121 The painting „Death of St Joseph“ Textile support The seam is very pronounced on the front of the painting. The canvas is generally in good condition still exhibiting a significant level of elasticity. The corners of the canvas were not fixed to the strainer. This contributed significantly to the sagging and deformation of the canvas. Corrosion of the nails caused degradation of the surrounding canvas, some small holes and tears were present along the tacking margins. The canvas had two holes of approximately 1,5 cm, one of the holes was located in the upper left and the other in the bottom right corner. The strainer bars had left distinct marks. The back of the canvas showed a few darkened spots and some accumulation of dirt. Paint layer The paint layer has a dense craquelure that follows the area of the respective colours. Adhesion between the canvas and the superposed layers was generally weak. This consequently caused flaking and cupping of the ground and paint layer and significant losses of these layers, especially along the vertical borders of the canvas, probably caused by the previous modifications to the size of the painting Substantial cupping and tenting was most pronounced on the left lower side of the painting (Fig. 194), mostly related to certain colours – dark blue and brown, and some areas of the red colour of the Christ garment. Fig. 193: Reworked corner joint Fig.194: Condition of the paint layer (left lower corner)
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