It's not only that these paintings are treasures held in the NG but these lectures are treasures for the people from other countries that will never be able to see them accept through these wonderful lectures.
I remember being face to face with this painting, almost made me cry how beautiful in detail it is. Made me think what a hand guided by brains & heart is capable of acomplish. One just can not understand what a master piece is until you are in front of a real one. It was like a birth for my eyes.
I must say this was one of the most moving painting talks I have ever heard. I really enjoyed the passion and effort to convey the historical context of this pope and his time. Thank you Matthias Wivel!
This guy (Matthias Wivel) sound super knowledgeable, no surprise he is the museum curator!!! love this talks and appreciate the work and effort you guys and gals putting into this videos 🥰
Even though I am not particularly an art lover, I loved this lecture, it's amazingly informative. Matthias is an excellent speaker, if this guy gave a talk about the most boring subject, such as 'The Joy of Watching Paint Dry', he would make it interesting.
Fascinating history behind the painting. I didn't realise the National Gallery had such important works of art on display. Thank you for your very informative presentation Matthias.
I’ve been so fortunate enough to see this painting in person. Can’t express how much my visit to The National Gallery meant to me. Even went back a second time on my birthday to pick a a print of my favorite Renoir painting as a gift. Quite a feat giving that I’m from America. One of the Monet’s beauty touched me so much, that it brought me to tears.
Extraordinary exposition. I´m student of Art History in my country and last year during the Renaissance Course this would have been great for me. But anyway it is always wonderfull to learnt. Next time I visit the NG I´ll look at this in a diferent way. Thank you!
Just finished watching The Agony And The Ecstasy about Pope Julius ll and Michelangelo and was curious to know more about Pope Julius, your excellent overview added a lot of detail and color to his life. Thank you.
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account? I somehow lost my account password. I love any assistance you can give me!
I'm impressed by his position at such a young age. I enjoyed and leaned much from this video. As a public speaker Matthias(love that name) should be aware that they speaker a dash slower and more distinctly helping the listener as he informs them of these wonderful paintings of which he is in charge. thank you Matthias Wivel.
It manages to fuse the almost mythical with the deeply personal. I love it. Empathy with the sitter, model, photographed person... adding elements to its composition based on such intimacy with the model. It´s something that I´ve come to appreciate from the masters of portrait from the past and I hope to embue some of that into my work.
Ex-voto pictures are pictures made to express gratitude for having been saved in a potentially perilous moment in which the person invoked for instance Saint Mary to intervene before God on the endangered persons's behalf.
The most important thing about this painting is THE SPIRITUAL POWER expressed in the Popes face by Rafael. everything else about the sitter flows from this.
Could the representation of Julius as aged and humble be because, sensing imminent death, he wanted himself shown in a more Christian, penitent and humble manner? That he would be facing judgement soon, so wanted the world to see that he wasn’t just a warrior, but also had a deeply felt humility before Christ?
IMHO You see the pope "from above" because, while he is sitting, you (the observer) stand in front of him. Basically this is a(nother) subtle sign of power, you are not allowed to be sitting during a hearing with a pope. If you had seen him from his own height, that would mean you would be confidentially sitting near him.
This portrait depicts a pope contemplating on his time of facing Christ is coming. "Can I receive the crown of righteousness like Apostle Paul?". Rodin's sculpture "Thinker" is reflecting his life as well.
Picked up Will and Ariel Durant’s 11 volume set on “The History of Civilization” for $5 at a yard sale and as I read the books Julius II was featured and the above painting was there also. The only thing new in the World is the history that we do not know.
Not that I don’t love these lectures but he should have written down his talk since the way he spoke really distracted from the topic. I am positive he knows he has this problem.
It's "interesting" that these talks--I've watched about four of them--don't really "explain" the paintings as paintings, but rather provide lots of historical background, along with, perhaps, a few personal prejudices--one hates Turner and loves Constable, while another loves Turner (and, I guess, hates Constable). This talk doesn't explain at all why this painting should be considered a "great" portrait. The pope looks to me like a sad old man. I'd have to be told that it's Julius II, the "warrior pope", but so what? One could easily paint a portrait of Julius II that would be terrible, regardless of who he was. And, surely, there are lots of great portraits of people who are "nobodies".
Mickey, Leo & Ralph the three musketeers of the Hi-Ren. Where would painting be without these ambitious egomaniacs? Why back in some dark cave somewhere, I suppose. I, for one, prefer the caveman’s hand to Ralph’s.
If you can get around all the kitsch surrounding Renaissance art, there are some superb technical achievements and the results are often genuinely powerful.
My one trip to Florence had me really choked up on the beauty and skill of the period especially. I was entranced in the Uffizi, when a loud, wealthy American guy shouted across the crowd to someone in his group, "I just found out something about these paintings!" He gestured around vaguely. I was interested and turned to see. "Look! They are all rennersants! It's all rennersants! Can you believe it?"
Raphael's most stunning and original work. It makes all of his religious-themed paintings appear insipid and dated, and reminds us that the Roman Catholic Church, then and now, is a political organization, not a religious one.
