BARTOLOMEO DI GIOVANNI | PIETÀ WITH SAINT NICODEMUS, THE VIRGIN MARY AND SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST

BARTOLOMEO DI GIOVANNI
Documented in Florence between 1488 and 1511
PIETÀ WITH SAINT NICODEMUS, THE VIRGIN MARY AND SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST

tempera on panel
8¼ by 11⅛ in.; 21 by 28.3 cm.

Renowned Art Dealer Fabrizio Moretti and The Strokes' Fab Moretti Collaborate

Condition Report:
The following condition report has been provided by Karen Thomas of Thomas Art Conservation LLC., 336 West 37th Street, Suite 830, New York, NY 10018, 212-564-4024, info@thomasartconservation.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.

The image reads well, and the paint layer and support are stable. Retouchings have all been carefully applied and are not visible in natural light. The most recent retouching, applied to adjust the tone of earlier work and to reinforce select contours, is clearly visible under ultraviolet illumination; previous campaigns are less obvious due to the fluorescence of the varnish. The underlying restoration knits together wear, particularly in the dark recess of the tomb and the face of the sarcophagus. The varnish is even and does not appear to be significantly discolored overall. The horizontally grained wood panel is in sound condition and displays a mild vertical convex warp. In raking light, a few old cracks following the grain are visible on the surface but are not visually disturbing. On the reverse, repairs to old insect damage to the panel are visible and channels from cross-battens have been filled with new wood. The painting shows no need of intervention and may be enjoyed in its current state.

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Provenance:
Borromeo collection, Milan;

Museo Borromeo, Palazzo di Milano (opened to the public in the last quarter of the 19th century).