VooDuo - Mercy

'Is anybody there?': contemporary photographer Jorma Puranen gives his perspective on Francisco de Goya's portrait, 'The Duke of Wellington'. Discover the figure hovering beyond and behind the painting with the artist, in this exploration of the biography of historical portraiture. Jorma Puranen's work, which features in the exhibition 'Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present', investigates the juxtaposition of past and present as Old Master paintings are captured in a new light. Find out more about the exhibition: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/seduced-by-art Explore Goya's portrait 'The Duke of Wellington': http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/francisco-de-goya-the-duke-of-wellington Watch more videos on our Channel: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/channel/ Follow us on Twitter @nationalgallery and use #seducedbyart in your tweets About the artist: Jorma Puranen is a Helsinki-based photographer whose diverse work spans ethnography to experimentation. His more recent interests include historical painting, portraiture and landscape.