The Roman Church is both of them. Moreover you have to consider that Pope Julius II fought the French both for intruding into Italy and for trying to destroy the independance of the church, which they had done before by forcing the pope to reside in Avignon under french control.
Please note that "papal" is not pronounced "papple" but "paypull". There were other odd pronunciations too, but this was the worst. "Ermine" is not "ur-mine" but "ur-min"
The presentation is too staggering, sorry to say so. The gentleman who is preseting is not a natural - this is so interesting , but he is not able to take me along with his story.
Its incremental evedience of the fulfillment of jesus and his influence bring the Roman oppression to an end. Done from the inside out .Sadly these tyrant popes was the direction but in the end they and the empire was defeated.without there corruption they would've never ended the need for a kings or emperors . As he points out byproducts of all that wealth give us these paintings and architecture that led to our ideas of art and give these great painters the platform .
Early Christians wouldve never been able to bring the empire to its knees or accumulate the wealth needed to build and pay the artists way. You can see in protestantism today they give it all away to the poor and needy building modest churches nothing that would ever work to defeat the empire.
It's not only that these paintings are treasures held in the NG but these lectures are treasures for the people from other countries that will never be able to see them accept through
these wonderful lectures.
I remember being face to face with this painting, almost made me cry how beautiful in detail it is. Made me think what a hand guided by brains & heart is capable of acomplish. One just can not understand what a master piece is until you are in front of a real one. It was like a birth for my eyes.
I must say this was one of the most moving painting talks I have ever heard. I really enjoyed the passion and effort to convey the historical context of this pope and his time. Thank you Matthias Wivel!
That was quite an explanation, not only about the painting, but the character!
Excellent. He delivers the information clearly with a friendly honest erudition. I would listen all day.
This man is a joy. Thank you.
Poor Julius looks completely wore out. What an exhausting life his must have been. I feel for him thanks to Raphael’s genius.
Wow, that's what passion for your work sounds like. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
This guy (Matthias Wivel) sound super knowledgeable, no surprise he is the museum curator!!! love this talks and appreciate the work and effort you guys and gals putting into this videos 🥰
I too enjoyed this!!
Even though I am not particularly an art lover, I loved this lecture, it's amazingly informative. Matthias is an excellent speaker, if this guy gave a talk about the most boring subject, such as 'The Joy of Watching Paint Dry', he would make it interesting.
Thank you very much , NG, a great presentation again! Always enjoy them enormously!
Fascinating history behind the painting. I didn't realise the National Gallery had such important works of art on display. Thank you for your very informative presentation Matthias.
I’ve been so fortunate enough to see this painting in person. Can’t express how much my visit to The National Gallery meant to me. Even went back a second time on my birthday to pick a a print of my favorite Renoir painting as a gift. Quite a feat giving that I’m from America.
One of the Monet’s beauty touched me so much, that it brought me to tears.
Extraordinary exposition. I´m student of Art History in my country and last year during the Renaissance Course this would have been great for me. But anyway it is always wonderfull to learnt. Next time I visit the NG I´ll look at this in a diferent way. Thank you!
Just finished watching The Agony And The Ecstasy about Pope Julius ll and Michelangelo and was curious to know more about Pope Julius, your excellent overview added a lot of detail and color to his life. Thank you.
i dont mean to be off topic but does someone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account?
I somehow lost my account password. I love any assistance you can give me!
@@evanmax2007
Wtf….
Wonderful ! Thank You.
Love these talks!
Thank you for an informative, clearly delivered and interesting presentation.
Again Fantastic detail and knowledge!
Thankyou, Professor! Wonderful
I'm impressed by his position at such a young age. I enjoyed and leaned much from this video. As a public speaker Matthias(love that name) should be aware that they speaker a dash slower and more distinctly helping the listener as he informs them of these wonderful paintings of which he is in charge. thank you Matthias Wivel.
Thank you!
Amazing talk - many thanks!!!
Explendid explanation of the picture. A great greeting from Mexico
It manages to fuse the almost mythical with the deeply personal. I love it. Empathy with the sitter, model, photographed person... adding elements to its composition based on such intimacy with the model. It´s something that I´ve come to appreciate from the masters of portrait from the past and I hope to embue some of that into my work.
I love u guys have a UA-cam channel. Thank you.
Matthias Wivel is the best
Thanks for your video
Ex-voto pictures are pictures made to express gratitude for having been saved in a potentially perilous moment in which the person invoked for instance Saint Mary to intervene before God on the endangered persons's behalf.
Amazing lecture!
@Gabriela Marques thank you!
Belíssima obra do mestre Rafael Sanzio, sou admirador deste grande artista
Julius II. might not have been a great person but he had a great taste in art for sure
Does Matthias ever not know his topic from the inside out? Genius.
The most important thing about this painting is THE SPIRITUAL POWER expressed in the Popes face by Rafael. everything else about the sitter flows from this.
The gentleman did an fabulous job in telling about this painting 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
What a beautiful pinture of Rafhael di Santi.
