Follower of Johann Carl Loth

The catalogue illustration is representative for the actual painting, although the actual painting is slightly warmer in tone. The canvas has a stable relining. The brushwork is nicely preserved. No major damages seem to be apparent. A few discoloured retouchings can be observed in draperies centre and lower centre, in the lower left corner and in the sky. The paint surface is covered with a slightly dirty and shiny layer of varnish. inspection under ultra violet light confirms the aforesaid retouchings and reveals a few additional retouchings in the left breast, in the hand upper left, along the lower left edge, in the satyr's back and in the figures in the right background. A thin diagonal retouched scratch becomes apparent along the left edge. Offered in a plain gold painted wood frame in good condition. (MW)
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