After Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Lined canvas. The surface is stable but with fine craquelure throughout; some paint loss along the right edge and at the center of upper edge has been visibly repainted. Under UV light: the old varnish has been unevenly cleaned, thus making it difficult to detect inpainting. The putto seems to have a few small retouches, however the most amount of inpainting can be seen at center of left edge; other areas along the upper and right edges.
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This study is a copy of of the work by Giambattista Tiepolo in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, in Rome (oil on canvas, oval, 23 5/8  by 37 3/4 in.).  See F. Pedrocco, Tiepolo, Italy 2002, p. 246 - 247, cat no. 147/1, illustrated