M650: Battle of Nördlingen
(1634)
Biographical information
By:
VAN DEN HOECKE, JanExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
242.00 x 339.60
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
Royal Collection [inv.nr: RCIN400100]
Museum-link
RKD-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (R-G)
Free-text description:
1. Terracotta red layer containing lead white, chalk, ochre, earth and carbon and/or bone black 2. Non-uniformly applied grey layer composed of lead white, carbon and/or bone black, and a few earth pigments Roughly applied, probably with a spatula
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Grey
Composition: Lead white, carbon and/or bone black, and a few earth pigments
Layer 1:
Colour: Red
Composition: Lead white, chalk, ochre, earth and carbon and/or bone black
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
2
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
NO
Researchers:
Christine Braybrook, Jenny Rose
Source:
Braybrook, Christine, and Jenny Rose. “A Re-Evaluation of The Battle of Nordlingen by Jan van Den Hoecke.” Hamilton Kerr Institute Bulletin 5 (2014).