Lot 11
  • 11

Bolognese School 17th Century

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Bolognese School
  • A saint holding a Crucifix
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 50 3/4 by 36 1/4 in.
  • 129 by 92.1 cm.

Provenance

Margaret F. Schroeder;
By whose Estate donated to the Fogg Art Museum, acc. no. 11.1973

Condition

Very old lining that is detaching from the stretcher along left edge. The surface is stable but with pressed craquelure; generally very dark surface with smudged varnish. Some paint loss at bottom center. Under UV light: opaque varnish; no inpainting can be seen.
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