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1. Before painting restoration. The painting has a yellowed and dulled varnish that was applied during a previous restoration treatment. The original paint and ground layers, as well as the retouching from previous treatments, are sporadically flaking.
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2. Before painting restoration. A detail from the lower left corner shows the flaking of the original paint and ground layers, caused by shifts in the wood panel and possibly by excessive heat.
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3. During painting restoration. The yellowed varnish was removed; the flaking was consolidated; and new fillings (visible as white patches) were put wherever the ground layer was missing. Old, discolored retouchings were removed as well.
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4. After painting restoration. The abraded and missing paint layer has been retouched. A new varnish has been applied.
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