Frames and supports in 15th and 16th-century Southern Netherlandish painting

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS 691 c. With the pressing of the paper onto the wooden support, the red material has been crushed into arbitrary islands that give an irregular appearance to the X-radiograph. d. The paper has peeled away in places to form a long ridge in the direction of the wood fibres. This peeling is due to the play of the wood. The paper and the adhesive lacked the necessary elasticity to resist the movement of the wood. e. In the corner, the paper is torn, revealing the red adhesive layer. This material appears in high density on the X-radiograph. f. The painting on paper is inspired by Gerard David’s compositions, here a Virgin and Child by the Master (Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, inv. no. P01537). c d f e