M613: Merry Company with Masked Dancers

Object information

Artist CODDE, Pieter Executed in Amsterdam Support panel Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 50.00 × 76.50 Signed YES Museum Mauritshuis [inv.nr: Mh392] Museum link View on museum site RKD RKD link

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (LBr-G) Description 1. Thin layer fills the wood grain, contains lead white, chalk, red-brown earth pigments 2. Warm grey layer contains lead white, fine lampblack, brown earth. Used as midtone, exposed in background

Paint layers (oil)

panel

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Grey

Composition: Lead white, fine lamp black, brown earth

Layer 1:

Colour: Light brown

Composition: Lead white, chalk, red-brown earth pigments

Data information:

Reliability 1

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

YES

Researchers

Carol Pottasch, Sanne Berbers

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 1 392x01-02