FfFfFfFF 53,068 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) St Albans Cathedral, located north of London, is recognized as the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain. The large cathedral dates back to the 11th century and during the Middle Ages it featured several paintings throughout the building. However, during the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, many of these images were limewashed and covered up, as church authorities rejected their display as promoting idolatry. In 1862 several paintings were rediscovered on the nave pillars of the cathedral, but were heavily damaged. It was not until 2019 that people could see what they would have looked like, as a special project using light projection helped to recreate the images. In the video below, you can see how an image of Thomas Becket is restored: To ensure accuracy, measurements and high-resolution photographs were taken of the artworks to help discover their original colours. During this process, they learned that while many of the paintings’ colours came from plant sources, the artists also used more precious materials, including gold leaf, malachite and lapis lazuli. It took 18 months to create the light projections, which are beamed from special cameras mounted high up along the walls of the nave. This light projection was part of a £7 million project to help restore and transform St Albans Cathedral. Over a thousand donors helped fundraise £3 million, while the Heritage Lottery Fund contributed another £3.9 million. Source - https://www.medievalists.net/2022/11/medieval-paitings-st-albans-cathedral/ Edited December 2, 2022 by FfFfFfFF 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fresco 1,688 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 they kept the huge feet 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Werewolves Wanted 1,887 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I love seeing how passionate people get about preserving art 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jsn 1,624 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 That's a pretty neat and interesting way to "restore" old art without actually touching the originals :0 It can avoid situations like the old lady who tried to paint over Jesus 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ControversiaGa 2,717 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 You can serve it to me 11th century style Formerly RihBeyGa 1 Link to post Share on other sites
catsounds 8,442 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said: Jesus: "what's that Gaga?" Gaga perched on thy shoulder: "Jesus is the new black" Jesus: "OW" 1 Link to post Share on other sites
PunkTheFunk 118,294 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 They forgot this one 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FfFfFfFF 53,068 Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 7 hours ago, jsn said: It can avoid situations like the old lady who tried to paint over Jesus #Never forget 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FfFfFfFF 53,068 Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 Correction: While the building dates back to the 1000s, the frescoes are said to be from 13th century. Link to post Share on other sites
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