M732: The Abbé Scaglia adoring the Virgin and Child

Object information

Artist DYCK, Anthony van Executed in UNKNOWN Support canvas Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 106.70 × 120.00 Signed UNCLEAR Museum National Gallery [inv.nr: NG4889] Museum link View on museum site

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 1 (LBr) Description 1. Light greyish-brown ground of

Paint layers (oil)

canvas

Layer information:

(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)

Layer 1:

Colour: Light brown

Composition: Lead white, charcoal black, Cassel earth, yellow earth

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