Italian School of the second half of the 16th century

A l’œil nu : Le tableau apparaît dans un état de conservation très satisfaisant. Il a fait l’objet d’un rentoilage ancien à la fin du XIXe siècle, très correctement réalisé et qui n’a pas tassé la matière. Le tableau est très certainement toujours sur son châssis d’origine et la toile est un peu distendue. On distingue la marque du châssis sur la toile. A l’œil nu, on ne remarque pas de restauration. A la lampe U.V. : Le tableau apparaît sous un vernis vert partiellement nettoyé au niveau du personnage. On ne remarque pas de restauration. To the naked eye: The painting appears in a very satisfactory condition. It has been correctly relined in the late 19th century, and has not flattened the pictorial matter. The painting is probably on its original stretcher and the canvas is a little bit lost. We can notice the stretcher print on the canvas. To the naked eye, we can not notice any restoration. Under U.V. light: The painting appears under a green varnish partially cleaned on the figure. We cannot notice any restoration.
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