M596: Still life with flowers and a watch

Object information

Artist MIGNON, Abraham Executed in Utrecht Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 60.00 × 75.00 Signed YES Museum Rijksmuseum [inv.nr: SK-A-268] Museum link View on museum site RKD RKD link

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 3 (R-Br) Description 1. Red/brown chalk-based ground 2. Greyish brown ground applied in two layers 3. Thin light grey layer

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 3:

Colour: Light grey

Composition: Lead white (cerrusite, hydrocerrusite), chalk, fine carbon black

Layer 2:

Colour: Brown

Composition: Lead white (cerrusite, hydrocerrusite), earth pigments (geothite, hematite), quartz,

Layer 1:

Colour: Red

Composition: Chalk, earth pigments (hematite, goethite), lead white

Data information:

Reliability 1

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

YES

Researchers

Nouchka de Keyser, Arie Wallert

Source

Rijksmuseum Paint Sample Database

Sample information:

Sample 1 R50/1-7 Sample location Rijksmuseum (PSD)