Description Manner of Peter Paul Rubens (1577?1640). "The Apple of Redemption Presented to Mary and the Infant Jesus" - 18th to 19th century, Italian school oil on canvas painting, apparently unsigned. Painted in a feigned oval, depictingThe Holy Family including Sts. Joseph, Zachariah and Anne presenting an apple to the Christ Child and Mary, contained in a gilded baroque style frame. Approx. h. 57.25" x 40.25" (canvas), 68" x 50.25" (frame).
Condition Report Stable paint surface; multiple horizontal creases near center of canvas; scattered in-painting with patch to verso; some hazing to varnish under ultraviolet light; minor chips with losses to frame with gold over-paint.