Giving Life to the Heirloom - Part 1 of 2
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Artist unknown, untitled, no provenance; a ghost of a painting requiring a herculean effort to conserve. Old work that must be undone, hidden damage and a paint layer that is actively deteriorating. So why bother. Paintings are the vessels for our emotions, memories, and history. They are the places we store happiness, sadness, good times and bad. When we visit them they affect within us emotions that we can't otherwise solicit. And for this we can reach deep and summon the effort to conserve this piece. For the family who own it, it is certainly the most valuable and important painting in the world.
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Julian: "I'm going to use Bel-"
Me: "B E L G I A N L I N E N N N N N N N N N ! ! !"
Irish, French, English and all other linens are jealous af.
and rabbit skin glue!
I just heard that in the "Leeeeroy Jeennnnnnkins" voice ....
I smile involuntarily when I hear " Belgian linen". Hmmm.
@@elliepascoe5954 - I always think of Ricardo Montalban saying "Fine Corinthian Leather" in the Chrysler commercials. (I just checked - that was 1975. My gawd, I'm getting old.)
Julian: "now we're gonna take this painting to the hot table."
Table:* blushes*
Best underrated comment
Table-chan and Julian-kun
(sorry to be that person but I like to know when I’m wrong myself) his name is spelled Julian btw. Julianne is the feminine version haha.
@@goldflannel2968 lmao prozd reference?
@@certified_fin dammit now I can hear him "Julian-Senpai please notice me!" lol
I want a valentines card that says " *I need you like Julian needs his hot table* "
AAAAANNNNDDDD now I know what to put on my husband's card this year. Danke!
"I need you love me like Julian loves his tacks"
to:...
from:..
Thanks for giving me an idea for my gf XD
I need you more than Julian needs his belgian linen
My boyfriend told me I am the washi kozo of his life ❤️
"Oh this painting's not too bad really, just kinda dirty"
30 minutes later: ｏｈ ｎｏ
Reading this comment as julian cleans the background. It *hurts*
ikr hahah
@@natmarquetti I found this comment when he was cleaning the background too 😂
Bleedu
He just started and I'm already thinking the same thing
Julian has now broken the fourth wall, hes become self aware
😂
Maybe he's a deep fake :)
Lol
Why tf did that make me smile that much?!?!?!
Oh he did that when he gave the studio tour
Quarantine has finally set in, Julian is now arguing with his future self.
Lmao
I was thinking the same thing.
In Julian’s heaven, a multitude of artists will come up to him and say, “Thank You!”
What a beautiful moment that would be
Plus the grateful owners too don’t forget. I’d love to see any original work by Julian. To be a good conservator you have to be able to paint properly.
Dear god wait no now I have to draw that god damn it
What's cool is the owners have a visual record now of their painting being restored adding to the history.
Yeah its so cool
Not just visual, video!
If I were someone who had a painting Julian worked on, I'd absolutely get his Patreon, so I'd also have a record of how many times the conservator said, "Fuck!" while working on my painting. 😁 History, I tell ya.
Julian: I'm roasting everybody. I'll roast you, I'll roast past conservators, I'll roast myself
The friendliest of fire.
'What a primadonna' 😁
Z-z-z-z-z. Previously stated hundreds of times
@@hollygolightly8048 that is because it is a meme, my friend, and it is a relevant meme.
roasting is trendy lol
Everybody gangsta til Julian clone himself
I got really confused for a second at that part lol.
I was using this as background noise. Looked at the video, saw multiple sets of hands, momentarily freaked out till I saw his watch lol
IKR!
When i saw that i was thinking when did je get assistants XD
The hands...😁🤣😁
I got really emotional when he finally removed the varnish from her eyes. They seemed to start to come back to life as the varnish came off. Beautiful work.
Aye. I waited until I got no distractions so I can look at that awesome moment entirely. Watched with awe...
Yeah... She has a beautiful eyes
I shed a tear, It's the beauty that is behind that thick layer of yellow. Art is love, it makes me to happy when I can be moved by it.
