Unrolled! Restoration of the Hermitage's Large-format Paintings

On January 25th, 2013, the Nicholas Hall hosted the opening of an exhibit entitled Unrolled! Restoration of the Hermitage's Large-format Paintings, where two portraits of the Orlov brothers from the brush of the Danish artist Vigilius Eriksen (1722-1782) and a canvas entitled The Sacrament of Confession by the German artist Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869), restored in the State Hermitage Museum’s laboratory for the scientific restoration of easel painting. These canvases, which have undergone full restoration, were presented to viewers for the first time in many years.

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