M635: Brothel Scene
(c.1658-1659)
Biographical information
By:
VAN MIERIS, FransExecuted in:
Support:
panel
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
42.50 x 33.30
Signed?
YES
Museum:
Mauritshuis [inv.nr: Mh860]
Museum-link
RKD-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (LY-LG)
Free-text description:
1. Thick off-white layer containing mainly lead white and some chalk and earth pigments 2. Thin greyish layer containing lead white, a tiny amount of chalk, yellow and brown earths, and bone black
Paint layers (oil)
panel
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light grey
Composition: Lead white, chalk, yellow and brown earth pigments, bone black
Layer 1:
Colour: Light yellow
Composition: Lead white, chalk, earth pigments
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
1
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
YES
Researchers:
Carol Pottasch, Annelies van Loon, Ralph Haswell
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):
860x01-07