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English
The painting is executed on oak panel made up of at least three horizontally joined boards. The panel is cradled and remains stable.
Overall the painting presents very well in natural light, with the details of the main figures and the foliage nicely preserved. In a raking light the aforementioned panel joins can be seen running across the composition, these have some associated retouching. There is a fine pattern of craquelure visible, notably in the darker passages, this does not affect the legibility of the composition. There appears to have been some thinning in the upper glazes of the sky at upper right, with some associated retouching.
Examination under UV light confirms the above observations. The paint remains stable. The varnish has been partially cleaned, and there are traces of an older varnish at bottom right.
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