M016: The Annunciation to the Virgin
(1595)
Biographical information
By:
VAN MANDER, KarelExecuted in:
Support:
panel
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
39.30 x 39.30
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
Frans Hals Museum [inv.nr: OS I-253]
Museum-link
RKD-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (LY-LG)
Free-text description:
1. Chalk/glue ground 2. Light grey imprimatura
Paint layers (oil)
panel
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light grey
Composition: Lead white, lots of fine black, a few red particles
Layer 1:
Colour: Light yellow
Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
1
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
YES
Researchers:
Ella Hendriks
Source:
Hendriks, Ella. “Haarlem Studio Practice.” In Painting in Haarlem 1500-1850: The Collection of the Frans Hals Museum, 65–96. Ghent: Ludion, 2006.
Sample information:
Sample location:
Frans Hals Museum