Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole

The painting is yellower in colour and warmer in tone than the catalogue illustration suggests. The canvas has an effective relining. The paint surface appears to the naked eye to be stable though several areas appear to have been retouched. Inspection under UV light reveals extensive retouchings throughout the work: in the body, arms and clothing of the Magdalene, and in the hair, though less so in her face which is better conserved. Areas of the background in the brown tones have become abraded. Offered in a later wooden frame with some minor chips.
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