Episode 53: Art Restoration

Join Julia and our newest cast member Lauren as they discuss the scandalous world of art restoration! In this episode you will encounter wonderful artworks and architectural structures such as the Palace of Knossos on Crete, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes, the Elgin marbles, and da Vinci’s Last Supper! Learn about the process of restoration and what differentiates it from preservation, and decide for yourself where the line needs to be drawn on this controversial topic.

The Toreador Fresco, Minoan, found at Knossos, ca. 1550 BCE

Eligin Marbles, British Museum

Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-12

da Vinci, The Last Supper, 1495-98

Michelangelo,  foot of the figure the Prophet Jonah, Sistine Chapel Ceiling, High Renaissance/Mannerism, 1508-1512.

Episode 001: Who Owns Art

Fabriano
Adoration of the Magi 1423

This International Gothic piece was commissioned by the Strozzi Family. The father of the family can be seen kneeling before the baby Christ with his sons on either side of him.

Edward Curtis
Wyemah 1905

Brancusci
Bird in Space 1930

Matisse
Le Bonhour de Vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905-06

Each of these pieces is from major collectors: JP Morgan, Rockerfeller, and Barnes.

A frieze and statues from the Elgin (or Parthenon) Marbles, on display in the British Museum in London, England. 


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