M463: The garden of eden with the fall of man

(c.1615)

The garden of eden with the fall of man

Object information

Artist BRIL, Paulus & RUBENS, Peter Paul Executed in Antwerp Support panel Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 74.30 × 114.70 Signed YES Museum Mauritshuis [inv.nr: Mh253] Museum link View on museum site

Data


Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (LY-G) Description 1. White chalk 2. Grey, stripey priming

Paint layers (oil)

panel

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Grey

Composition: Lead white, ivory black

Layer 1:

Colour: Light yellow

Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)

Data information:

Reliability 1

Researchers

Jørgen Wadum, Tiarna Doherty

Source

Mauritshuis documentation, 1993 catalogue


Sample information:

No sample images available.