M731: Rinaldo and Armida

Object information

Artist DYCK, Anthony van Executed in UNKNOWN Support panel Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 57.00 × 41.50 Signed UNCLEAR Museum National Gallery [inv.nr: NG877.2] Museum link View on museum site

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (LY-LG) Description 1. Chalk and glue ground 2. Very thin greyish imprimatura

Paint layers (oil)

panel

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 2:

Colour: Light grey

Composition:

Layer 1:

Colour: Light yellow

Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)

Data information:

Reliability 1

Analytical Techniques:

Sampled?

YES

Microscopy?

YES

Elemental?

YES

Researchers

National Gallery Scientific Department

Source

Roy, Ashok. “The National Gallery Van Dycks: Technique and Development.” The National Gallery Technical Bulletin 20 (1999): 50–83.

Sample information:

Sample location National Gallery London