LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

gilt stucco frame: 141 x 192.5 cm

Condition:

Relined; There are scattered scratches close to the lower angel and a hole is in the belly of Christ. Loss of color and small tears are on the right of the lower angel. The painting had been restored. Restoration can be seen in the following parts: at the head of the left angel, on the right of the lower angel and at the right edge. There a small retouched spots along the edges. The craquelé had been partially retouched. Some of the retouched spots can be seen with the naked eye. The overall impressionof the painting is good apart from this. The frame shows traces of usage and obvious rubbed areas, knocked spots and small losses of material

Literature:

M. Stefani Mantovanelli, Giovanni Battista Langetti: Il Principe dei Tenebrosi, Soncino 2011