The Brazen Serpent (van Dyck)
The Brazen Serpent is a 1618-1620 oil on canvas painting by Anthony van Dyck, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Its shows a scene from the Old Testament (Numbers 21: 6–9).
It was first recorded in 1764, when it was chosen from Juan Kelly's collection in Madrid for Charles III of Spain by Anton Raphael Mengs.[1].
Scientific examination of the work has shown that he combined wet and dry medium for the work[2]
References
- ^ "Catalogue entry".
- ^ (in Spanish) Alba, L., Jover, M., Gayo, M. D.: "Introducción a los estudios técnicos: la práctica artística del joven Van Dyck", El joven Van Dyck, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2012