M736: Samson and Delilah
(c.1609-1610)
Biographical information
By:
RUBENS, Peter PaulExecuted in:
Support:
panel
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
185.00 x 205.00
Signed?
UNCLEAR
Museum:
National Gallery [inv.nr: NG6461]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
2 (LY-LBr)
Free-text description:
1. Chalk and glue ground 2. Striped imprimatura of yellow-brown earth and lead white
Paint layers (oil)
panel
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 2:
Colour: Light brown
Composition: Yellow-brown earth, lead white
Layer 1:
Colour: Light yellow
Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
1
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
YES
Researchers:
National Gallery Scientific Department
Source:
Plesters, Joyce. “‘Samson and Delilah’: Rubens and the Art and Craft of Painting on Panel.” National Gallery Technical Bulletin 7 (1983): 30–49.
Sample information:
Sample location:
National Gallery London