17TH-CENTURY PAINTING ON CANVAS: THE EDUCATION OF THE VIRGIN

AN ANTIQUE PAINTING ON CANVAS FROM TUSCANY DATING FROM THE MID-17TH CENTURY, DEPICTING THE UPBRINGING OF THE VIRGIN BY ST. ANNA AND THE FATHERLY FIGURE OF ST. JOACHIM,THE CANVAS IS UNFRAMED AND SHOWS CLEAR SIGNS OF AGE, WITH COLOR FADING ALONG THE OUTER EDGES, TYPICAL OF AN ANTIQUE WORK THAT REQUIRES CONSERVATIVE RESTORATION, THE MAIN FIGURES ARE FAIRLY WELL-PRESERVED AND WELL-PAINTED. DIMENSIONS: 72 x 54 cm.