So did I
And the fleck of white in each eye showing the reflection of a light while she posed. Masterful work by the artist.
When that resin comes off. . . I feel like alot of people think back to the past/olden times and think of them in sepia tones, more and more covered over with dust and grime the further back one goes - What you're doing here (Aside from saving this gorgeous painting/Family Heriloom, which in and of itself is a worthy thing), it's like. . . Showing us that. . These people didn't live in Sepia tones, there was no layer of grime over their eyes - Everything was Bright, Colorful, -Real-, like how it is for Us, Now - By doing this, I think you also show that these people of our past. . . were just like us, really, the same - More than what you get from history classes you take to pass tests and move on. Thank you for documenting your work, and for ALL the work you do /u\ It does not go unappreciated.
Wow, that’s beautiful.
I've noticed that myself - being shocked that things in the 50s and earlier weren't all in black & white. It's not just old artwork skewing how we think. it's the Black & white movies, tv's and pictures.
I'm almost 50 years old - and i still have to remind myself that the old westerns I grew up watching as a child was not an accurate representation of the 1900's.
You know, I'm grateful to the various owners of the paintings that Julian has shown, for allowing him *to* show them. He mentioned a while back that he always asks the owners if he can feature their paintings in CZcams videos, and I'm glad so many said yes. Letting him feature their paintings lets him show us all the many and varied and interesting elements of art conservation. I hope they watch the videos, so they know that we're grateful.
And sometimes they get roasted.... Remember poor Anne and the cat?
Yes, so true, I have a painting of boats in the storm that I know for sure it's really dirty and would love to watch a video about. Sadly I have neither the time, the money or way to make it clean, even less to see a video about.
@@MM-Iconoclast Because we all knew that cat was wrongly accused!
@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 It was sketch for sure!
I remember him saying a while back that he invites some of them to appear in the video as well. I'd love to see that, right from the discussions they have at the beginning right through until Julian reveals the finished piece.
Me: “is he doing an ad transition?”
Narrator Julian: “are you doing an ad lead-in?”
**screams ensue**
Yep, this was pretty much all of us watching.
I squealed out loud at 3:22am THIS GENIUS PAINTY MAN IS TOO PRECIOUS!!!!
I love how he actually puts thought into his transitions. Imo its rare that someone can pull off little skits like this with them actually being good, while still being professional and appealing to potential customers
when you removed the varnish from her eyes, I gasped aloud. She has tear ducts and eyelashes and the daintiest eyebrows that would never have been visible under all that varnish. You’re doing the Lords work Julian
the différence is just like my daughters before and after chocolate ice cream, only the other way round !
différence lmao
@@chyza2012 why yes, autocorrect will do that if you're French, which his name and the way he used punctuation also suggests
differance
@@chyza2012 I never said you should know. However you were clearly mocking his spelling and I explained where the mistake came from, that's it.
Oliver this is peak comedy
Those delicate eyelashes and soft hairs, the original artist was so talented. I'm glad to see the painting getting so much respect now.
There was one moment where i was like "oh she has eyebrows"
It always did its been restored before, its an heirloom. Restoration technology has improved.
@@DaleDix I know its just that it was so dirty i couldnt see them before the cleaning so i was shocked when they were revealed.
@@BeinDraug 0
@@BeinDraug 0
The Waxed Tacks sounds like a great band name
Wax Tacks and Bristle Brushes. Now say that 10x quickly
FACTS.
Wait for their new release
@@catestuff I ended up saying Waxed Tash and Brishle Brushes aaaaaaaa
They're super-indie, you've probably never heard of them.
Does it ever make you sad that some was this talented, and we have no idea who they were, what their story was? That they maybe never got the recognition they deserved for their work..?
It’s kind of magical at the same time, this painting is almost like a photograph, and I’m sure it took the artist a long time... 🤯🤯🤯❤️❤️❤️
The painting of this young girl is more beautiful than any photograph of her could have ever been.
