This is such a great format, short but informative, and very easy to follow. It's always a pleasure to have new NG videos. Cheers!

@DeerHunter308

2 жыл бұрын

Plus the speaker is so accomplished and well educated

Amazing how in 10 minutes you went in portrait details and styles, other painter styles, the careful well explained comments of the face sitter and the human comment to close the talk. Thank you !

That was a fantastic talk about this beautiful painting. I was engaged for every second of it.

Elegantly, engagingly and confidently presented. Brava, Laura. A pleasure to watch and learn from.

She loves what she is doing! Great explanation!

My God, what a poetic and intense explanation. I am subscribing and hunting out this presenter's other videos, and no I am not her Dad!

@favouritemoon4133

2 жыл бұрын

I was already subscribed but I agree, this was really great [and I'm not her mum].

@msaditu

2 жыл бұрын

Check out their other Art History in 10 min and Talks for All videos. After I discovered this channel last year, at the beginning of the pandemic, I spent so many hours watching their videos. It did a lot of good for my mental health, for which I am forever grateful. They have many wonderful and knowledgeable curators. It's amazing to me that they are sharing this knowledge for free.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @msaditu, we're so glad you've been enjoying our videos! ❤️

@haplessasshole9615

2 жыл бұрын

@@msaditu If you want another show that's equally stimulating, though in a completely different field, check out all the *Time Team* videos you can find. It's about archaeology in the UK. Man, I learned a lot about British history and geography from that show. Gave me a whole new slant on why British dissenters headed for North America (and why they were so shitty to the indigenous people). Tony Robinson (Baldrick in the *Blackadder" series) is the presenter, so things clip along briskly. The fact that the archaeologist were selected for their senses of humor as well as their areas of expertise is what makes it so enjoyable.

I was captivated by this portrait since I saw it in a book when I was 16. I have seen it in the portrait gallery a few years later. Sometimes when you look at the young man, he seems sad, sometimes arrogant, never the same.

Such a wondrous video. And it can't escape noting that the young female curator looks eerily like the young man in the Botticelli portrait. Maybe the portrait figure has escaped time itself to tell us about the secrets he keeps within this frame.

I think the point of the captivating distortions which pique our interest is really important. So much portraiture today (and in later periods) is done with the photographic perspective which prioritizes classical ideals of reason, proportion, and "accuracy" from first principles. This is a portrait painted in the human flow of attention. We don't ever stare at one angle for long. We see the characteristic expressions and multiple angles all at once. It's captivating because we see it how we would see him if we looked at him with our own eyes.

it is amazing how well defined the portrait it. he seems so alive, as if you could see him in person today

Brilliant analysis. Touching on art history, painterly techniques, and Botticelli's genius, Llewellyn explains what makes a portrait great. Chapeau bas.

Dieci minuti spesi bene. Grazie Laura!

I have been in love with this portrait since I was a child. The beauty of the young man's features is extraordinary. There is simplicity, softness and elegance. He is constantly looking into your eyes and you feel the need to do the same because of his expressiveness. In my opinion, this is one of the greatest portraits in the History of Art. A masterpiece.

Very well prepared and delivered. The calmness of the voice seemed like an hour presentation and yet so much information was covered in just 10 minutes👍🤩💯

One of my favourite paintings at the National Gallery. As someone else has said, a very clear and informative insight into the work. Thank you.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! ❤️ You can find more of our 10-minute art explainers here: kzread.info/head/PLvb2y26xK6Y5fL_MDdSOB8FlqNGkLKSWb

I love your concise explanation on his portraits. I love how he played with shadow and colors

As a portrait photographer , I find this video very inspiring. Thank you

Botticelli commands us to watch and see. You, Laura, commands us to listen and see. You are both masters and virtuous. Thank you for offering this gift. Now I know why I am intoxicated whenever I look at this portrait. I am humbled by your enlightenment.

I like this format, full of key facts, explains the art. Gets to the point. No wasted words.

Thank you. A very clear and informative insight into Botticelli’s work as a portrait painter. 👍😀

More 10 min videos, please! Great video, short, concise and very informative :)

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @Alicia Palacios, thanks for watching! 🎨 We have a playlist for our ten minute talks. You can find them all here: kzread.info/head/PLvb2y26xK6Y5fL_MDdSOB8FlqNGkLKSWb

Incredible as always! The evolution of portraits is so incredible...

