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VG. The Feast of the Gods" was painted in 1514 by Giovanni Bellini, one of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance. Then something quite extraordinary occurred. Within less than fifteen years, the painting was drastically altered and painted over, once by another great master-Titian, and once by a third hand. How and why did this happen? Produced on location in Venice, Ferrara, Mantua, and in the Conservation Laboratory at the National Gallery of Art, this film delves into an extraordinary mystery. It probes the past and, with the use of X-rays, cross sections, infrared photography, special effects, and computer graphics, takes the viewer into the very structure of the painting. The viewer participates in unraveling the clues and answering some of the many questions that surround this beautiful, unique, and most enigmatic masterpiece."The Feast of the Gods" was painted in 1514 by Giovanni Bellini, one of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance. Then something quite extraordinary occurred. Within less than fifteen years, the painting was drastically altered and painted over, once by another great master-Titian, and once by a third hand. How and why did this happen? Produced on location in Venice, Ferrara, Mantua, and in the Conservation Laboratory at the National Gallery of Art, this film delves into an extraordinary mystery. It probes the past and, with the use of X-rays, cross sections, infrared photography, special effects, and computer graphics, takes the viewer into the very structure of the painting. The viewer participates in unraveling the clues and answering some of the many questions that surround this beautiful, unique, and most enigmatic masterpiece. Host: David Bull Director: David Sutherland Producer: Byron McKinney Associates in association with the National Gallery of Art. 27 minutes. This film is made possible by The Circle of the National Gallery of Art and Salomon Inc.
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