Lot Details
Lot 23
Italian School
17th Century
Portrait of a Cardinal, probably Scipione Borghese
Oil on canvas
41 3/8 x 35 inches (102.5 x 89 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, New York
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Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for $2,000 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Glue relined. Canvas rippling on the stretcher. Dense old varnish layer, difficult to interpret under UV light. Areas of old restoration, including reinforcement of contours and shadows. Mended tears. There is a 5-inch-long horizonal surface crack across the sitter's mochetta (short cape) with a small loss there.
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