After Palma Vecchio (Italian, 1480-1528), La Bella

Oil on canvas, 1866, signed "M.B." and dated at lower right, French stamp to canvas and pencil inscription to stretcher en verso, presented in a period ornate giltwood frame with acanthus leaf decoration.

Stretcher size 22 1/4 x 18 1/2 in., Frame dimensions 35 x 31 3/4 in.

Private Collection, Brooklyn, New York

The original painting by Palma il Vecchio, also known as Jacopo Negretti, is housed in the Thyssen-Bornermisza National Museum in Madrid, Spain.

Large repaired tear to upper right corner with patch and associated retouch; (2) small patched holes en verso with minor associated retouching visible under UV light inspection, some craquelure, and light grime.