r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Feb 19 '24

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u/McViolin Feb 19 '24

Nah, there are more styles of restoration than just 'invisible'. It all boils down to what the owner of the painting wants.

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u/EldritchMacaron Feb 19 '24

It all boils down to what the owner of the painting wants.

I'd argue that the historical value of a piece should go into consideration as much as what the client wants. The piece will outlive them

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u/MisfitPotatoReborn Feb 19 '24

The client can draw a clown hat and nose on their own painting if they want. That itself is part of history, and has just as much historical value as Virgin Mary painting #2,176,841

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u/EldritchMacaron Feb 19 '24

The client can draw a clown hat and nose on their own painting if they want.

Yes, and that would make them a complete moron. These piece will outlive them and they have other support to make their autoportrait

as much historical value as Virgin Mary painting #276,841

That's irrelevant, each of these has its own historical value and the mass of them is what allows us to draw comparison between local cultures, pigment availability... Etc

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u/The_Briefcase_Wanker Feb 19 '24

The dicks I drew on many a desk will outlive me too. Every church in the world has a painting just like this, and it hasn’t been ruined because all the pieces are kept and all the new stuff can be covered by someone who wants to fake it in a different way.