The DESSINART COLLECTION
Description
Title
The Battle of the Amazons
Attribution
Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène DELACROIX
Medium
oil on canvas-relined
Dimensions
Canvas/Structure - L.97 cm. W.133.5 cm. H. (cm.)
Inscriptions
Documentation
Provenance
Possibly Delacroix studio sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 17–19 February 1864, lot 248, La Défaite des Amazones, described as “Copie ancienne d’après Rubens”, 89 × 120 cm, annotated with the price “95” and a buyer’s name possibly reading “Defau” or “Dehau”; Dame Rebecca West and others; sale, London, Christie’s, 11 May 1984, lot 62, as Circle of Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix, The Battle of the Amazons, 94 × 130.9 cm; sale, Madrid, Subastas Segre, Subasta 162, 19–21 March 2024, lot 106, as Copia de Eugène Delacroix, S. XIX, Escena de batalla, oil on canvas, 96 × 133.5 cm, sold for €2,000; Private Collection, Asia, acquired from the above sale.
Exhibition
Literature
Digital Archives
Technical Imaging
Visible Light
Visible Light imaging records the artwork under normal white light, corresponding to what the human eye can see. It is used to document the current visual appearance of the object, including colour, surface condition, losses, cracks, retouching, inscriptions, and other visible details.
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet examination uses UV radiation to observe fluorescence on the surface of an artwork. It is commonly used to identify varnish layers, later retouching, restorations, overpaint, adhesives, and certain surface materials that may fluoresce differently from the original paint or support.
Infrared
Infrared imaging uses infrared radiation to penetrate certain paint layers and reveal features not visible in normal light. It is often used to study underdrawings, compositional changes, hidden inscriptions, earlier restorations, or carbon-based drawing materials beneath the surface.
X-Radiography
X-Radiography uses X-rays to examine the internal structure of an artwork. It can reveal the construction of the support, canvas weave, panel joins, nails, damages, previous repairs, dense pigments, hidden compositions, and changes made during the painting process.