After Giorgione

Colin Broun-Lindsay (d. 1989), Colstoun, Scotland.

The following condition report is provided by Hamish Dewar who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby's: The canvas appears to be unlined. There is a slightly raised pattern of craquelure visible throughout the composition. There are a few very small paint losses. The varnish layers are uneven with some surface scratches. Inspection under ultra-violet light shows a very thick and opaque varnish layer making it difficult to see if there are any retouchings beneath these layers. A few small spots of retouching are visible. Overall the painting is in good condition. The work is framed.
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This painting is an enlarged copy after Giorgione's The Three Ages of Man of 1503, in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence (inv. no. 110).¹

1. See W. Eller, Giorgione, Petersberg 2007, pp. 44–46, cat. no. 13, reproduced p. 45.