Lot 412: SEBASTIÁN DE LLANOS VALDÉS | Head of Saint John the Baptist

oil on canvas

50.6 by 79.8 cm.; 19 7/8  by 31 3/8  in.

oil on canvas

The canvas has been recently and firmly relined. The paint surface is generally flat, although there remains some good quality impasto in the face. The paint surface is secure but dirty. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals small scattered retouchings throughout, except in the face which is free of retouching. The work is offered in a gilt molded frame with foliate carving in excellent condition.
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Collection of Don Juan Nepomucè Font i Sangrà;
By family descent to his niece Doña Ana Maria de Ros i Font;
Acquired by Ilustrísimo Señor Don Antonio d’Ortodó i Comas in June 1939;
By direct family descent to the present owner.