Initially, an attempt was made to only thin the varnish layers so that not all the overpaint would be removed from the large central damage. The varnish layers were then carefully removed. The artwork was then re-stretched on the original stretcher. The painting was removed from its stretcher and the old, failed strip lining removed and replaced. The paint film was consolidated and set with a heated spatula. Treatment: Photographed before, under UV, during and after treatment. There was significant retouching to the paint film which is visible when viewed using UV induced illumination. The most notable aesthetic problem, was a very yellowed and degraded varnish layer, which was also overly thick and glossy. There was some cupping, tenting and lifting sections where movement can be felt that required consolidation. There were small losses overall, and the paint film had severe craquelure over the entire surface.
The paint over this area is mostly non-original. There was also a large, 9 x 8” linen patch on the verso at lower center right, which indicated that the canvas support has most probably been compromised in this area. The canvas itself was in remarkably good condition considering its age, apart from the tacking margins which had a failed strip lining that had previously been performed. There is no signature or title inscribed on the work, but the painting appears to be of the subject of St.
Condition: The artwork is an oil on canvas by Jusepe de Ribera, an Italian painter of the Baroque period, circa 1600.
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