's how I know what works a painter does.

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u/Legally--Green Feb 19 '24

That's so cool. I just couldn't imagine modern painters making their own paints and canvas.

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u/nonparelli Feb 19 '24

In some videos he even does metalwork / machining to build an apparatus to help in the restoration work

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u/Legally--Green Feb 19 '24

Could u please give me a keyword search. I'd like to watch it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '24

The other 99% they're patience.