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Description

Austrian School, circa 1800

Portrait of Saint Teresa of Ávila
oil on canvas, oval
59 x 49cm



The painting is executed in oil on a coarse weave linen canvas which has been lined. The picture is in plane and the canvas tension is good. The paint layer is stable and secure but has suffered from some loss and wear in the past. There are scattered areas of overpaint across the surface. The varnish has slightly yellowed but is glossy and even.



72.5 x 62.5cm framed

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