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Behind the scenes in Conservation: A first look at 'The Red Boy'

Paul Ackroyd introduces Lawrence's 'Red Boy' – a work so popular it was the first-ever painting to feature on a British postage stamp

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Behind the scenes in Conservation: Cleaning Constable's 'The Hay Wain'

Paul Ackroyd reveals some of 'The Hay Wain's' hidden details which have been brought to life through cleaning

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Behind the scenes in Conservation: How we uncovered the secrets of the Gallery’s oldest painting

Learn about the surprising discoveries which were revealed during the restoration of Margarito d’Arezzo’s 'Virgin and Child Enthroned'

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Behind the scenes in Conservation : Restoring the Gallery's oldest painting

Kristina Mandy shows the steps involved in restoring a painting that is over 750-years-old

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Behind the scenes in Conservation: A closer look at Pesellino

Marvel at Pesellino's mastery of gold and silver in the newly restored 'Story of David' panels and follow the clues that suggest the panels were owned by the Medici family

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Behind the scenes in Conservation: Cleaning Paolo Uccello's 'The Battle of San Romano'

Restorer Paul Ackroyd talks us through some of the challenges he's encountered while working with Uccello's 15th-century battlefield scene

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The Consecration of Saint Nicholas

A full extract from the National Gallery's scholarly catalogue.

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Conservation and Framing supported by the Aldama Foundation

The Aldama Foundation generously support important Conservation and Framing projects at the National Gallery and across the country

Giovanni da Rimini: A 14th-Century Masterpiece Unveiled

14 June – 8 October 2017

Past exhibition

Behind the scenes in Conservation: A structural repair of Rubens's 'Het Steen'

How will Britta New meet the challenge of repairing Rubens's fragile panel which has survived centuries' worth of restorations and one very severe frost?

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