Jugglers and singers require applause.
I was just thinking along those same lines. The artist was very talented and presumably had a lot of training, or at least practice. Years. And now all that training and the time spent on this painting are gone, irrelevant. If the artist was known that would be at least a connection, however tenuous, to the past. Yes, it does make me sad.
Let's be honest, we all got addicted after watching 1 or 2 of his videos
One was all it took for me.
2 minutes into the first
I agree🥹 I also can’t sleep without a video of him on 🤣
👍🏻
That cleaning was like watching a person come out of a deep depression.
Spot on!
Brilliant!
It made ME happy!
Please tell me I'm not the only one who got a little teary-eyed when the cleaning revealed the "real" lips & nose. Maybe it was the music. Very Phantom-ish. 🎼💙
@@HuhHowboutThat You're not. I love art wholly because of the emotion behind the work. There was something about this one that got to me. I've watch all of his videos but for some reason this one made me tear up. I'm overjoyed that this little painting has new life.
Me when 3 pairs of hands show up: Oh damn Julien managed to hire assistants during covid?
Julien's editing skills: no❤
Right?!?
He's getting really good at that.
And I'm always impressed with his piano playing while he's cleaning at the same time...
And four Rolexes! 😱
@@wildman2012 a truly talented human being
I loved that edit. I also loved some of the other edits speeding up the various processes of prepping the canvas while concentrating on the stuff we want to look at in more detail. It keeps interest while not losing the important detail - very skilfully done, and a lot of craftsperson vids don't get the balance right (and of course, the better ones do, and deserve their views)
I imagine the spirit of the artist standing over your shoulder and watching, gasping, tears in their eyes and joy in their hearts, to see their art come back to life and to see how much you respect their painstaking work.
me too
Yes I'm sure you are right.
i also imagine they would be realy impressed to know their art survived that long... like imagine you paint something and 200 years from now its not in the trash but treasured enough to be conserved by someone like Julian 🥰
Absolutely
“bad work makes things easier for me”
**shudders in elmers glue flashbacks**
Not to mention polyurethane... *cringe*
_"Executed with grace, skill and sensitivity"_
I sense a decimating roasting coming...
Fun fact: Julians roasts provide 38% of the world with fresh espresso every day, and the shade he throws could stop global warming
@@NuclearTopSpot now this is an underrated comment.
You will NOT be disappointed.😉
@@NuclearTopSpot He's basically a passive-aggressive Gordon Ramsay.
@@spacelasertech8359 No please, don’t compare him to the hateful, rude Ramsay, Julian is far classier. Ramsay is a pugnacious street urchin, Julian is a gentleman and as a Brit I should know!
Can't you just hear all of the Old Masters sighing with relief: "It's okay, Baumgartner is here."
That's exactly what I say about every work of art he restores. Such consideration and passion for it. I love when he comments on past restorations that weren't good at all. Lol
Amen
I want to like this comment but its currently at a perfect 500 so someone let me know when it’s not anyway i dont want to upset the gods of numbers
@@tashatasisart3205 it's safe now
Oh god don't feed his ego
Julian: "I'm using a dry sponge because it's not abrasive enough to damage the paint"
Ammo NYC: "Everything is abrasive to the paint. The best cleaning is looking angrily at the dirt until it feels unwelcome and leaves!"
Ammo NYC must be Julian's brother! I love their work but they're not human, just detail robots!
Ammo NYC x Julian is a crossover I didn’t know I needed.
I randomly got here from ammo NYC 😂
Chuck Norris would stare at the varnish until it removed itself in fear
I swear the music during the cleaning portion was The Music of the Night.
I think it was Music of the Night inspired
Some of the melody was very similar even the same as music of the night, but the rest of it seemed like an entirely different song
He sneaks in vatiations of Phantom of the Opera music now and then. He's done it in multiple videos. Usually while he's cleaning or while he's retouching.
I was listenting and i swore it sounded so much like phantom!
ahhh thank you i knew i recognised it!!
