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Spanish School, 17th Century An Angel and Putti holding the Veil of Saint Veronica with Christ's head crowned with thorns oil on panel 37 x 39cm (14 x 15in)

Oil on panel. The panel has a panel join or split running horizontally across the panel below the angel's chin. There is retouching running along the length of the split. There is some slightly raised paint running along the join and a raised area of paint in the lower left corner. The paint is thickly applied and the gilding has a network of age cracking. There is a thick layer of varnish which is slightly yellowed but is glossy and even. The frame has areas of bronze paint covering the gilding. The panel is framed with a second wooden board covering the reverse.

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