Attributed to Jacopo da Valenza Active in the Veneto 1485 - 1509

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The panel is poplar with a slight curvature and a small split at the centre bottom. There is evidence of minor worm infestation. The tempera? Layer is in a good stable condition. There has been some minor loss to Christ's beard, retouched, and slight abrasion to the halo. The surface is covered in a discoloured varnish."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

The attribution to Jacopo da Valenza is based on a comparison with other works by the artist, in particular with his signed painting of the Pietà in the Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt (reproduced in B. Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance. Venetian School, vol. I, London 1957, plate 356). Christ's physiognomy, the detailed depiction of His hair and schematic description of His torso are extremely similar in both works.