Follower Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain
An Italianate river landscape with herdsmen with their cattle crossing a bridge
oil on canvas
46 x 66.5 cm.
Follower Claude Gellée, called Claude Lorrain
An Italianate river landscape with herdsmen with their cattle crossing a bridge
oil on canvas
46 x 66.5 cm.
The canvas has been relined with a thin waxlining.
The varnish is dirty and discoloured.
Minor surface dirt is visible.
In natural light no obvious damages can be detected, except for a few scattered discoloured retouchings. Some retouching is visible along the edges.
The original pigments appear to be nicely preserved.
Under UV-light:
UV-light reveals the aforementioned retouchings.
Varnish light up green making a more detailed reading difficult.
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