After Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Il Guercino

The painting has a modern and effective relining. To the naked eye the painting appears in good condition with some craquelure upper right in the background and in the flesh tones but no major damages. The varnish has dscoloured very slightly and there is some frame abrasion centre left. Inspection under UV light confirms the good condition.
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A copy after Guercino's original in the Pinacoteca Capitolina, Rome (see L. Salerno, I Dipinti del Guercino, Rome 1988, p. 312, no. 238).