Hospital For Old Masters Paintings Are Cleaned And Restored In The Conservation Department Of The The National Gallery Footage

HOSPITAL FOR OLD MASTERS Paintings are cleaned and restored in the Conservation Department of the the National Gallery.
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	Catalog #:	37659
	Clip Number:	37659-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 685
	Timecode:	01:34:53 - 01:37:17
	Location:	London.
	Year Shot:	1968 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	ART: Painting ART: Restoration/Cleaning LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London RECREATION: Museum
	Description:	HOSPITAL FOR OLD MASTERS (aka RESTORATION OF OLD MASTERS) Paintings are cleaned and restored in the Conservation Department of the the National Gallery. London. C/Us of detail of a painting, 'The Raising of Lazarus' by Sebastiano. CS Christ raising Lazarus. LS People looking at The Raising of Lazarus. H/A LS Two men bringing in picture to restor- ing room showing men and women at work on old paintings. MS Chief Restorer Mr. Lucas looking at painting through special binoculars. CS Him looking and moving binoculars slowly across painting. CS Hand dipping stick with cotton wool head into cleaning solution. CS Man cleaning old paintings with stick. CU Him cleaning Christ's head. CU Man's face with special glasses. CS Him cleaning painting. CU Brush putting gluey liquid on painting. Fine tissue is laid on it. CS Four pieces of tissue laid on liquid on painting. Cellophane is laid across it and special heating instrument is brought out and applied to painting. MS Man using heat treatment on painting. MS Hand mixing painting on palette. CS Man retouching picture. CU Retouching small areas panning to details from picture. MS Old picture with man at work retouching panning to another picture on wood with girl filling in holes with plaster. CS Girl putting plaster on to cracks in picture. CU Ditto. CU Her face wearing special glasses looking up. MS Fluorescent board with two test prints of Bacchus and Ariadne by Titian. Mr. Lucas comes into picture right and examines prints. CS One of the prints which shows spots where the painting has been test cleaned. Pan to other print. CS Hands prising canvas from back of picture with knife. MS Mr. Lucas prising canvas from back of the Bacchus and he begins to chip the glue away from the back. CU Mr. Lucas chipping glue with scalpel. MS Chipping glue and he begins to raise picture which is laying face down on table. CS Mr. Lucas raising picture for us to see painting.