I have to go listen to it now because for several seconds I swore that it was playing.
Mom: "Why are you crying?"
Me: "Waaaah beautiful child emerging from varnish haze to peer into my soul with the world's most beautiful eyes."
Yup that about sums up how I reacted too Avis
I cried, too
This. I cried too.
I did the same....it was really overwhelming to see that child come life.
I had tears too! Then I started thinking about how much work I’ve done to reverse all the varnish I put into place from childhood trauma. I made it an allegory for my life 😂
Julien angrily roasting old conservators gives me life
Especially when they totally deserved it.
Hi name twin! 😊
@emily he’s not passive aggressive, he’s being polite and controlling his irritation.
28:40 had me crying bro, that full unvarnished reveal and that frickin piano music got me. It really makes you apreciate the work that went in to the restoration, and the actual painting itself
Me, who was just chanting Washi Kozo : “hmmm yes facing wouldn’t add anything I see now”
I think at some point you should make a compilation video where you explain all these "Ask me how I know!" stories! It would be really fascinating to hear, and I firmly believe that it is through failure we learn the most, so it's also interesting to hear how you bounced back from those things going wrong 🙂
100%! I am asking how you know... I want to know, too. 😁
Excellent idea and a very good point.
Passing on knowledge is how we have gotten to where we are today. Also, I want to hear about the humiliating stories he mentioned. Not so I can laugh AT him, but so I can laugh WITH him and how he worked his way through it.
Some of his "ask me how I know" stories are on video. I was watching some of his earlier videos and I saw him do some weird things and have to improvise to handle them later. You don't catch it usually because he doesn't change his tone or freak out in his voice over, but if you pay close attention to his later videos you can almost hear Julian judging past Julian
You mean to tell me..😒 that Julian has 😲made mistakes 🤯.....🤫
lmaooo the timing is immaculate, he literally said "ask me how I know" as soon as I was reading it
I know it's not a simple thing you do, Julian. But in a way, it is. And it moves me.
This is someone's daughter. Someone loved this little girl enough that they had a portrait made of her. And over the years, her memory had dimmed. And you brought her back to the light. To life.
They say a person only truly dies when the last person who knew them forgets. And you've ensured this little girl will not meet that fate. We may never know her name, but we know who she is now. And that is a priceless gift.
This is a really lovely message. It's honestly so beautiful.
Such a beautiful comment!❤
I wish there was a way for her parents to know this would happen. That long after living memory of their child faded, someone would so lovingly and devotedly restore this painting and allow millions of people to meet the little girl they loved so much.
When he first started cleaning the line between her dress and her skin I was SHOCKED at how BEAUTIFUL the skin tones were. What a LOVELY painting! How marvelous that the owners will get to see it for real
Oh my god. The beauty when the varnish was off her eyes. The painting was amazing. It popped. It showed her eyelashes and eyebrows and it was so beautiful. Like a breath of fresh air.
Totally agree..got to wonder what's the story behind the painting. And who is the painter!
I have to say this artist has absolutely gotten my respect, especially because they painted in what almost all other artists in the same timeframe/style decide not to paint in; EYELASHES. The eyes look so unnatural without eyelashes, and these look so gorgeous.
I was in awe of the hair. You can see the individual hairs!
Yeah, no kidding. The hair is spectacular, as are the subtle transitions across the skin. It's unbelievably life-like. I wonder what happened to the original signature? Or if there simply was never one inscribed? Seems quite mad not to take credit for such a wonderful piece.
@@montlejohnbojangles8937 my guess is it was a woman who painted it so it doesn't have a signature.
People used to pluck their eyelashes soooo....
I agree with all ofthat.
In the air you see individual hairs,
Her fair skin has natural transitions.
her blushing Cheeks look cute.
the eyelashes are perfect
and her eyes looks like marbles.
