An Interesting Late 17thC Italian School Oil on Canvas Religious Study Fragment antiques In Frame: 16

In Frame: 16

They are in the kind of fettle you would expect from use as cushions for several years and the tapestry elements are obviously far older so the wool is more fragile than the silk

back-boards and feet which have been treated as a precaution and it has not proven to be effecting the pieces stability or much of its aesthetic

though other than this

Provenance: Formerly the Gift of Miss R

An Interesting Late 17thC Italian School Oil on Canvas Religious Study Fragment antiques In Frame: 16Origin: Italian Period: Baroque Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1660 90 In Frame: 23. 25 x 18 The Fragment: 21. 25 x 16. 5 Painted in oils on canvas and then laid loose onto board, the fragment cut down from a larger composition depicting a bearded saint, possibly that of St. Jerome, and a winged putto, presented in a simple twentieth century glazed frame survives from baroque period Italy. The picture is in unrestored condition; whilst the quality of