M736: Samson and Delilah

Object information

Artist RUBENS, Peter Paul Executed in UNKNOWN Support panel Medium oil Dimensions (cm) 185.00 × 205.00 Signed UNCLEAR Museum National Gallery [inv.nr: NG6461] Museum link View on museum site

Data

Overview
Sample data

Description:

Preparatory layers 2 (LY-LBr) 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 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