CONRAD FABER VON CREUZNACH | Portrait of Christina Raiss (1497–1541), half-length, wearing a mauve and black dress, with gold chain, pearl bead necklace and gold rings

The panel is cradled, flat and stable.The paint surface is clean, varnish clear and even and the pigments appear bright. The blue pigment in the background has thinned in areas, and there is some slight frame abrasion along all four margins. There is a faint vertical surface crack which runs the height of the panel down the centre, with small visible associated retouchings. There is a fine vertical line of paint loss approx 1cm long to the right of her arm, lower right, as well as another fine line approx 0.5cm to the right of her headdress - these follow the panel grain and were most likely caused by tenting. There is slight tenting along the central upper margin, but it appears stable. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the retouching along the vertical split, and reveals the most concentrated area to be in her chest. There are also pin prick spots of retouching sparsely scattered in her face, and a larger spot in her jaw. There are a few further retouchings scattered in her hands, sleeves, and along the aforementioned tenting along the central upper margin. In overall good condition. Offered in a plain and a gilt wood frame, with minor losses.
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