11 years old, i was, 11 years old. that s auschwitz, yeah. and it s where we got our number on the arm. these are children who survived at auschwitz. | arek was one of those survivors. but the rest of his family, bar his older sister, never reached liberation. they were some of the six million jews killed in the holocaust. this week, arek met the prince of wales, who commissioned the project. this is my picture. i think it s fantastic. i felt we owed it to these remarkable people just to remember them in this way. there is something very special about the portrait, and about the artist s eye in bringing out the real
today is the 77th anniversary of the liberation in 1945 of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. it is marked as it is every year by holocaust memorial day, and the victims of all genocides are being remembered. in a special project commissioned by prince charles, seven holocaust survivors have had their portraits painted by different artists. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. arek hersh was one ofjust two members of his family to survive the holocaust. this painting captures him now, at the age of 93. the style is realistic, almost photographic. his right hand rests on his left arm, the arm that bears the number he was marked with at auschwitz. creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal.
creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal. you should have painted me when i had hair! yeah, that was a while ago. we had like three virtual sittings. it was a very challenging experience. your book? oh, yes. months later came a real life meet up, as arek shared his story. that was my first camp. 11 years old, i was. 11 years old. yeah. that s auschwitz, yeah. it s where we got our number on the arm. newsreel: these are children who survived at auschwitz. - arek was one of those survivors.
the style is realistic, almost photographic. his right hand rests on his left arm, the arm that bears the number he was marked with at auschwitz. creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal. you should have painted me when i had hair! yeah, that was a while ago. we had like three virtual sittings. it was a very challenging experience. your book? oh, yes. months later came a real life meet up, as arek shared his story. that was my first camp. 11 years old, i was. 11 years old. yeah. that s auschwitz, yeah.
marking 77 years since the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz birkenau, although the day is for the victims of all genocides. seven holocaust survivors have had their portraits painted by different artists, in a special project commissioned by prince charles. our royal correspondent daniela relph has more. arek hersh was one ofjust two members of his family to survive the holocaust. this painting captures him now, at the age of 93. the style is realistic, almost photographic. his right hand rests on his left arm, the arm that bears the number he was marked with at auschwitz. creating a gallery of holocaust survivors, the bbc has been following the project. covid made things unconventional for artist massimiliano pironti. i started to paint this portrait in completely opposite process as normal. you should have painted me when i had hair!