Follower of Jusepe de Ribera

Follower of Jusepe de Ribera
Saint Anthony at prayer, wearing a cloak, and holding his walking stick
oil on canvas
71 x 56cm, in an Italian carved giltwood frame

Provenance: From a Sussex country house.
Saint Anthony is the desert hermit whose struggle with demons was an extremely popular subject in Renaissance painting.
Saint Anthony is symbolized with a walking stick and his Pilgrim’s cloak
Sold for £720

Condition report:
Oil on canvas which has been lined at an early stage in its history. The cut edges of the original canvas are visible around the edges and there is cracked fill along the lower edge. There are undulations across the canvas. The paint layer is stable. There is extensive retouching around the sitter's ear and a few other scattered areas. The varnish is thick, yellowed and becoming brittle. There are a few losses to the moulding and gilded surface of the frame. Old inventory No. to the reverse 7080 and red wax collector's seal.