Table 2 Description of the analysed panel paintings and samples
Artist | Title of panel painting | Gallery/Inv. No. | Dating | Sample no. | Colour and description of sampling area | Type of lead-tin yellow | In mixture of pigments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Master of the Vyšší Brod Cycle | Vyšší Brod Cycle - Adoration of the Magi | CA, O 6788 | 1345-1350 | 98-42-3 | green reverse side of the cloak of Virgin Mary | II | lead white, cooper green pigment, probably earth pigments |
Master of the Vyšší Brod Cycle | Vyšší Brod Cycle - Christ on the Mount of Olives | CA, O 6789 | 1345-1350 | 98-88-5 | green cloak of St John | II | lead white, cooper green pigment |
Master of the Vyšší Brod Cycle | Vyšší Brod Cycle - Resurrection | CA, O 6792 | 1345-1350 | 03-54-4 | yellow reverse side of the cloak | II | - |
Master of the Vyšší Brod Cycle | Vyšší Brod Cycle - Descent of the Holy Ghost | CA, O 6794 | 1345-1350 | 07-48-3 | green reverse side of the red cloak | II | yellow ochre, lead white, copper green pigment |
07-48-10 | yellow cloak on the left side | II | - | ||||
Magister Theodoricus | Chapel of the Holy Cross at castle Karlštejn – John Baptist | NPU, KA 3671 | 1360-1364 | KA 3671-1B | green in cross in the halo of the lamb | II | copper green pigment |
Magister Theodoricus | Chapel of the Holy Cross at castle Karlštejn – Angel | NPU, KA 3710 | 1360-1364 | KA 3710-1 | green wing of angel | II | copper green pigment, yellow ochre |
Magister Theodoricus | Chapel of the Holy Cross at castle Karlštejn – Lamb of god | NPU, KA 3711 | 1360-1364 | KA 3711-1 | green in the halo of the lamb | II | copper green pigment, yellow ochre, traces of azurite |
Anonym (Prague) | Votive Panel of John Očko from Vlašim | NG, O 84 | before 1371 | 91-6-7 | green reverse side of the cloak of Virgin Mary (highlight) | II | traces of vermilion, black |
91-6-8 | green reverse side of the cloak of Virgin Mary (shadow) | II | copper green pigment, traces of black, vermilion | ||||
91-6-14 | yellow robe of the St Ludmila | II | yellow ochre, vermilion, traces of black | ||||
91-6-16 | yellow robe of the St Ludmila (shadow) | II | yellow ochre, traces of black | ||||
91-6-20 | yellow handle of the sword | II | lead white | ||||
Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece and his workshop | Crucifixion from the church of St Barbora | NG, O 577 | late 1370s | 08-43-3 | decorated robe of soldier | II | cooper green pigment (probably verdigris) (degraded) |
H-6 | soldier’s robe | II | - | ||||
H-12 | reverse side, imitation of the marble | II | - | ||||
Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece | Deposition/SS Giles, Augustine, Jerome | NG, O 1266 | after 1380 | 10-28-2B | decorated yellow robe of St Jerome | II | lead white |
Anonym (Prague,?) | Madonna with SS Bartholomew and Margaret | NPU | ca. 1390 | 11-32-2 | green cloak of St Margaret (highlight) | II | yellow ochre, lead white, cooper pigment (probably verdigris) |
11-32-3 | green cloak of St Margaret (shadow) | II | yellow ochre, lead white, cooper pigment (probably verdigris) | ||||
Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece and his workshop | Our Lady Ara Coeli | NG, O 1457 | 1385-1390 | 08-35-1 | yellow cloak of St Jerome | II | lead white |
08-35-2 | green cloak of St Margaret | I and II | verdigris, lead white | ||||
08-35-8 | green robe of Prophet Ezekiel | II | verdigris, lead white | ||||
Anonym (Prague) | Votive Panel, called from Dubeček | NG, O 693 | before ca. 1390 | 08-41-12 | green drapery of St Vitus | I | verdigris, lead white |
Anonym(Prague) | Triptych with Death of the Virgin called the Roudnice Altarpiece - inside of right wing, Man of Sorrows and eight kneeling devotes | NG, O 1466 | ca. 1410-1420 | 10-56-6 | yellow collar of the bishop | I and II | lead white, vermilion |
Master of the Rajhrad Altarpiece | Last supper | MGB, A 624 | ca. 1430-1440 | 11-16-2 | green cloak | I | lead white, verdigris |
Master of the Saint George Altarpiece | St Vitus/ Eagle - Symbol of the St John the Evangelista | NG, O 7035 | ca. 1470 | 09-27-2 | brown cloak of St Vitus | I | lead white, verdigris |
Hans Maler Jr. (?) | Retable, called from Kadaň – Annunciation/Nativity | NG, O 7036 | ca. 1480 | 12-57-7 | yellow robe of angel | I | lead white |
