Italian School, 17th Century

Oil on canvas, lined. The surface is clean, though slightly abraded in areas. Under UV light, there is an area of inpaint, likely to repair a previous tear, that stretches from the infant's foot across into the Virgin's proper right wrist. There is another area of inpaint in the Virgin's proper left wrist. There are scattered spots and dashes of inpaint throughout the background. The face of the Virgin has inpainting as well.
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Accompanied by the original stretcher, removed during conservation, inscribed Sassoferrato pinxit - 1660 / Roma.