Even the dres was quite nice
this artist truly has my respect
I didn't think it was possible for a professional youtuber whos videos are already top shelf perfection to get any better. you have upgraded to something entirely even better. This man deserves a platinum play button. Thank you for continuing to bring elegance, education and intelligence to youtube. We need more content creators like this.
Yes to all of this and so beautifully expressed I’ve deleted my comment!
Hey Julian! Hello? We need a pin over here, please. The most beautiful comment! Thanks! 💙💙💙💙💙
Him talking to himself is a big mood.
When you swabbed over her nose it almost felt wrong, like my brain said “thats a face, you cant do that to noses theyre not that flat!”
Really beautiful
Speaks to how good the artist was
So much depth. Wow.
As her eyes were being uncovered, I thought to myself, "Now she can breathe." What a lovely painting.
I didn't know humans breathe with their eyes.
The eyes were the last piece of her face that was uncovered. “Breathe” referred to the uncovering of the beauty within the face of the painting as a metaphor, not in a literal sense. Thanks for your comment though and the opportunity to explain it!
@@yessanknow302 Silly boy
Y’all really don’t understand jokes huh
@@Astavyastataa not a very particularly good comment to joke on, op made such a lovely comment for some random kid to joke about the op's metaphor
How many Julians do you need to restore a painting?
Answer: all of them.
When I saw multiple hands and then he started speaking to himself, oh dear inhaling too much fish paste and rabbit glue,
Knowing that this is an heirloom with huge significance to a family was really interesting to think about while watching this video. Imagine how the family must have felt seeing it when it was returned to them. It must look like a whole new painting to them, especially the younger generations who have only seen it like we originally did. Imagine what they must go through as they watch this video, too - watching as the painting they know and love be brightened up and made whole again right before their eyes.
Julian, excellent work as always. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Yesterday I was watching the latest Chateau Diaries video and they were swooning over a painting of flowers and all I could think of was that the colours under the old varnish must be so much more beautiful than what we could see 🙄😅😆. Thank you Julian 😂
Us while he’s cleaning the sitter: yay 🥰
Us while he’s cleaning the background: 😱
This painting been straight through the woodchipper.
Feels like someone threw that painting in a pile in the attic
Seeing the skin tones in the sitter straight up took my breath away.
Seeing the extent of the damage had me in tears.
It's like someone tried to fold it up and stuff it in an envelope.
@@Oddi0 Haha.....plot twist...it's a stolen painting. :D
Me: *looking at the flaking paint* I smell Washi Kozo coming...
Julian: I don't feel that the facing is going to provide any benefit
Me: :O
I know, right? 🤯😱🤯
Thank goodness he used the Washi Kozo on the back!! I could not deal with a Kozoless video!!!
I KNOOOWWW!!!! I love the washi kozo!!!
I love it when he makes little skits and segues for ads, it brings me such joy!! I like to think of him, outlining how he's going to film and writing a little script, and then laughing to himself. Like "haha, that's pretty funny! I think they'll like that! Maybe?". We do Julian, We do :)
I kinda love how the painting is so damaged, it just shows that it has been in a home full of life, kids, accidents and love to keep it even when it was so damaged
Same sentiment but kind of in reverse - I love that this girl was so precious to her family and now, even though she's gone, she gets to come back to them. Wonder who she and the painter were and what their lives were like. I hope she was happy and comfortable.
...yes, I am spending my morning tearing up about art restoration
Half the fun of these videos is Julian's lead-in to the ads. He's very creative and I believe he enjoys trying to slide them in very smoothly. It just adds to my enjoyment of these fascinating stories.
What a prima donna🤩
I usually skip through people's sponsor ads. But he makes them so good I can't help but watch xD
This time he hung a lampshade on it :-)
I love his ads and the lead ins! They're so entertaining! Everyone else is pretty dry and clearly scripted but Julian's personality makes it seem so natural
Edit: typo
The transitions are so smooth I almost feel like i got cheated 😂😂
Julian: 5 mercury inches
Me: Good choice, just what I would have chosen
Lol... same
Good job Julian, you’ve successfully freaked me out with the hands (I know that’s probably what you wanted). I was like “ooooh he has help! That’s nice of the other person. Maybe he took on an apprentice- or two,ha ha.....or....w H a T?!?!” Then I saw the watch and the cuff of your shirt I was filled with so much relief 😅
Watching the eyes light up under the cleaning was incredible. It is a shame the original artist is unknown. The painting is fantastic.
