LOT DETAILS

Materials:

tempera, oil, and gold on panel

Size Notes:

painted surface; 197.5 x 167.6 cm.framed

Condition:

The large panel is made of at least three, perhaps four, vertical boards. It is supported on the reverse by three thick horizontal battens, each of which have smaller vertical supports that span the length of the supports. There is some slight warping to the central panel, at and around the central figure of God, and there is one raised area, possibly a knot in the wood, in the lower right portion of God's robe. There are stable cracks visible throughout the panel and along all of the aforementioned joins. There are retouches and reinforcements throughout and along the joins and some of the cracks. Inspection under UV light reveals a few campaigns of restoration to the entire panel, and some spots and strokes fluoresce stronger than others. Some of these campaigns appear to have been somewhat more extensive than others. Strengthening and retouching is visible, for example, in the reds of the seraphim, in many of the angels' faces, and in the details of their costume. The most concentrated area appears in the figure of God and in the center of his red cloak, and most of this area of restoration coincides with a large vertical join. Offered in an elaborately carved tabernacle frame with a raised gate and spires. The frame is gilded and painted. The painting can hang in its present state