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A king-sized restoration project
Watch how it took a small army of people to clean, repair and restore one of our largest paintings, Van Dyck's 'Equestrian Portrait of Charles I'
A giant among portraits, our Equestrian Portrait of Charles I by Anthony van Dyck is so tall that it had to lie on its side in our Conservation Department; follow the story of how restorers, scientists, and curators joined forces, with international colleagues with support from the Getty Foundation Conserving Canvas Initiative, to clean, repair, and restore this mammoth artwork. The restoration of the painting was also supported by TEFAF Museum Restoration Fund.
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Relining Van Dyck's Equestrian Portrait of Charles I
A project supported by the Getty Foundation
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Restoring Artemisia
Learn about the restoration of one of our highlight paintings, by Artemisia Gentileschi
Complex conservation
An altarpiece in need of attention
One of the most complex structural conservation projects in the history of the Gallery: Giovanni Martini da Udine’s ‘The Virgin and Child with Saints’
Unlocking Leonardo
15 years after discovering a hidden drawing beneath Leonardo’s Virgin of the Rocks, we uncover more of the mystery
The lost altarpiece
How would Leonardo’s Virgin of the Rocks have looked in its original setting?