Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck

Follower of Sir Anthony van Dyck
The raising of the Cross
oil on panel
60 x 51cm

From The Principal Contents of an East Anglian Estate.
Sold for £2,000

Condition report:
Oil on panel. The panel is formed from two boards in vertical alignment, there are paper reinforcements at the top and bottom. Movement in the central join at the top and bottom with cracks in the paint layer. There are vertical lines of cracks and slightly raised paint following the grain of the wood, mainly along the central join. The paint layer is in a stable condition overall. There is a thick, yellowed and degraded varnish layer which has started to become opaque and in some areas is flaking off the painting. There appears to be areas of retouching although the extent is obscured by the varnish. Old losses to the frame and the gilding has been painted with bronze paint.