Lot 111
  • 111

Venetian School,18th Century

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Saints Faustinus and Jovita of Brescia; Assumption of a Female Saint; Saint Joseph of Cupertino
  • a triptych, all oil on canvas

Condition

All three paintings have been relined and surfaces have been pressed as a result. thinnesses throughout on all, mostly noticeable in browns and darker pigments. Assumption of Female Saint, under ultraviolet: scattered retouches all around the arch, on wall in background; some scattered here and there on figures. St. Joseph, under ultraviolet: scattered retouches mostly in background areas, in architecture at top, in clouds below and pedestal at left. Faustinus and Jovita, under ultraviolet: retouching all along left and bottom edges, a few in sky, at lower right edge and in water. only a few on figures. All in carved and gilt wood frames with some minor nicks.
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