nationalgalleries | Restoring 'Christ Teacheth Humility' by Robert Scott Lauder @nationalgalleriesofscotland | Uploaded September 2021 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
Robert Scott Lauder’s, Christ Teacheth Humility, 1847 was one of the first contemporary works of Scottish art purchased for a prospective Scottish National Gallery (opened in 1859). The artist was said to have rejoiced ‘that a work for which he has put forth his whole strength, has found a lasting resting-place in his native city.’
Limitations on space have meant that this important work of Scottish art has not been on public view since the 1980s. When the Celebrating Scotland’s Art: the Scottish National Gallery Project started work to create a suite of spacious, light-filled galleries to display the nation’s outstanding collection of Scottish art, Scott Lauder’s painting was prioritised for return.
In order to make the painting and period frame ready to be exhibited again, a programme of conservation needed to be undertaken. This film documents this process and some of the discoveries which have been made as a result of technical analysis. Together with ongoing curatorial research, this conservation project has revealed new insights into Scott Lauder’s materials and techniques. It has also allowed us to understand more about how the painting has changed since it was first made.
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Robert Scott Lauder’s, Christ Teacheth Humility, 1847 was one of the first contemporary works of Scottish art purchased for a prospective Scottish National Gallery (opened in 1859). The artist was said to have rejoiced ‘that a work for which he has put forth his whole strength, has found a lasting resting-place in his native city.’
Limitations on space have meant that this important work of Scottish art has not been on public view since the 1980s. When the Celebrating Scotland’s Art: the Scottish National Gallery Project started work to create a suite of spacious, light-filled galleries to display the nation’s outstanding collection of Scottish art, Scott Lauder’s painting was prioritised for return.
In order to make the painting and period frame ready to be exhibited again, a programme of conservation needed to be undertaken. This film documents this process and some of the discoveries which have been made as a result of technical analysis. Together with ongoing curatorial research, this conservation project has revealed new insights into Scott Lauder’s materials and techniques. It has also allowed us to understand more about how the painting has changed since it was first made.
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Website: nationalgalleries.org
