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Lot 377
An Antique Painting of the Dominican Saint Peter Matyr
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Oil on canvas (lined), circa 1800, unsigned, the saint depicted with a cleaver embedded in his skull, presented in a later paint decorated frame with composition ornament to corners.

Stretcher size 37 x 28 in.; Frame dimensions 40 x 31 in.

Private Collection, North Carolina

Some minor scattered retouch visible under UV light; some impregnation of wax lining to canvas; surface grime; rubbing and minor loss to frame.