This guy's about to make a whole family burst into tears of joy.
this is the paint he *needs* to have gotten the customer's reaction to.
@@wyattroncin941 That was my exact thought. I cannot imagine a reveal without tears. What if this is a painting he just mails back to the family? If I were Julian, I would be disappointed not to be able to see the reaction.
during the cleaning of this one , I shed a tear at how beautiful this was but also for what was lost . who ever the artist was, they did beautiful work . the hair looked so delicate and fine, you can feel the softness of it
I was struck by how that hair looked so unpleasing under all that old varnish and grime, and then looked so lovely once cleaned.
I wondered if anybody else had to cry because of the softness of the hair... :) Thanks!
Same...
I didnt cry but I did gasp when the face started to shine through.
it was the nose and eyes that caught me. This one has eyelashes and the shadowing around the nose almost gives it a 3D look.
It's like the artist painted each individual piece of hair with a microscopic brush and it's beautiful.
I listen to these while I work on my schoolwork / graphic design classes, and it's so soothing to have Julian working as my "body double." Totally helps me focus while I'm doing my own art.
My day is instantly better now, thank you.
Yes. His videos are a balm to the soul. So relaxing and entertaining!
Ive never waited more impatiently than this.
Me three, a lovely moment.
I just imagine some art restorer in like hundreds of years watching this video, because they’re working on the same piece many years later and figuring out what was done last time it was restored 💀💀
Would be interesting, but I can't imagine CZcams still existing in 100 years, let alone having old videos, considering these days they won't show search results over a year old.
I was also thinking like this, but I imagine some video editor somewhere in a hundred years, trying to figure out how to put this video into 3d or the latest tech for viewing media :)
And thusly admiring Julien's skill, i imagine.
@@gigaherz_ I imagine Julien would include a video file in the documentation on the work if he filmed it. Then it doesn't matter if it's on CZcams or not, it lives with the art piece.
@@MatthewBlackwell1015 Well that would be nice, I guess, but I don't think he does it? Also what media would he use? It would have to be an archival media, something like those special bluerays that can last hundreds of years. Because normal recordables last 20-30 years tops. Even actual hard drives and flash drives don't last longer. It seems easier to write what was done in a piece of paper and stick it in the back.
The artistry of this painting is exquisite. Just think; there was a true master out there and no one knows their name.
Love the beginning shots of showing the painting in different lights to fully display its problems. It exaggerates the problems and allows to see them with an untrained eye.
I always get so emotional when you clean the eyes. It's just such a privilege to see the painting come to life again and see what the artist intended. Honestly makes me tear up every time
The first swipe of skin near the dress made me gasp with delight! Couldn't believe the difference.
I teared up as well.
I don't tear up. But its veeeery dramatic. This one more than any other. These videos are getting exponentially better.
I gasped. Twice. Once per eye.
I just realized why I love Baumgartner videos: they feel like museum display videos. Like I’ve sat down on a short little bench in a section set off from some paintings and a sculpture on a pedestal, the voiceover coming from the wall as I and two other patrons (one who is creepily standing against the wall, one who’s more resting their feet than watching) learn about the conservation of one of the paintings on the opposite wall. In the pandemic, it particularly scratches an itch and I just love it
Such a complicated yet accurate description. For me it also feels like I was kind of dragged along with my parents to an art museum and we had been walking around for hours and now my feet are aching and so I just sat down to rest, but now I'm enthralled.
I feel this a lot and wish to continue this scene.