Really interesting talk! :D
Could the representation of Julius as aged and humble be because, sensing imminent death, he wanted himself shown in a more Christian, penitent and humble manner? That he would be facing judgement soon, so wanted the world to see that he wasn’t just a warrior, but also had a deeply felt humility before Christ?
IMHO You see the pope "from above" because, while he is sitting, you (the observer) stand in front of him. Basically this is a(nother) subtle sign of power, you are not allowed to be sitting during a hearing with a pope. If you had seen him from his own height, that would mean you would be confidentially sitting near him.
This portrait depicts a pope contemplating on his time of facing Christ is coming. "Can I receive the crown of righteousness like Apostle Paul?". Rodin's sculpture "Thinker" is reflecting his life as well.
I'm afraid the main association I have with this picture is that a friend of mine uses it as a response whenever we send her cursed images.
The pope's gaze is one of humility humbleness before the eyes of god...time to atone?
Oh, please...
@@A_Eichler ha ha 👍
No, I agree with you.
A great Pope.
Ummmm?
Julius II was a sly murderer but later on in modern contemporary world he was filtered and called as a warrior from a murderer…..
yeah but what did Artemisia think about this painting?
Picked up Will and Ariel Durant’s 11 volume set on “The History of Civilization” for $5 at a yard sale and as I read the books Julius II was featured and the above painting was there also. The only thing new in the World is the history that we do not know.
Ist das jules der II?
Is this a image of power or a symbol of recognition by people?
Both, that's why he's sad.
I would have thought a contemporary of Michael Angelo and Sabastiano there would have been greater detail, particularly in the facial features.
👏👏👏
Raphael paints self portraits.
Raphael set the standard
Not that I don’t love these lectures but he should have written down his talk since the way he spoke really distracted from the topic. I am positive he knows he has this problem.
It's "interesting" that these talks--I've watched about four of them--don't really "explain" the paintings as paintings, but rather provide lots of historical background, along with, perhaps, a few personal prejudices--one hates Turner and loves Constable, while another loves Turner (and, I guess, hates Constable). This talk doesn't explain at all why this painting should be considered a "great" portrait. The pope looks to me like a sad old man. I'd have to be told that it's Julius II, the "warrior pope", but so what? One could easily paint a portrait of Julius II that would be terrible, regardless of who he was. And, surely, there are lots of great portraits of people who are "nobodies".
Looks like somebody ate the Pope's last cookie.
give that poor pope a cookie pls =D
lol u nailed it =D
Sounds strange how they say rafal not rafael
Mickey, Leo & Ralph the three musketeers of the Hi-Ren. Where would painting be without these ambitious egomaniacs? Why back in some dark cave somewhere, I suppose. I, for one, prefer the caveman’s hand to Ralph’s.
If you can get around all the kitsch surrounding Renaissance art, there are some superb technical achievements and the results are often genuinely powerful.
My one trip to Florence had me really choked up on the beauty and skill of the period especially.
I was entranced in the Uffizi, when a loud, wealthy American guy shouted across the crowd to someone in his group,
"I just found out something about these paintings!" He gestured around vaguely.
I was interested and turned to see.
"Look! They are all rennersants! It's all rennersants! Can you believe it?"
*HELLO MR WIVEL*
Raphael's most stunning and original work. It makes all of his religious-themed paintings appear insipid and dated, and reminds us that the Roman Catholic Church, then and now, is a political organization, not a religious one.
The Roman Church is both of them. Moreover you have to consider that Pope Julius II fought the French both for intruding into Italy and for trying to destroy the independance of the church, which they had done before by forcing the pope to reside in Avignon under french control.
I find the way his robe folds very suggestive. I assume thus was intentional too. Comments?
suggestive of what?
Too much information to digest in this amount of time and still have time to look and talk about the actual painting.
Please note that "papal" is not pronounced "papple" but "paypull". There were other odd pronunciations too, but this was the worst. "Ermine" is not "ur-mine" but "ur-min"
I suppose it depends on where you call home.
I don't know if it's the Raphael's original painting. But it's definitely the best of the many copies you can see to date.
The presentation is too staggering, sorry to say so. The gentleman who is preseting is not a natural - this is so interesting , but he is not able to take me along with his story.
Christ Shall Conquer...
*Paple*
Rich Mitch - you say “paple” and I say “papal”- let’s call the whole thing off, as Martin Luther sang.
@@tahiragibson6407 i lol'd
Francis bacon!
Its incremental evedience of the fulfillment of jesus and his influence bring the Roman oppression to an end. Done from the inside out .Sadly these tyrant popes was the direction but in the end they and the empire was defeated.without there corruption they would've never ended the need for a kings or emperors .
As he points out byproducts of all that wealth give us these paintings and architecture that led to our ideas of art and give these great painters the platform .
Early Christians wouldve never been able to bring the empire to its knees or accumulate the wealth needed to build and pay the artists way.
You can see in protestantism today they give it all away to the poor and needy building modest churches nothing that would ever work to defeat the empire.
No h. Cross!
He would be wearing red. Lol