Lombard school of the 17th century Samson and Delilah Cm 148X118 oil on canvas Good conservation/aesthetic condition. Lined (not recent rintelo). Some scattered repainting on the paint surface is evident@@@ some of these correspond to cuts in the canvas (4/5 cuts sutured with the old rintelo). Slight weakening , some lifting and small detachments of the pictorial matter are evident. Good conservative/aesthetic conditions. Lined (relining not recent). There are some scattered repaintings on the pictorial surface@@ some of these correspond to cuts of the canvas (4/5 cuts sutured with the ancient relining). There are slight weakenings, some lifting and small detachments of the pictorial material.

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