JAN BAPTIST BOSSCHAERT | Still life of flowers including tulips, roses, and turban rannunuculous, in a stone urn decorated with putti, all on a stone ledge

JAN BAPTIST BOSSCHAERT
Antwerp 1667 - 1746
Still life of flowers including tulips, roses, and turban rannunuculous, in a stone urn decorated with putti, all on a stone ledge

signed lower right: Bosshaert
oil on canvas, with extensions of 8.9 cm. at the left and right margins, and 4 cm. at the upper margin
141.4 by 85cm.; 55⅝ by 33 1/2in.

Condition Report:
The painting is lined, the canvas is lined and the varnish is discoloured. Retouching is visible along the extensions along all four margins, as well as to a repaired Q-shape centre right, and scattered in small, insignificant areas in the background. There is slight lifting in the paint surface in the head of the left putto in the vase, and in the bowl of the vase lower centre. Inspection under ultraviolet light is impeded by the milky varnish, which fluoresces opaquely but confirms the aforementioned retouchings, including small spots scattered in the still life. Any older restoration is impossible to discern, but the painting would appear to be largely untouched. In overall good condition.

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