In the clip, a person can be seen with a small paint brush, wiping away the 200-year-old varnish from the oil painting. As the yellow varnish is removed, a lush and more colorful painting is ...

An art dealer was able to wipe off 200 years' of varnish within seconds. Philip Mould used a mixture of gel and solvent to clean the painting.

What you’re seeing is a valuable painting being partially dissolved on purpose. Fine art is often coated with varnish for the same reason furniture is: it provides a protective barrier to the ...

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A British art dealer highlighted the restoration of a 17th century oil painting covered in about two centuries of varnish.

Painting over varnish can work Published: Sep. 19, 2007, 3:37 a.m. By Zolton Cohen | The Grand Rapids Press ...

Cinderella and Her Sisters is an original work, painted around 1858 by Joseph Henri François Van Lerius, a notable artist of ...

Discover how a woman uncovers her husband's long-hidden secret after removing varnish from a painting, revealing a shocking truth that spans 50 years. #HiddenSecrets #ArtMystery #MarriageRevelation ...

The issue, however, is that Van Eyck was dead soon after Messina’s 11th birthday. It is true, though, that Messina did first come across oil painting in the Netherlands.

The oil painting could make £3.5 million at auction after being sold recently for £78,000. A Sotheby’s technician with a rediscovered Rubens portrait (Victoria Jones/PA) ...