M046: A Boy Blowing on a Firebrand

Object information

Artist HONTHORST, Gerard van Executed in Utrecht Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 75.50 × 64.50 Signed YES Museum Art Institute of Chicago [inv.nr: 2,018,135] Museum link View on museum site RKD RKD link

Data

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Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (R-G) Description 1. Red layer 2. Warm brownish-grey layer

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Grey

Composition:

Layer 1:

Colour: Red

Composition:

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Reliability 3

Researchers

Kim Muir

Source

Email correspondence with researcher