拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

This canvas is supported on the reverse by a glue lining. The paint layer is stable under a varnish that has yellowed with age. Retouching is visible throughout the blue sky and the walls on either side of the arch. Scattered strokes of strengthening can be seen in the donkey and in the architecture in the distance. The still life scene and the seated old woman at right have been nicely preserved. Inspection under ultraviolet light confirms the aforementioned restoration and reveals additional scattered retouching throughout the figures and animals. Further inspection is hindered by an opaque varnish. This painting may be hung in its present condition and is offered in an elaborately carved and gilt wood frame.