Cleaning Rubens at the National Gallery

December 30 2020

Video: The National Gallery

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The National Gallery in London posted this very informative video last week regarding the conservation of Rubens's Het Steen. Head of Conservation Larry Keith talks us through the various processes behind cleaning and conserving this enormous landscape, which coincidentally Rubens had painted for himself.

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