Oil on canvas, 1000x800 mm with frame 1230x980 mm. The painting shows ancient restorations and spread traced of dirty. Contemporary frame in mecca silvered wood, adorned by two carving orders with floreal motifs and matchboarding profile. Some loss and breaks.
The scene represented, with four characters, refers to the subject of the "Good luck", with the gypsy fortune teller who reads the knight's hand while he is pickpocketed by an accomplice behind him. This subject was spread with various variations by Caravaggio painters, particularly by French painters who followed Caravaggio in Rome. The author seems to refer to the manner of Valentin de Bologne. See, for a comparison, the work with a similar subject, from 1628, now at the Musée du Louvre, Paris, entitled "The Fortune Teller".
Condition Report: For inquiries, detailed condition report and additional images please mail to info@badoemart.it.