After Guido Reni

The canvas has been relined. The paint surface is in good condition, though dirty. The surface of the painting is rather uneven due to a number of old restored damages and tears, especially in the sky. The retouchings to these areas have become rather discoloured. Inspection under UV light confirms these retouchings and reveals a handful of futher scattered retouchings to the work. Offered unframed.
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A later copy, circa 1700, after Reni's original in the collection of Sir Dennis Mahon (see D. Pepper, Guido Reni, Oxford 1984, p. 285, cat. no. 184, reproduced plate 214).