Art in the making
The Entombment
Listen to David Bomford from the Conservation Department talk about The Entombment by Dirk Bouts.
Find out why paintings on linen, such as this one, are so rare today and why they are impossible to clean.
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The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN