The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
The panel is made up of a single vertical plank which is beveled around the circumference and with traces of two horizontal batons, now removed, on the reverse. The paint surface is clean and stable beneath a clear varnish, retaining a nice impasto, with some minor abrasion from the frame at its circumference edge.
Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals scattered retouching in the trees at left, to the sky and masonry surrounding the bell tower, possibly to the spire, to the shadows at the tops of the columns and in the façade below the roof at left. There is also some retouching attending to the aforementioned frame abrasion.
The painting is ready to hang in its present state.
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