A 16thC Renaissance Italian School Oil Canvas Laid to Panel Study of Two Ladies sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles probably for teaching aid purposes

probably for teaching aid purposes

that has quality oozing from its very weave

flared nostrils and open mouth

with the three-dimensional effect that poker work brings

There is some pitting to the silver

A 16thC Renaissance Italian School Oil Canvas Laid to Panel Study of Two Ladies sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles probably for teaching aid purposesOrigin: Central Italy Period: Renaissance Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1560 80 Height: 18. 75 Width: 15. 5 Depth: 2. 25 (in frame) The Work: 14. 5 high x 11. 5 wide The renaissance Italian school work of canvas laid to panel, in distressed but highly evocative condition, and almost certainly a fragment from a larger composition, the painting depicting two female figures bust length, each with fleshy skin and golden hair, the eyes beautifully rendered,