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。

The canvas has been relined and this is providing an even structural support. There is a pattern of craquelure in the paint surface, most evident in the sky. There would appear to be an element of wear in the sky and scattered strengthening has been applied in the past. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals the remains of an old degraded varnish, which has been cleaned from the lighter tones, but remains in some of the darker passages, for example the buildings on the far right and gondolas. There is scattered strengthening in the sky, as well as infill to craquelure in the sky, cupola and church. There would also appear to be an old repaired damage to the right of the entrance to the church.