JOACHIM ANTHONISZ. WTEWAEL | A Banquet of the Gods

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 work on copper is mounted onto an old oak panel. The copper plate is flat, and the corners are well preserved. There does not seem to have been any instability to the paint layer. Under ultraviolet light, the only retouches visible are a few tiny spots on the extreme edges. No other retouches are visible under ultraviolet light or to the naked eye, and it is doubtful that there are any further retouches of any note. The work is certainly in remarkably good condition.
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