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This picture is an autograph version of the Education of the Virgin, dated by Ferrari and Scavizzi to circa 1690, now in Palazzo Spinola, Genoa (see O. Ferrari and G. Scavizzi, Luca Giordano, L’opera completa, Naples, 1992, I, p. 327, no. A476).
We are grateful to Professor Nicola Spinosa for confirming the attribution on the basis of photographs, and for dating the work to circa 1685-90. Dr. Giuseppe Scavizzi has expressed reservations about the attribution to Giordano on the basis of photographs. Post Lot Text Please refer to the storage and collection terms as set out in the terms and conditions.
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THIS REPORT HAS BEEN PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE RESTORER
This integrity of the artist’s painterly technique remains well preserved despite a degree of surface abrasion to the darkest passages. A sensitive conservation treatment is recommended to improve the structural stability and visual appearance.
Support: The canvas has an historic open weave re-lining, or possibly a contemporaneous double canvas. It retains a good tension, overall, with a minor dent from the front [in the lower right quadrant] and a small, restored loss, supported with an old patch in the central lower edge. The stretcher was recently treated for woodworm activity, which is now dormant.
Paint layer: The paint has been applied in varying densities of brushstrokes over a red ground layer. The drawing and texture of the brushwork remain in a very good state of preservation. Natural ageing is evident in the increased transparency of some of the thinnest glazes and in the fading of a blue paint in the sky.
Varnish: Ultra-violet fluorescence examination reveals a dense layer of aged varnish with scattered minor restoration and flecks of retouching applied to reduce the appearance of the abrasion.
Frame: The carved and gilded frame remains in a reasonable condition.
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Lot 143Sale 18875
The Education of the Virgin LUCA GIORDANO (NAPLES 1634-1705) Estimate: GBP 10,000 - 15,000
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