Master of the Vejprnice (Budňany) Altarpiece and workshops | Annunciation to the Virgin Mary, Circumcision/Crucifixion, Crowning of Christ with Crown of Thorns | NG, O 1334 | after 1490 | 09-38-2 | Veronica’s veil | I | lead white, verdigris |
09-38-3A | green cloak of angel | I | lead white, verdigris | ||||
09-38-5A | white robe of angel | I | lead white | ||||
Master of the Vejprnice (Budňany) Altarpiece and workshops | Nativity, Adoration of the Magi/Resurrection, Assumption | NG, O 1335 | after 1490 | 09-39-1A | guard’s turban and background | I | lead white, yellow ochre |
09-39-5A | king’s robe | I | verdigris, lead white | ||||
Master of the Rakovnik Altarpiece | The scourging of Christ | TGM Rakovnik | 1496 | 06-77-1 | yellow, soldier’s leg | I | lead white, quartz, red pigment |
Master of the Rokycany Altarpiece | Adoration of the Magi | NM, VO 11260 | before 1500 | 06-51-8 | grey drapery | I | verdigris |
Master of the Rokycany Altarpiece | Bearing of the Cross | NM, VO 11260 | before 1500 | 06-57-3 | yellow turban | I | lead white |
06-57-7 | green ground | I | verdigris, lead white, traces of yellow ochre | ||||
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece | St Andrew (fragment) | MGB | around 1500 | 06-52-4 | green cloak | I | azurite, cooper green pigment (verdigris), lead white |
06-52-5 | green background | I | azurite, lead white, red ochre | ||||
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece | Litoměřice Altarpiece - Nativity | SGVU | 1500-1505 | 06-84-3 | grey background | I | lead white, ochres, vermilion |
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece | Litoměřice Altarpiece - Bearing of the Cross | SGVU | 1500-1505 | 06-89-1 | yellow armour of soldier | I | lead white, red lake, fluorite |
06-89-7 | green drapery | I | verdigris, lead white | ||||
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece | Strahov Altarpiece - Annunciation | KKPS | around 1505 | 12-32-1 | yellow ray of light | I and II | lead white |
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece and workshop | St Anne with the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child | NG, O 4102 | around 1510 | 08-51-6 | yellow belt of St Anna | I | lead white, yellow ochre |
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece and workshop | Altarpiece panels, called from Theyn (Týn) – St Barbara | MHMP | after 1510 | 06-60-3 | green robe | I | azurite, lead white |
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece and workshop | Altarpiece panels, called from Theyn (Týn) – St Peter and St Andrew | MHMP | after 1510 | 99-33-2 | green cloak of St Andrew (highlight) | I | verdigris, lead white |
99-33-3 | green cloak of St Andrew (shadow) | I | verdigris, lead white | ||||
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece | St Catherine Altarpiece – St Catherine before the Emperor Maxentius | NG, O 17425 | around 1515 | 98-79-4 | yellow stocking | I | lead white, yellow ochre, vermilion |
98-79-5 | green cloak of the Emperor | I and II | verdigris, lead white | ||||
98-79-12 | yellow robe of St Catherine | I | lead white, yellow ochre | ||||
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece and workshop | St Catherine Altarpiece – Entombment of St Catherine | NG, O 17426 | around 1515 | 98-78-5A | green robe of angel | I | verdigris, lead white, yellow ochre |
98-78-10 | green wing of angel | I | lead white, azurite, vermilion | ||||
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece and workshop | Martyrdom of St Catherine | NG, O 12306 | around 1515 | 99-13-3 | green cloak of the Emperor | I | verdigris, lead white |
Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece and workshop | St Catherine Reading | NG, O 12306 | around 1515 | 99-17-8 | green cloak of the Emperor | I | verdigris, lead white |
Monogrammist IW | St Wenceslas/SS Catherina, Barbara | NG, O 1258 | around 1520 | 09-49-3 | yellow reverse side of the cloak of St Barbara | I | lead white |
Monogrammist IW | Altarpiece with the Execution of St Barbara, called the St Barbara Altarpiece from Osek - St Sebastian/St Paul | NG, DO 5428 | after 1546 | 02-18-S1 | flesh (highlight), St Sebastian | I | lead white, black pigment, chalk, red pigment |
02-18-S2 | flesh (shadow), St Sebastian | I | lead white, black pigment, chalk, red pigment | ||||
02-18-Pa1 | flesh, St Paul | I | lead white, red lake |