M194: The anatomy lesson of Dr. Tulp

(1632)

Biographical information

By:

REMBRANDT

Executed in:

Amsterdam

Support:

canvas

Medium:

oil

Dimensions (cm):

169.50 x 216.50

Signed?

YES

Museum:

Mauritshuis [inv.nr: Mh146]

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Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers:

2 (R-G)

Free-text description:

1. Red ochre, umber, aluminosilicates 2. Lead white, a little yellow ochre, lamp black

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Grey

Composition: Lead white, yellow ochre, lamp black

Layer 1:

Colour: Red

Composition: Red ochre, umber, aluminosilicates

Data information:

Reliability-rating:

Researchers:

Karin Groen

Source:

Groen, Karin M. “Grounds in Rembrandt’s Workshop and in Paintings by His Contemporaries.” In A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings, IV:318–34. Dordrecht: Springer, 2005.