M739: Self-Portrait
(c.1645)
Biographical information
By:
FABRITIUS, CarelExecuted in:
Support:
panel
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
65.00 x 49.00
Signed?
YES
Museum:
Boijmans van Beuningen [inv.nr: 1205 (OK)]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
1 (LY)
Free-text description:
1. Thin chalk ground
Paint layers (oil)
panel
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 1:
Colour: Light yellow
Composition: Calcium carbonate (chalk)
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
2
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Researchers:
Karin Groen
Source:
Tauber, Gwen. “A Note on Technical Peculiarities in a Portrait by Carel Fabritius.” ArtMatters 2 (2005): 103–8.