Attribué à Michelangelo Pace da Campidoglio

A l’œil nu : Le tableau apparaît dans un état de conservation moyennement satisfaisant. Le tableau a fait l’objet d’un rentoilage, réalisé il y a un peu plus de cinquante ans, un peu fort qui a un peu compressé la matière. Le tableau a une préparation légère et on remarque la trame de la toile. On remarque une déchirure restaurée horizontale d’environ 40 cm. de long traversant le corps du chien. Le tableau a fait l’objet d’un nettoyage ancien, correctement réalisé mais ayant laissé des traces de vieux vernis. Nous signalons une déchirure de 3 cm. de hauteur, verticale, sous la tête du chien. A la lampe U.V. : Le tableau apparaît sous un vernis vert uniforme. On remarque la déchirure précédemment signalée dans le corps du chien, deux restaurations sous la tête du chien et plusieurs reprises dans les fonds. To the naked eye: The painting appears on moderately satisfactory condition. It has been relined, a little bit more than 50 years ago, a little bit too strong and the pictorial matter has been flattened a little bit. The painting has a light primer so we can notice the canvas’ weft. We notice a restored horizontal tear of circa 40 cm. long crossing the dog’s body. The painting has been correctly formerly cleaned but has left traces of old varnish. We notice a vertical tear of 3 cm. high, below the dog’s head. Under U.V. light: The painting appears under a green uniform varnish. We notice the tear already mentioned on the dog’s body, two restorations below its head and several repaints on the background.
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