ANTIVEDUTO GRAMATICA | David returning triumphant with the head of Goliath

The painting has a firm relining that has somewhat pressed the paint surface. The painting has a clear and even varnish. The pigment throughout the sky appears to have oxidised, and there is a degree of wear throughout. Inspection under ultraviolet reveals retouching, most notably to repaired damages: along the top half of the left margin and extending into the neck and arm of David; in the shadows of the neck and cheek of the girl playing the drum, as well as the upper right of her arm and the upper part of her forearm; in the neck, chest, cheek and forehead of the figure holding a tambourine; in the cheek and forehead of the head of Goliath; and to a smaller network of repaired tears in the chest of the figure holding a triangle. There is a significant degree of further restoration scattered throughout, notably in the sky to disguise the aforementioned wear. The picture is however well presented and requires no further intervention. Offered in a carved and gilt wood frame with minor losses.
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