Lot 38
  • 38

North Italian School 18th Century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • North Italian School
  • Madonna and Child in a Landscape with the Infant St. John the Baptist
  • oil on canvas
  • 12 1/2 by 9 3/4 in.
  • 31.7 by 24.8 cm.

Condition

Lined. Large areas of the composition look repainted; there is pigment separation on the brown area at upper left and craquelure on the rest of the canvas. Under UV light: the tree at upper left appears repainted; large areas of Mary's dress are repainted; a few touch-ups in the sky.
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