拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

The panel would appear to be made of two planks of poplar joined together; there is historic woodworm evident on the reverse. The picture is stable but the surface is uneven and there is a vertical split/crack in the upper left, running down to the Child’s head, with associated retouching; there is retouching, and unevenness, all along the join, which runs through the Madonna’s cheek and to the right of her left hand. Old, discoloured retouching is visible in the Madonna’s face and neck and in the Child’s face, upper body, arms and legs. The examination under UV light confirms this restoration and reveals further retouching to the drapery and background.