Ecole Flamande vers 1640

A l’œil nu : Le tableau apparaît dans un bel état de conservation général. Le cuivre, légèrement bombé, est maintenu par un renfort en bois à l’arrière. On remarque une belle matière picturale. Le tableau a du faire l’objet d’un nettoyage, dans la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, correctement réalisé. On remarque un petit manque de matière de 0,5 cm. de diamètre sur l’extrême bord supérieur vers la gauche. A la lampe U. V. : Le tableau apparaît sous un léger vernis vert uniforme. On remarque quelques petits points de restauration très ponctuels dans le ciel et de très légères petites restaurations dans les personnages. To the naked eye: The painting appears in beautiful general condition. The copper, slightly curved, is maintained by a wood reinforcement on the back. We notice a beautiful pictorial matter. The painting has been very probably cleaned, on the 2nd half of the 20th century, correctly realised. We notice a small loss of 0,5 cm. of diameter on the top upper edge towards left. Under U. V. light: The painting appears under a light green uniform varnish. We notice some small dots of restoration in the sky and some very light small restorations on the figures.
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Reprise avec des variantes de la toile (57 x 98 cm.) de Rubens conservée au Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature à Paris (voir M. Jaffé, Rubens : Catalogo completo, Milan, 1989, n° 771, reproduit).