Attributed to Mario Nuzzi called Mario dei Fiori 17th Century Still Life of Flowers Surrounding a Carved Relief of the Triumph of S... 17th Century Still Life of Flowers Surrounding a Carved Relief of the Triumph of Saint Dominic over Heresy Oil on canvas 68 1/4 x 54 3/4 inches (173.4 x 139 cm) Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Oliver Ames, Boston, 1946 McGinnis Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., Apr. 29, 1965, Acquired from the above Private collection, New York, from 1965 until the present Estate of a New York Gentleman
Not restored since it was purchased in 1965, so all restoration dates to before that time. The canvas ; the varnish layer is dense and hard to penetrate with UV light. The impasto of the flowers is flattened. There is a 5-inch vertical tear in the upper right quadrant, and some pitting of the surface. Also inpainting around the flowers in the upper right quadrant.
Attributed to Mario Nuzzi called Mario dei Fiori 17th Century Still Life of Flowers Surrounding a Carved Relief of the Triumph of S... 17th Century Still Life of Flowers Surrounding a Carved Relief of the Triumph of Saint Dominic over Heresy Oil on canvas 68 1/4 x 54 3/4 inches (173.4 x 139 cm) Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Oliver Ames, Boston, 1946 McGinnis Collection Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., Apr. 29, 1965, Acquired from the above Private collection, New York, from 1965 until the present Estate of a New York Gentleman
Not restored since it was purchased in 1965, so all restoration dates to before that time. The canvas ; the varnish layer is dense and hard to penetrate with UV light. The impasto of the flowers is flattened. There is a 5-inch vertical tear in the upper right quadrant, and some pitting of the surface. Also inpainting around the flowers in the upper right quadrant.
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