Artist: Attributed to Guido Reni, Italian (1575-1642)
Medium: oil on canvas
Photo #2 shows the electronic imaging microscope which can enlarge to x240. We use this for examination and (in this instance) for extremely detailed retouching.
It is also useful when we mend tears by reattaching the threads rather than using a support. Mending tears in this manner is the finest of techniques, often leaving little or no visual evidence of the tear or its mend.