As I sit and watch, I can hear my family walking off to another area. After a moment of panic at being left behind, I decided to stay. Gently bouncing my leg, I sit between these two strangers, I feel as if we're being take on a journey to the past. We all feel connected in our own separate way. As the screen fades to black, we all move on through the museum. Our paths may never cross again, but we all had those moments watching this old painting be re-born.
Julian: So what is the impetus for investing in this painting's conservation?
Me: Because your client paid you to?
Julian: Well, this painting is the physical vessel for emotion, memory, and experience.
Me: And also because your client paid you to, right?
Well, Julian meant why the family invested in it
It's his job. Of course he's paid. He also knows how important this art piece is to his client.
Yes but WHY did the client pay for it, is what it's answering
“This painting is the physical vessel for emotion, memory and experience.” Go Julian!
It’s almost scary how her eyes become so bright and alive after cleaning.
Julian: waxing philosophical about wax and tacks
Me: how many whacks does a waxed tack take til the wax on the tack will cake
Had me till 'cake'.
If you say it like cack, then it works.
How many whacks of a cracked tack does a waxed tack take till the wax on the waxed tack will crack?
@@Snapfuba Experts cackling.
"As we move into an ultraviolet photograph, we can see the sins of the past revealed bare..."
Hoo boy, I can just tell Julian is going to be really critical of the last restorer during this twosome. 😂
To see the transformation of her face is extraordinary! The artist, whoever he or she was, had a beautiful eye for color.
Speaking as something of a painter myself I must say the artist, whomever they may be, did delightful work.
The name is not important, I'm glad this lovely work has found it's way in to the hands of a conservator of your talent and care before it was lost.
I can only hope there may be a day where one of my paintings might inspire such attention.
Thank you.
Julian: Anyhow, on to the cleaning
Everyone else: Finally
CZcams matrix: Hummmm.....lets put a commercial right here as the swab touches the painting
Mood killing matrix.
Skip to just before the end, play the very end then you should be able to replay without any ads
“In addition, well it’s quite dirty”
Yassssss long cleaning scene coming up!
I love it when he takes off a frame and sweeps a huge pile of dirt and dust off the back!
Yes! It's a teeny bit disappointing when he says "now this painting came in fairly clean" 🥺
Julian has the best ad transitions ever. he's not trying to sell us something, he makes us feel like we need it. XD
Hey Julian, I'd love to hear what year some of these paintings were made in, it would be really interesting to know how you would decipher the age too based on techniques used or how it was previously restored.
"With almost no effort"
Me feeling clever: It still took three of you. 😂 (Boo, I know)
😆
Groaaaaaaaaan!
I wish there was an art restoration play kit that comes with a dirty painting that you restorate so that i could be a conservator for a day
Yes!!!!!
Thats amusing
Oooo I would so buy one of those lol
Best idea ever!
@@JJOfficer525 I'd buy that.
Ι love whenever he says "ask me how I know" cause we see he's good now but he wasn't this good in the past and learned from his mistakes, which is a pretty valuable lesson
Who decided to use this painting as a Karate board, I just wanna talk
Bwhahaha
Put the shotgun down Laura.. It aint worth it.
I think it's becoming canon that there is actually multiple Julians.
Is anyone else wondering if Julian enjoyed his glass of water?
Is it water 😉
If I was the owner of that painting, after the cleaning I think I'd cry happy tears. It's so beautiful
Whoever she is, I hope she lived a beautiful life.
I have to say that the moment of revealing the child's face brought me to the point of tears. I have led a hard soldier's life and yet found myself almost overwhelmed. Thank you for knowing when to be silent. HenriLeroi
Those pure eyes, gazing across time, now revealed.
As soon as you start removing those dinky, amber coloured varnish from the ear, I almost cried. The colour was so delicate and done with such skill. I look forward to your saving this beautiful work.