Love this 10 minute format , please keep it up

Fascinating insights and beautiful presented. Thank you!

Well done! Thank you! (I SO appreciate short & concise videos as opposed to those that drag on and on with lots of "filler" and drama.)

Excellent explanation of a great work of art. Always loved Botticelli. Thanks for bringing us the joy of understanding art under a new perspective.

Another wonderful little film, crammed with insight and information. Thank you Laura for sharing your enthusiasm and expertise.

Fascinating and well presented. thank you!

Wonderful!! Perfect format! Long enough to be truly informative and engaging while being short and concise enough to watch, pause and rewind before watching another. Thank you!!

Fantastic indepth profile of the artist in such a short period of time. Very engaging. I feel that bit more knowledgeable. Thank you so much.

For the second time I have listened to all the comments. I do remember when studying the different formats in portraiture. This painting was one of my favorites. Face on was very rare at that time, and Boticelli got the viewers absorbed in this magnificent portrait of youth.

Excellent - like having your own private tour guide. I had one in Florence and this beats that hands down. Superb service. More please.

@pierreandrepodbielski3311

2 жыл бұрын

Who was your guide in florence ? Thanks

Thank you for sharing the beauty and the knowledge.

Great analysis and explanation of Botellicello's portrait. Impressive work!

lovely,the painting and the discourse. thank-you.

thank you, that was really interesting. I have known Botticelli’s work all my adult life, but in this short presentation, you have opened my eyes to many more facets of his talent.

Yes , thanks for 10min format it is very comfortable and easy not to remember where you have stopped. Thank you for your work!✨🌻🌞❤️

Absolutely loved this -- thank you.

Nicely done, thank you! My intuitive sense is that the subject is someone Botticelli knew fairly well and thus could take the time to study. The workshop hypothesis seems the most reasonable to me.

Beautiful speech for Great Botticelli, Thanks 👍

Wow, she is incredible. This was just fascinating.

This was so well done. Thank you.

Highly appreciated your 10 minutes! M'looking forward of more... Also I appreciate much your care to pronounce the Names of those Italian painters in a perfect Italian accent!

Amazing 10 minutes .. Thank you !

One of my very favourite portrait paintings. Enjoyed the video.

What a lovely film, with so much learning. I have just watched the episode on Botticelli on ‘Britain’s Lost Masterpieces’ and am craving more! Fab work

Graci, obrigado and thank you Laura. Super editing also.

Thanks very much; a beautiful painting and a great story - how can you beat that! Cheers from Canada.

Thank you so much for producing these informative ten-minute presentations. I live in the US, and am not often able to travel to London to visit the Gallery. It is one of my favorite places on the planet, so it is great to be able to make Internet visits and view these masterpieces with the commentary of world-class curators.

I was in love with that young man when I was a teenager!

Well done, and brings the portrait and painter to life.

Fantastic as always Laura. The detail about the angle of painting different facial features was enlightening and purposeful misalignment of features inspired. I used to produce digital music and would add low subtle distortion of live recordings as well as moving beats a tiny fraction off dead perfect to recreate the imperfect beauty created by actually talented musicians playing instruments, my attention to detail was lucky enough to be rewarded with some critical acclaim and modest success. I attribute that to luck and not my creative talent. Please continue to share your deep meaningful knowledge of these incredible artists creations.

Beautifully informative and engaging, I really love these ten-minute art talks, thank you so much.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, @Elena Campari! You can find our 10 minute talks videos on this playlist: kzread.info/head/PLvb2y26xK6Y5fL_MDdSOB8FlqNGkLKSWb

Love this! Brief but very informative. I'm Italian so I guess I can't come and see this at the National Gallery (one of my favourite museum, I have to come back) but who knows, maybe a short trip to Florence could do...thanks so much for the video!

Thank you for this very interesting and informative talk!

I took several art and art history courses in university. However, that was just so I could meet girls. Now, it is so nice to listen to these brief, factual, and extremely well-done videos, from the National, to actually learn something about art. Good job; thanks.

