Restoring 'Christ Teacheth Humility' by Robert Scott Lauder

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Discover how Robert Scott Lauder’s monumental painting, Christ Teacheth Humility, 1847 and its frame have been conserved, ready to showcase in the new Scottish National Gallery Project displays.

Find out more about this painting and how it entered the national collection as well as the discoveries made during the conservation process.

 

Follow the conservation processes involved in preparing Christ Teacheth Humility for display at the Scottish National Gallery.

Part one

Lesley Stevenson, Senior Conservator at the National Galleries of Scotland introduces the work, its history and plans for the restoration.

Part two

In part two Lesley Stevenson describes the various stages of the conservation treatment as restoration gets underway.

Part three

The third instalment explores what we have learned about the materials and the techniques used by the artist in the process of making this monumental picture.

15 February 2022