M012: Apollo and Diana Punishing Niobe by Killing her Children

Object information

Artist BLOEMAERT, Abraham Executed in Amsterdam Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 203.00 × 249.50 Signed YES Museum Statens Museum for Kunst [inv.nr: KMSsp342] Museum link View on museum site RKD RKD link

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (R-DG) Description 1. Red layer 2. Dark grey layer

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Dark grey

Composition: Lead white, carbon black, chalk, quartz, yellow earth

Layer 1:

Colour: Red

Composition: Red earth, aluminosilicates, quartz, hematite, lead white, lead soap

Data information:

Reliability 1

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

YES

Researchers

David Buti

Source

SMK Kress/National Gallery spreadsheet (unpublished)

Sample information:

Sample 1 81a, 81c, 81d Sample location Statens Museum for Kunst