LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

45.08 in. (114.50 cm.) (height) by 52.17 in. (132.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed lower right: Jordano / .F.

Condition:

This work has been lined with wax as an adhesive. The surface is attractive. The painting is clean, varnished and retouched. The varnish is slightly uneven, particularly in the sky, and could be improved. The varnish is quite opaque, but most of the retouches are identifiable and do not indicate any unusual damages or areas of concern. The back of the male figure in the lower left is abraded, and there are retouches throughout this figure and the three figures in the lower left. In the two central figures, there are carefully placed spots of retouching addressing some canvas texture. There is a broader area of restoration in Daphne's blue robe to the left of her hips. Similar retouches are visible in the putti in the upper right, and in the golden cloak to the right of Apollo's left arm. It is possible that there are some older retouches in the sky beneath the varnish, but the condition is good in general. The picture shows very little of the kind of discoloration that tends to occur in these works, and it looks well overall