Scuola romana, secolo XVIII

The painting is less red in tones than the catalogue illustration suggests. The canvas has been relined and it is offered unframed. To the naked eye small paint losses not repaired are visible, notably along the margins, on the leaves in the foreground at the left, on the lemons, as well as a superficial scratch lower right and a damage on the grapes at the right of the painting. In our opinion the background has been left unfinished. The thick varnish layer impedes clear inspection under ultra-violet light.
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