Dressed in Gold: Stories of Gold | National Gallery
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Published 2017-12-08
Join experts from the National Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum to explore how artists such as Rembrandt, Bellini, Moroni and Van Dyck have portrayed sitters dressed in gold to convey their power, wealth, and more.
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All Comments (21)
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That Bellini painting is out of this world. Amazing!
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The irony isn't lost on the fact she is wearing purple; up until recently the rarest and most expensive garment colour!
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Seeing the fabric from this famous painting and an actual doge’s hat it wonderful.
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Magnifiques tissus orientaux , la soie de Damas quel délice.... quel talent ! voyage temporel assuré !!!!!
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National gallery ! Bucket list
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The doge is the elected ruler of venice 🤣 Must've been a very good boi
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WOW just Wow that red dress is so real
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Love this! These ladies are living my dream! Hopefully one day I’ll finish school and be a curator too 🥰
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Wonderful! Thank you very much!
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Really so many wonderful examples. Thank you.
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I loved it!!!
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Nice video! Amazing artworks! I remember reading somewhere how a building housing Henry VIII's wardrobe burned down and they collected kilos worth of gold from the ruins that had melted from his extravagant outfits. Been meaning to research whether that's true or I misremember.
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Fascinating
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Wonderful. Thank you.
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The series is awesome
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Gorgeous fabrics 😍👏👏🌼🌻🌺🌹
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wow!!! thanks
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How do they make the clothing look so REAL?
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Beautiful peaintings and great contrast whit wonderful coulours nice fine art
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Awesome