Lot 703
  • 703

Follower of Leonardo

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

Description

  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Infant John the Baptist
  • oil on canvas
  • 17 by 12 5/8 in.
  • 43.2 by 32.1 cm

Condition

In fairly good condition. The canvas is lined and thickly varnished. Finely patterned craquelure throughout. Wax lining causing the surface of the canvas to buckle slightly inwards. UV: Scattered inpainting throught the right arm and chest of the child. One large dot on the left arm.
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