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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4429536, member: 8267"]The style reminds me of Spanish colonial paintings. The child figure pointing upward could be a young John the Baptist, often shown in scenes of the Madonna and Child. No idea what the other figure is doing.</p><p><br /></p><p>It might not be worth your investment in conservation and restoration, but it might be a likely candidate for sending to one of the conservation training programs such as those at Buffalo State College and Winterthur. Back in my day, owner's could send projects to such a program for students to work on, and they would be returned to the owner when completed. It would certainly be an interesting project.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu/#:~:text=WE%20ARE%20ART%20CONSERVATION.,art%20and%20material%20cultural%20heritage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu/#:~:text=WE%20ARE%20ART%20CONSERVATION.,art%20and%20material%20cultural%20heritage" rel="nofollow">https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu/#:~:text=WE ARE ART CONSERVATION.,art and material cultural heritage</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.winterthur.org/winterthur-ud-program-in-art-conservation/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.winterthur.org/winterthur-ud-program-in-art-conservation/" rel="nofollow">https://www.winterthur.org/winterthur-ud-program-in-art-conservation/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4429536, member: 8267"]The style reminds me of Spanish colonial paintings. The child figure pointing upward could be a young John the Baptist, often shown in scenes of the Madonna and Child. No idea what the other figure is doing. It might not be worth your investment in conservation and restoration, but it might be a likely candidate for sending to one of the conservation training programs such as those at Buffalo State College and Winterthur. Back in my day, owner's could send projects to such a program for students to work on, and they would be returned to the owner when completed. It would certainly be an interesting project. [URL]https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu/#:~:text=WE%20ARE%20ART%20CONSERVATION.,art%20and%20material%20cultural%20heritage[/URL]. [URL]https://www.winterthur.org/winterthur-ud-program-in-art-conservation/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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