Follower of Michelino de' Molinari da Besozzo

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. This panel is in very healthy condition. The panel is slightly curved from left to right. The saint and the brown ground on which he is standing are well preserved. The gilding in the background and on some of his clothing may have been readdressed at some point but there are no restorations visible either under ultraviolet light or to the naked eye. The picture is quite dirty, yet cleaning is not necessarily recommended, even though it could produce a brighter image; the patina is attractive. The painting could be hung as is.
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