Hermitage School of Raphael Frescos
February 1 2021
Video: State Hermitage Museum
Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:
The State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg have published this fascinating thirty four minute video on the history and restoration of their fresco cycle by the School of Raphael. The video was made to accompany their current exhibition After Raphael. 1520-2020. In particular, the documentary contains some brilliant insights into the conservation of these delicate frescos which were removed from a villa near Rome and acquired by the museum in the mid-nineteenth century.
Alas, the video is only available in the Russian language. YouTube does have an auto-translate function, which is rather useless at times, but will give you the general idea of what they're discussing!
