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Lot 155
  • 155

Circle of Carlo Maratta

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Carlo Maratta
  • An allegory of painting
  • oil on canvas, in a painted oval

Condition

The canvas has a light and very sympathetic lining. Overall the paint surface is beautifully intact. There are however some paint losses, some of which have been summarily filled in. The most obvious of these are on the green curtain upper right and in the lower left corner, one on the painted oval. There is little or no further interference or paint damage.
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