Italian School in the manner of Filippino Lippi (1459-1504) Pierfrancesco de Medici il Vecchio...

There is a vertical split to the panel on the left hand side approx 4 cms from the edge which is more prominent in the upper half, but is affecting the full length, associated re-touching to the front. Further re-touching along the left hand side edge and much of the background, perhaps 75 % has been over painted at seemingly different periods. The top half of his ear and back of his head has also been restored, his eye area and lower half of his face has also been treated. There is a patch of over painting at his collar approx 5 cms in diameter. Consistent strengthening to the fur and smaller patches of over paint. The red fabric in the lower left hand corner is later and over painted, with a further l shaped patch of restoration just to the right of this. The paint is rather thin in places, particularly within the background, around his ear and the front part of his face in general. Rubbing to the edges of the panel. There is a nick to the surface at his right hand shoulder just above the red fabric and a small hole beneath this. Some more delicate re-touching within the robe which is evident by eye. There is a small horizontal scratch in his hair and a further very superficial surface scratch beneath this. Some cracquelure to the surface. Light surface dirt. There are two horizontal braces to the panel at the reverse. The panel is bowed.

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