Is this painting worth fixing?

HillaryTheCool · August 26th, 2011, 08:15 AM

I work at a trhift store and we got this painting donated the other day. I can't find a signature on it anywhere. There is A.M.D.G hand written in the top left cornor but I looked it up and it stands for "Ad maiorem Dei gloriam" which translates to "For the greater glory of God". It was reframed in '52 in Dayton, OH.

I was wondering if anyone knew anything about it or if its worth trying to fix the holes in it. I have attached some pictures that might help.

Thank you

saintmarc · 03:56 PM

These curly blond hair coming from Lucas Cranach involve a german school.
This painting is coming from the "ego dilecto" of Franz Ittenbach, a member of the Nazarene movement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ittenbach
There are two known versions of this work.
1)In a church of the Czech Republic
2)In the Royal collection, Great Britain.
http://www.silesiancollections.eu/Wo...z-Ego-dilecto#
http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eg...t=403995&row=0
It is sufficiently known to give birth to reproductions (postcards, like this one -The seller makes a mistake in the title with another Ittenbach's work)
http://cgi.ebay.it/CARTOLINA-MADONNA...-/270335788937
But I guess there is an unknown (for myself) version of this painting with a sitted Mary like shown in your painting, or the copyist was talented enough to create this new bearing for the Virgin.

artcollector1 · August 28th, 2011, 11:12 AM

is this oil on canvas?
If its oil on canvas, it would be nice to try to date it. But it's difficult to date from a picture!
If it is not a too contemporary copy, it can worth the fixing.
but that is a lot of ''if''
Best thing in my opinion is to take it directly to a trusted art gallery to have an opinion about it!

HillaryTheCool · September 2nd, 2011, 07:22 AM

I am pretty sure its oil on canvas. The person here who kinda cleans out paintings and fixes the frames says she thinks it is.

August 26th, 2011, 03:53 PM	#2
saintmarc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 347	These curly blond hair coming from Lucas Cranach involve a german school. This painting is coming from the "ego dilecto" of Franz Ittenbach, a member of the Nazarene movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Ittenbach There are two known versions of this work. 1)In a church of the Czech Republic 2)In the Royal collection, Great Britain. http://www.silesiancollections.eu/Wo...z-Ego-dilecto# http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eg...t=403995&row=0 It is sufficiently known to give birth to reproductions (postcards, like this one -The seller makes a mistake in the title with another Ittenbach's work) http://cgi.ebay.it/CARTOLINA-MADONNA...-/270335788937 But I guess there is an unknown (for myself) version of this painting with a sitted Mary like shown in your painting, or the copyist was talented enough to create this new bearing for the Virgin. Last edited by saintmarc : August 26th, 2011 at 03:56 PM.

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August 28th, 2011, 11:12 AM	#3
artcollector1 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 78	is this oil on canvas? If its oil on canvas, it would be nice to try to date it. But it's difficult to date from a picture! If it is not a too contemporary copy, it can worth the fixing. but that is a lot of ''if'' Best thing in my opinion is to take it directly to a trusted art gallery to have an opinion about it!

September 2nd, 2011, 07:22 AM	#4
HillaryTheCool Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 14	I am pretty sure its oil on canvas. The person here who kinda cleans out paintings and fixes the frames says she thinks it is.