That fourth wall break leading into the ad was the best segway I have ever seen. I watched the ad all the way through.
watching the eyes being revealed is just amazing. The painting is just so beautiful
can you imagine the owners of this painting looking at the painting for maybe their whole life, loved it and cherished it and then they get clean and crispy "new" painting that looks almost like a totally new thing, not their old and loved painting, and then they can watch this video and see that the beauty was seriously trapped under that ugly coat and all the time they were admiring the "lie" that the previous conservatist and old varnish and dust did to it. Mybe its the great great grandma on the painting portrayed by perhaps her father, so it must have heavy impact on the owners,. who can remember their ancestors.
That little girl was the love of a father or mother’s heart, they loved her so much they had her painted to remember her at this age. When I look at this painting, I can see my little girl and how I selfishly wish she stays 3 yo for a long time.
I thought of two different family portraits that I now wish I could have him look at. One is my mom and aunt as young adults; the other is my spouse’s grandfather as a toddler. I have no idea what condition they are in-not bad, but possibly not great?
Might be a girl or boy, they were dressed alike in this period.
@@petermatten3315 I'm thinking a boy, given the side part. But the tender sentiment is the same.
Your sentiment reminds me of the opening lines of Peter Pan.
'All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, “Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!” This was all that passed between them on the subject, but henceforth Wendy knew that she must grow up. You always know after you are two. Two is the beginning of the end.'
-- J. M. Barrie
I wonder if the artist or the sitter ever thought that someone on the future would treat this painting so gently and with so much care
Wow. I don't know why I just got so emotional watching you clean this little girl's face but I did. I'm literally fighting back tears thinking about the person who painted this so long ago and how touched they would be to see you treat their work of art so respectfully. You're so delicate and thorough. Really just a master at your job. I don't know if whoever attempted to restore some of the art you feature here, if they just didn't know what they were doing, or didn't have the right knowledge and equipment, or if they were simply lazy; but you just undo every mistake they made and genuinely restore it back to life. I truly believe every single project you've taken on would make the original artist so proud.
This was fascinating and it's a perfect illustration of why you stress that all of your conservation work is documented and reversible.
also, Narration Julien's ad reads are always good, but breaking the fourth wall so that Work Julien helped with the ad pivot was a lot of fun
Julian and that other guy seemed annoyed with each other. Haha
In this episode: Julian gets down to waxed tacks.
Hahahaha!
I'm so impressed by the artists skill on creating the subjects hair - as if you could reach out and touch it you would feel it's softness.
I am so glad they sent her to you. She is breathtakingly beautiful. When you cleaned her eye's she came to life. I wish we had some back ground on her. Can't wait for the next part!
Julian: So, are you going to play something from the Titanic soundtrack or Phantom of the Opera?
Pianist: yes.
It's driving me nuts that I can't place the song!!!
Me either!! I feel like its phantom tho!
@@brittanyklassen-rau4042 the start of the music is music of the night. Or at least interpolated from it.
Seriously I wish he'd link the music he uses, it's so hard to find.
Julian, I've missed hearing your dulcet tones politely roasting past conservators. Happy new year!
Don’t know why but as he was cleaning her eyes I started to tear up. She looks so beautiful and alive again!
I love how you said "superfluous and unnecessary" in the same sentence.
7:10 HOLY SHIT! That editing is top-notch and caught me off guard!
That was f'ing mesmerizing the way he had all the hands moving at the same time.
The Phantom of the Opera piano piece is simply stunning, I’m shocked that more people are not commenting on it! It is the perfect melody to pair with the reveal of such a beautiful painting
i knew it sounded familiar! i thought it might be phantom, thank you for confirming it for me
Yes! Music of the Night is one of my favourite pieces ever its so beautiful
It took me a moment to recognize it. It fit in so very well with that segment.
It has the same melody in some parts, but it’s not music of the night. It fooled me too, but it’s just a similar piece.
Ever since I found this channel I've been trying so hard to think of who Julian reminds me of, and at around 20:45ish, I finally figured it out
**drumroll**
He reminds me of Steve from Blues Clues!
Watching the painting come to life while you remove the varnish is amazing! Thank you again for the wonderful job you did on my painting.