Follower of Salvator Rosa

Follower of Salvator Rosa Gamblers outside an inn with backgammon players and a small dog begging for food oil on canvas, in a Florentine carved, pierced and gilt frame 64 x 99cm

The painting is executed in oil on a linen canvas support which has been lined. The paint layer has developed a network of age cracks and a prominent, cupped texture has formed in the darker paint layers which is distracting to the viewer. White haze has formed along some of the lines of craquelure. The varnish is very glossy and has yellowed with age. Areas of retouching have slightly darkened overtime but are acceptable from a normal viewing distance.