Non Political Images Thread

[Oexmelin]

[Josquius]

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[crazy canuck]

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Not anymore

[Sheilbh]

Always find this stuff incredible - best example is the Sistine Chapel restoration. It is something that always hits home how much more bright and colourful the past was compared to the period drama take.

Constable painting of Waterloo Bridge before restoration:

And after restoration and conservation (mainly removing layers of Victorian varnish that trapped soot/smoke particles):

[crazy canuck]

Is that THE Constable of contract law 101 fame (mutual mistake)?

[The Larch]

Always find this stuff incredible - best example is the Sistine Chapel restoration. It is something that always hits home how much more bright and colourful the past was compared to the period drama take.

For me the best example would be the painted classical statues and buildings. No, the ancient past was not all white marble as far as the eye can see.

[Sheilbh]

For me the best example would be the painted classical statues and buildings. No, the ancient past was not all white marble as far as the eye can see.

Yeah - exactly that. Medieval cathedrals too.

[HVC]

Always find this stuff incredible - best example is the Sistine Chapel restoration. It is something that always hits home how much more bright and colourful the past was compared to the period drama take.

For me the best example would be the painted classical statues and buildings. No, the ancient past was not all white marble as far as the eye can see.

They're all gaudily painted jesters

*edit* they also, apparently,  invented leggings

[Josquius]

What confuses me on this stuff is how it became such a established (wrong) fact that all these statues were not painted.
You still see plenty of examples about where the paint is still sort of visible. Yet for eons it just wasn't considered this had been done in the not too distant past.

[Valmy]

What confuses me on this stuff is how it became such a established (wrong) fact that all these statues were not painted.

Well the Euros lived among them for so long and just got used to them not being painted.

You still see plenty of examples about where the paint is still sort of visible. Yet for eons it just wasn't considered this had been done in the not too distant last.

Only if you really closely study them I think.

But were the bronze statues painted? That seems like it would be tough to make paint that sticks to metal back then.

[Valmy]

Always find this stuff incredible - best example is the Sistine Chapel restoration. It is something that always hits home how much more bright and colourful the past was compared to the period drama take.

It is why I love this youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BaumgartnerRestoration

It is amazing what varnish and cigarette smoke will do to even an early 20th century painting.

[Syt]

Cover of the first edition of the Soviet Unions magazine on photography, 1926.



Looks a bit like a 90s pop/hip-hop cover.

[Jacob]

MC Hammer, obviously.

[Eddie Teach]

Nah, has the Vanilla Ice haircut.

[Josquius]

So it's a photography magazine and it chooses not to use photography?