M650: Battle of Nördlingen

Object information

Artist HOECKE, Jan van den Executed in Antwerp Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 242.00 × 339.60 Signed UNCLEAR Museum Royal Collection [inv.nr: RCIN400100] Museum link View on museum site RKD RKD link

Data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (R-G) 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 2

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

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).