Oil on canvas.
A half-length portrait of a royal couple, wearing ermine robes and holding scepters, is depicted. Both are crowned, but the peculiarity is that the female figure holds a second crown in her hands. The other figure, who appears younger, wears a simpler crown, a symbol of lower rank, and is in an attitude of ecstasy, her hand on her heart and her gaze turned toward heaven.
It is assumed that this is Theodolinda, Christian queen of the Lombards, crowning her young son Adaloald as a martyr. She was his regent, and Adaloald was the first Lombard ruler to be baptized and assassinated for his pro-Catholic and pro-Roman policies.
Still on its original canvas, the painting shows patches from previous restorations, but requires further restoration and cleaning.
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PLATINUM Seller in Milano, Italy
