Rubens. The Restoration of Venus and Cupid

The museum is presenting a special exhibition in Room 19 of the permanent collection devoted to the restoration and technical study undertaken on Venus and Cupid by Peter Paul Rubens. 

This project has allowed the restorers to gain more detailed knowledge of the materials used by the artist and his working methods, as well as to reinstate the painting’s chromatic balance and sense of perspective, which were previously concealed under layers of aged and deteriorated varnish.