Jeff, I bought this at auction. I'm having an expert on early Flemish art clean up the painting by removing the old varnish which has darkened over the years. This alone should make a significance difference in bringing up the various details of the composition. Once the varnish has been removed, I will re-assess the painting before deciding what the next step should be. I'm open to have some minor restoration work performed on the Infant Christ, which has suffered the most from actual touching and rubbing by devotees, but first I would like to see how much of the original paint is still there. I'm curious to see how things will look once the restorer has started working on it.
