oil paint on unprimed cotton canvas
timber and composition frame, flash gilded with bronze power

A Renaissance-style frame which accompanied a study painting on an artist-constructed canvas and strainer, depicting a Madonna and Child portrait scene. Curiously, the painting incorporated a frame surrounding the scene, painted into the composition. This unique design indicated that the painting was potentially created in-situ, copied from another original artwork, and the gold-coloured frame added at a later time. The frame had undergone water damage, which resulted in green-coloured corrosion appearing along the bottom of the frame. The bronze paint had also discoloured to dark brown in the top half of the frame. There were a number of missing decorative elements, and cracks and losses to the corners.