Thank you. An interesting short,but full of information of the artist''s paintings. ❤️💜🇬🇧🌌🌄🙋😽.

Wonderful,tutor and lecture. Thank you

fabulous thank you very much.

Thank you, Laura. That was fascinating.

Excellent synopsis. Thank you.

Super job! I really enjoyed this.

Insight to this portrait is scholarly and very accessible, a great account of the painting.

Very interesting informative and presented well, thank you

Thank you for this. Although it would’ve been interesting to learn something about his brush technique or materials used (assuming it was as unique as his overall approach) or maybe some more details about his life, this format is lovely and I will certainly look up more of your videos.

I wouldn’t mind longer segments. Very interesting, thanks

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

We have longer videos here! kzread.info/head/PLvb2y26xK6Y7xVyzAyuw7RWJsU0xmtx1I

thanks for a very informative and enjoyable presentation! I must have seen that portrait lots of times in art hisory books, but have never really looked at it til now. The ability of the camera to zoom in and magnify features makes it a very different experiane from looking at a printed page. All considerations of art and artifice in producing the portrait aside, I'd like to meet him! Seems an interesting person. The slight asymmetry of the mouth is very expressive - as if caught in the middle of a reaction to someone or thing he's looking at.

Very interesting information. Incredibly beautiful painting. Thanks!

I love this short and sweet opportunity for education. I feel so much more knowledgeable and appreciative of the art.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @Renee Fletcher, so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🎨

I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation!

Thanks for the free opportunity to learn national gallery !

just splendid! thank you so much for making this incredibly interesting and informative video!

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

Fantastic presentation!

Thank you: such a charming and instructive presentation. So much fascinating information effortlessly conveyed in 10 minutes.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Richard!

More from Laura, she is wonderful!

Love this presenter’s thoroughness

Just excellent!

I love this series.

Well done! Interesting and informative.

I loved how the palette was presented.

I agree with all the great comments people have already made about this video. Fascinating, informative, and delightful. Thank you..

Brilliantly explained.

I love this lady! Informative and non snobby ot pretentious. Subbed! LOVE the National Gallery and NPG too.

07:32 That Hans Memling work is strikingly modern to me. I swear I have never held my hands in such a pose.

Masterful presentation of a masterpiece - I cannot say whether this gaze is thoughtful, aspiring, tender or sad. It seems as if the subject's left eye is looking downwards and the left part of the face with the shadow reflects a contemplating, introvert person, whereas the right eye looks straight ahead and together with the right, shadow-free part of the face reflects the more confident and extrovert side of the person's character. I think the captivating effect of this portrait comes from this individual complexity rather than the generic features of beauty.

Splendid presentation of a glorious work.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @Brian Explores, thanks for watching!

Excellent talk, thank you! Some of the aspects you've revealed are so obvious to me now but were invisible before.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Hi @Edwin Santos, glad you enjoyed it!

'His master: Frapolilililipolopili' I like this format, well spoken and constructively built. Would like the close-ups to linger a bit more though, and the parts where we see miss Llewellyn speaking for some time would be perfect for either a zoomed in version on the right or sweeping close ups, so that it's visually engaging on the piece whilst listening to her commentary. I look forward to more video's such as these.

@iR3vil4te

2 жыл бұрын

She meant to say ‘Fra Filippo Lippi’ (I assume you know that). It’s hard to go into something like that in a video like this, and you could write a 1,000 page book on relationship between Lippi and Botticelli, so it’s probably best she skipped over it. Such things are for the really interested audience like us :)))

Outstanding!

I love this! Thanks!

Thank you, from North Captiva Florida.

Amazing presentation

Fascinating film, thank you

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Christopher!

Thank you very much!

thank you.. learnt a lot

Short, pithy and sweet. Thanks!

Thanks very much - very interesting and engaging. Always fascinating how the masters used light and shadow to convey ideas.

@nationalgallery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Brilliant. Thank you. I'll be in London in November of 2024. I hope to attend a Wednesday Lecture.

Thank you , really interesting

As an Italian I can say her pronunciation is AMAZING! Lovely to hear