Lot 309: ATTRIBUTED TO DOMENICO BUTI ACTIVE IN FLORENCE CIRCA 1570-1590 | Three scenes from the life of the Blessed Giovanni Colombini (1304–67): The miracle of the fire; Giovanni Colombini breaking bread at the Spedale in Arezzo; Pope

a set of three, all oil on pine panel, unframed

the first: 22.8 by 33.2 cm.; 9 by 13 in.<br />the second: 22.8 by 33 cm.; 9 by 13 in.<br />the third: 22.9 by 52 cm.; 9 by 20 1/2  in.

a set of three, all oil on pine panel, unframed

All three thick panels are uncradled and stable. The varnishes are clear and even, the paint surface is stable and there are no major damages visible to the naked eye. The miracle of the fire: inspection under ultraviolet light reveals scattered minor restorations throughout and an inch squared area of restoration in the lower left corner. There is a hairline 9cm. crack which runs horizontally from the left margin, below the hand of the figure on the left. Giovanni Colombini breaking bread: inspection under ultraviolet light reveals very few scattered retouchings. Pope Urban V: inspection under ultraviolet light reveals scattered retouchings, including a 5cm. line of retouching in the leg of the kneeling monk, centre, and another behind the heel of the standing monk on the left.
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