PIETRO PAOLINI | A PORTRAIT OF A MAN WRITING BY CANDLELIGHT

PIETRO PAOLINI
Lucca 1603 - 1681
A PORTRAIT OF A MAN WRITING BY CANDLELIGHT

oil on canvas
58⅛ by 45⅝ in.; 147.6 by 115.9 cm.

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Condition Report:
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.

This work has not been recently restored. The old lining has weakened and some of the restored damages are becoming more visible. There is a break in the canvas running about 2 1⁄2 inches in the center of the right side and another break in the upper center about 2 inches from the top edge. In addition, there is an unrestored loss in the neck of the figure. The cracking is quite raised. The original canvas join, which runs horizontally through the hands of the figure, is also noticeably raised.
The paint layer is quite dirty, and the varnish is glossy and uneven. It is not possible to identify any restorations under ultraviolet light because of the opaque quality of the varnish. Close inspection with the naked eye shows that there is some weakness in the darker colors in the face and hair, and there are probably some restorations here.

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Provenance:
Private collection, Lucca.