Behind the scenes in Conservation
Retouching Rubens's 'Het Steen'
After months of restoration, Larry Keith unveils the newly retouched 'Het Steen' in the Conservation Studio
Head of Conservation Larry Keith is joined by Peter Schade, Head of Framing, and Bart Cornelis, Curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings, to take us through the final stages of 'Het Steen's' restoration: retouching, varnishing, and framing.
Follow the stages of 'Het Steen's' conservation treatment:
- See the painting being cleaned
- Learn about the structural repair of the panel
- Read about 'Het Steen's' reunion with its pendant, 'The Rainbow Landscape'
- See how restoration of 'Het Steen' progressed during lockdown.
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Watch previous episodes:
Behind the scenes in Conservation
Cleaning Rubens's 'Het Steen'
Find out what Larry Keith discovered when he removed 75 years’ worth of discoloured varnish from Rubens’s 'Het Steen'
Behind the scenes in Conservation
A structural repair of Rubens's 'Het Steen'
How will Britta New meet the challenge of repairing Rubens's fragile panel which has survived centuries' worth of restorations and one very severe frost?
Behind the scenes in Conservation
The Gallery during lockdown
Peek behind our closed doors, with Larry Keith
Reuniting Rubens's beloved landscapes
After centuries apart, two Rubens masterpieces will be brought back together. We go behind the scenes to find out more
Restoring an 'undisplayable' painting: Part one
Larry Keith reveals an exciting discovery about Piazzetta's unfinished work, 'The Sacrifice of Isaac', and explains the plan for the painting's restoration
Behind the scenes in Conservation
Restoring the Gallery's oldest painting
Kristina Mandy shows the steps involved in restoring a painting that is over 750-years-old
