ANTONIO JOLI | Rome, looking towards the Castel Sant' Angelo, with Saint Peter's Basilica beyond

The following condition report is provided by Henry Gentle who is an external specialist and not an employee of Sotheby's: Antonio Joli View of Rome Oil on canvas, in a modern gilt wood frame in good condition The original canvas is lined. The lining is in a good state of repair with only minor loss of tension. The paint layer is in very good original condition. Along the bottom edge some of the paint is raised and unstable and under UV light a small area , to the bottom right corner, has been strengthened. There is also a small repair to the very top of the central sculptural cloud and down the left hand edge. Elsewhere, across the paint surface, the paint texture, including the more pronounced highlighted areas, can be seen to be in an excellent preserved state. The fine crisp architectural details and those of the figures are unaffected by any previous conservation intervention. The tonal nuances and atmospheric recession are original. Very minor thinness to the edge of the leaves of the Cyprus tree, left, and through the flag and its stays can be detected. Removal of a degraded varnish would improve the overall tonality of the image.
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