LOT 37:
Della Bruna "La Bella" aft. Titian Painting
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Della Bruna "La Bella" aft. Titian Painting
Gaspare Diomede Carlo Della Bruna (Italian, 1839-1915) after Titian (Italian, ca. 1488-1576). Oil on canvas painting after Titian's "La Bella" (ca. 1536-1538). Signed D. Della Bruna along the verso and with a wax seal.
Unframed; height: 39 1/2 in x width: 29 1/2 in. Framed; height: 45 in x width: 35 1/4 in x depth: 2 in.
Condition: The colors are somewhat faded. There is craquelure throughout and some areas where the painting is unstable and has flaked, particularly along the woman's hair, neck, and right shoulder. Signs of inpainting throughout the background that fluoresce under UV light. There are three regions of spiral craquelure along the upper third of the painting that correspond with soiling along the verso. There are stretcher bar marks along the perimeter of the painting and signs of wear along the extreme edges, where the painting is in contact with the frame. Housed within a wooden frame. Some wear to the frame. Dust gathered throughout the recessed areas, particularly along the verso.

