Lot 148
  • 148

Jacopo Vignali

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jacopo Vignali
  • Saint John the Baptist
  • oil on canvas, oval

Condition

Canvas is oval and lined. The image reads well beneath a clear varnish with some well preserved details. There is a faint horizontal line that runs from the figure's forehead Into the background, but this is not distracting. Inspection under UV reveals an area of retouching in he figure's forehead and a few scattered small spots in his face. It also reveals some scattered spots of retouching in the shoulder, the head and body of the lamb, and in the red fabric in lower left corner. There are also a few scattered spots at the extreme edges, possibly from old relining process. Offered in a decoratively carved giltwood frame.
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Catalogue Note

We are grateful to Francesca Baldassari, who has seen this painting firsthand, for confirming it to be a work by Vignali.