M514: Adoration of the shepherds
(1615-1620)
Biographical information
By:
BLOEMAERT, AbrahamExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
166.50 x 200.00
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
Centraal Museum [inv.nr: 14281]
Museum-link
RKD-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (Br-LBr)
Free-text description:
1. Layer of translucent brown 2. Upper layer of light brown with particles of lead white and brown earth
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light brown
Composition: Lead, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, manganese
Layer 1:
Colour: Brown
Composition: Silicon, aluminum, potassium, iron, titanium, lead, magnesium, carbon, manganese
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
1
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
YES
Researchers:
JRJ van Asperen de Boer, Moorea Hall-Aquitania
Source:
Centraal Museum documentation, RKD samples
Sample information:
Sample(s):
A219, A320
Sample location:
RKD, JRJ van Asperen de Boer archive