Description:
Italian School, 16th Century Style
Two Bust-length Portraits of Women: Lady in Red With a Sheet of Music and Lady Holding a Skull
Unsigned.
Oil on canvas, 15 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (39.5 x 29.0 cm),in carved frames.
Condition: Lined, retouch, scattered abrasions, craquelure, Skull with restored tear, surface rubs, and varnish inconsistencies to l.l. quadrant.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
The paintings are probably from the 19th century.
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