M612: A Fat Man
(c.1634-1637)
Biographical information
By:
BROUWER, AdriaenExecuted in:
Support:
panel
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
22.90 x 16.10
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
Mauritshuis [inv.nr: Mh607]
Museum-link
RKD-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (LY-G)
Free-text description:
1. Thick ground layer (0.5 mm along the edges) probably containing chalk and glue 2. Grey imprimatura, applied with streaky open brushstrokes in a horizontal direction. Left exposed in some areas
Paint layers (oil)
panel
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Grey
Composition:
Layer 1:
Colour: Light yellow
Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
1
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
NO
Researchers:
L. Bradley, Esther van Duijn
Source:
Suchtelen, Ariane van, Quentin Buvelot, Milou Goverde, Abbie Vandivere, Lea van der Vinde, Edwin Buijsen, Carol Pottasch, Sabrina Meloni, Maud Lankester, and Yvette Bruijnen. Genre Paintings in the Mauritshuis. Zwolle: Waanders publishers, 2016.
Sample information:
Sample(s):
607x01-03