M517: The preaching of John the Baptist

Object information

Artist BLOEMAERT, Abraham Executed in Utrecht Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 139.00 × 188.00 Signed YES Museum Rijksmuseum [inv.nr: SK-A-3746] Museum link View on museum site RKD RKD link

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (O-LG) Description 1. Red earth layer 2. Light grey layer with fine black and a lot of translucent particles

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Light grey

Composition: Lead, calcium, silicon, aluminum, carbon

Layer 1:

Colour: Orange

Composition: Aluminum, silicon, lead, iron, calcium, potassium

Data information:

Reliability 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 1 A329 Sample location RKD, JRJ van Asperen de Boer archive