Flemish School, 17th Century

Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Kunstveilingen S.J. Mak van Waay, 27 April 1948, lot 74.

Oil on panel. The panel is slightly convex from top to bottom. The work is comprised of two horizontal panels, connected by a piece of canvas on the reverse. Retouching to this panel crack isvisible through the center of the work. The work is covered by a dull varnish. Surface dirt and dust. There are minor scattered dents, as well as visible minor losses. Under UV light, retouching is visible throughout the work. Larger areas include: a few of the nun's faces at left; the habit and face of the nun at center; the proper left arm and right knee of the figure at right; and throughout the background. In a thin gold frame.
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