M717: A Feast
(1622)
Object information
Data
Description:
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light grey
Composition: Aluminosilicates, chalk, quartz, lead white, barite, carbon black
Layer 1:
Colour: Dark red
Composition: Red earth, chalk, iron oxide, quartz, aluminosilicates, lead soap, red lead
Data information:
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
YES
Researchers
Gianluca Pastorelli
Source
SMK Kress/National Gallery spreadsheet (unpublished)