Enrico Reycend

Work on first canvas. From a first hand inspection the canvas has patches on the back corresponding to scratch of the canvas: one in the middle on the right-hand side (cm 35 circa) and other two minor, one in the middle on the left-hand side cm 20 from the edge and a vertical one lower in the middle (all visible). Other small losses are in the lower right-hand corner. There are small brownish spots over the surface certainly due to a home made cleansing done with an onion. The ultra violet light reveals a light fluorescent varnish dishomogeneously spread but does not emphasized the retouches over the scratches. It is suggested a nice cleansing and restoration to recover the original pigments under the old restoration. The overall condition as to the state of preservation is good.
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