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Painting "Saint Benedict", restoration work

ID: kons-000075-P/111542

Painting "Saint Benedict", restoration work

In 2020. The Polonica Institute undertook to carry out conservation work on the painting 'Saint Benedict' from the post-Jesuit church of Sts. Saints Peter and Paul in Lviv, now a garrison church.

The painting was once used as a temporary veil for an image in the main altar of the former Jesuit church. The depiction of the saint on canvas, in oil technique, dates to the 1840s. The painting was cut from the original looms and is not preserved in its original dimensions or proportions. In recent years it has been rolled up and stored in the church's emporium.

Saint Benedict is depicted full-figured, in antique costume, against a landscape background. On the clouds is the personification of the Church - a female figure wearing a papal tiara on her head. The ribbon swirling above the head bears the Latin inscription - 'Blessed is he who walks in the name of the Lord. Paraphrase of Math. 23".

Due to the poor state of preservation of the object, urgent conservation intervention was required. The painting showed numerous abrasions and losses in the paint layer, and the paint was chipping along with the ground.

Work carried out in 2020.

In 2020, the painting underwent salvage conservation work to stop the progressive degradation of all technological layers, strengthen its structure and protect it from future damage. A full range of technical conservation work was carried out, including: cleaning, disinfecting and impregnating the canvas sub-image and repairing its mechanical damage: pasting prosthetics into the areas of defects, contact bonding and stitching of tears, locally reinforced with bridging. It was also necessary to carry out duplication.

Contractor: Artem Renovo Paweł Boliński

Work carried out in 2021

The aesthetic conservation stage fell in 2021. It consists of the restoration of chipped portions of the priming and retouching of the painting, together with the possible reconstruction of missing elements of the composition. The choice of paints and binders was based on previous studies of the original layers.

Executor: ARTEM RENOVO company under the direction of Dr. Paweł Boliński

Conservation work carried out in 2020-2021, Conservation Programme, Polonica Institute

Time of construction:

ca. 1740-1749

Publication:

31.05.2023

Last updated:

05.04.2025

Realizacja (rok/lata):

2020, 2021
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The painting 'Saint Benedict' on a flat surface, showing signs of wear and tear. The saint is depicted in full figure with a Latin inscription below. The artwork is undergoing conservation. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2020, all rights reserved
The painting 'Saint Benedict' shows the saint in full figure wearing an antique-style robe against a landscape. A female figure with a papal tiara is on clouds. A Latin inscription is visible on a ribbon above. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2020, all rights reserved
Close-up of the painting 'Saint Benedict' showing the saint in an antique-style robe with visible damage and wear on the surface. Restoration markers are present. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2020, all rights reserved
The painting 'Saint Benedict' on a floor during conservation work. The image shows a full-length figure in an antique-style robe with visible damage and Latin text on a ribbon. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
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Close-up of a hand holding a sword on the painting 'Saint Benedict' with visible cracks and wear on the surface. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2020, all rights reserved
Close-up of a damaged painting showing a female figure wearing a papal tiara, part of the 'Saint Benedict' artwork from the former Jesuit church in Lviv. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2020, all rights reserved
The painting 'Saint Benedict' during conservation work. The canvas lies flat on the floor, showing signs of wear and tear. People stand around observing the process. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2020, all rights reserved
Oil painting of Saint Benedict in classical attire, standing on clouds with a female figure in papal tiara above. A Latin inscription on a ribbon reads 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
Oil painting of Saint Benedict in classical attire, standing on clouds with a female figure in papal tiara above. Latin inscription on a ribbon reads 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
Oil painting of Saint Benedict in an antique-style robe, standing on clouds with a female figure in a papal tiara above. A Latin inscription on a ribbon reads 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.' Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
Close-up of the face of Saint Benedict from an 18th-century oil painting, showing signs of wear and paint loss. The saint wears a laurel wreath against a brown background. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
The painting 'Saint Benedict' from the 18th century, showing the saint in classical attire against a landscape. A female figure with a papal tiara is on clouds, with a Latin inscription above. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
Close-up of the painting 'Saint Benedict' showing areas of paint loss and cracks on the surface, highlighting the need for conservation work. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
Close-up of the painting 'Saint Benedict' showing a section of the Latin inscription with visible cracks and paint loss, highlighting the need for conservation. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
Close-up of the painting 'Saint Benedict' showing a section of the Latin inscription with visible cracks and wear on the surface. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved
Close-up of a hand from the painting 'Saint Benedict', showing signs of wear and damage on the paint surface. Photo showing Painting \"Saint Benedict\", restoration work Gallery of the object +15
photo Archiwum Programu Ochrona / Instytut Polonika, 2021, all rights reserved

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