FLEMISH SCHOOL, EARLY 17TH CENTURY | The infant Bacchus holding up a glass filled with wine surrounded by a bacchanal of putti drinking and dancing

oil on canvas

Canvas is lined. A decorative image unfolds, though some of its details in the background are hard to read. Scattered retouches are throughout, with some possible repairs on the bottom left corner and top edge at center right. Patches of possible inpainting are scattered and visible throughout. The canvas can hang in its present state and is offered in a ebonized wooden frame.
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