The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine, with Saint Sebastian and the martyrdom of two saints in the background, oil on canvas laid to waxed canvas, in an original carved gilt-wood frame, 42.5'' H x 40'' W, est: $5000/7000
Note: The original painting by Correggio was painted circa 1526-1527 and is in the collection of the Louvre Museum. Provenance: Private Collection, Long Beach, CA

Visual: Stable craquelure and crazing scattered throughout, concentrated mainly in the darker pigments. Blacklight: Extensive but concentrated touch-up throughout. Touch-up to address a vertical 7'' tear and small hole in the left center. Areas, spots and dots of touch-up throughout the figural group, the largest includes a 3.5'' x 3'' area on St. Catherine's cheek and a 3.5'' x 5'' area around her left hand, as well as a 2'' x 5'' area in the lower left corner. A few more minor dots of touch-up in the upper left in the martyrdom scene.