MetCollects—Episode 6 / 2015: Michael Gallagher on "Everhard Jabach and His Family"

"What does it take to revive a masterwork?" Michael Gallagher on conserving Charles Le Brun's Everhard Jabach and His Family

Charles Le Brun (French, 1619–1690). Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family, ca. 1660. Oil on canvas; 110 1/4 x 129 1/8 in. (280 x 328 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gift, in honor of Keith Christiansen, 2014 (2014.250)

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MetCollects introduces highlights of works of art recently acquired by the Met through gifts and purchases. Discover a new work each month.

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Credits

Director: Christopher Noey
Producer and Editor: Kate Farrell
Camera: Sarah Cowan, Kate Farrell, Lisa Rifkind
Design: Natasha Mileshina
Music: Austin Fisher

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