M778: Hagar and the Angel
(c.1645)
Biographical information
By:
FABRITIUS, CarelExecuted in:
Support:
canvas
Medium:
oil
Dimensions (cm):
157.50 x 136.00
Signed?
YES
Museum:
Leiden Collection [inv.nr: CF-100]
Museum-link
Data
Description:
Preparatory layers:
1 (LBr)
Free-text description:
1. Buff-coloured ground containing lead white, ochre, vermilion, and carbon black pigments
Paint layers (oil)
canvas
Layer information:
(Counting from the support up towards the paint layers)
Layer 1:
Colour: Light brown
Composition: Lead white, ochre, vermilion, carbon black
Data information:
Reliability-rating:
1
Analytical Techniques:
Sampled?
YES
Microscopy?
YES
Elemental?
YES
Researchers:
Silvia Centeno, Michael Gallagher, Jørgen Wadum
Source:
Surh, Dominique. “Hagar and the Angel” (2017). In The Leiden Collection Catalogue, 4th ed. Edited by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr. and Elizabeth Nogrady with Caroline Van Cauwenberge. New York, 2023–. https://theleidencollection.com/artwork/hagar-and-the-angel/ (accessed February 20, 2024).
Sample information:
Sample location:
Leiden Collection