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Lot 120
  • 120

Francesco Mantovano

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • Francesco Mantovano
  • a Still life with tulips, carnations and other flowers in a blue and white porcelain vase
  • oil on canvas, unframed

Condition

The canvas has an old relining. The paint surface is secure and in good condition under a dirty varnish which impedes thorough inspection under UV light although some scattered retouchings do fluoresce along the vertical line of an old damage centre right. Offered unframed.
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Catalogue Note

We are grateful to Dr. Alberto Cottino for endorsing the attribution to Mantovano on the basis of photographs. Dr. Cottino will include this painting in his forthcoming article on the artist.