MASTER OF THE CAMPANA CASSONI | EURYDICE AND HER COMPANIONS: A CASSONE PANEL

MASTER OF THE CAMPANA CASSONI
active in Florence 1503 - 1527
EURYDICE AND HER COMPANIONS: A CASSONE PANEL

oil on panel
24½ by 59 in.; 62.2 by 149.9 cm.

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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.

This picture is in sound condition and, despite an aging restoration, holds together in an attractive manner. A moderately discolored varnish coats the surface, suppressing the full color range and contrast. Retouching found throughout the painting has shifted in tone over time such that much of it no longer matches surrounding original paint. The most notable loss encompasses a sizeable portion of the trunk of the tree on the right. Otherwise defects tend to be small in size, including abrasion across the sky, losses scattered throughout the figures, rubbing along cracks, and uneven wear. Tiny touches of restoration knit together darks in flesh passages and modeling in some of the garments. Widespread retouching in the sky may have been applied to address grain- oriented transparency or wear rather than loss. A good deal of the most recent campaign of restoration is visible in normal light due to its discoloration, and is clearly identifiable under ultra-violet illumination. Older restoration is less readily identifiable with UV. The wood panel support, which has been reinforced with metal strips on the reverse, appears to be in stable condition. Cleaning would brighten the painting and lessen the overall yellow cast to the picture, while a new restoration should better highlight the detailed nature of the scene.

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Provenance:
Donald collection, London;

Joseph Spiridon, Paris;

His sale, Berlin, Cassirer und Helbing, 31 May 1929, lot 11;

Geheimrat Ottmar Strauss, Cologne;

His sale, Frankfurt am Main, Hugo Helbing, 21-24 May 1935, lot 81, as Aurelio Luini (unsold);

Private collection, New York, by descent from Ottmar Strauss, by 1939;

Art market, London, 1963;

With Wildenstein & Co, New York, 1964;

Where acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Vittorio de Nora, 1971;

Thence by inheritance to Chantal de Nora, 1972, and by descent;

Private collection, southern France, until sold, 2014.