Carlo Coppola

Marquis Avati, Polistena;
By descent in the family, Palazzo Avati, Naples (now the Palazzo Ischitella);
Thence by descent to the present collector.

Oil on canvas, unframed and lined. The stretcher is slightly torqued, especially at the lower corners. The surface appears to have recently been cleaned, and is in overall very good condition. There is a stable web of very fine craquelure visible throughout the picture surface. Minor areas of abrasion and accompanying loss, especially at the upper left corner and along the right side of the lower edge. Overall the surface presents well. Under UV light, there is scattered retouching visible throughout the work. This retouching is most evident along the upper edge and throughout the sky, though additional small scattered dots and dashes of retouching are visible throughout the figures the horses and the architecture in the background.
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