Fragment van een muurschildering

Fragment van een muurschildering

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 35 cm x width 45 cm
Origin
China
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

11 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    Several human figures are visibly represented, including a prominent central figure and partial figures along the lower and side edges.

Visual Qualities

  • Earth Tones Visual · 96%

    The surviving surface is dominated by muted brown, ochre, and gray-green tones, with subdued red and other colored accents.

  • Linear Forms Visual · 95%

    Dark contour lines visibly define faces, garments, objects, and the repeated curling forms surrounding the figures.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 87%

    The surviving areas retain intricate facial, hair, costume, and ornamental details despite substantial surface wear.

  • Cracked Visual · 95%

    Extensive cracks are visible across the painted surface, alongside abrasion, fading, and areas of pigment or ground loss.

  • Rounded, curling, interconnected contours occupy much of the field around and between the figures.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog classifies the object as a painting.

  • Murals and Wall Drawings Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the work as a mural painting and titles it “Fragment van een muurschildering.”

  • Organic Material Metadata · 78%

    The recorded medium, “schildering op strohalm en leem,” includes straw; the precise roles of the straw and clay are not technically clarified in the catalog.

Time Periods

  • 15th Century Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog date range, 1416–1448, falls within the fifteenth century.

Geographic Regions

  • Chinese Art Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum catalog records China as the place of origin.

Source & rights

anonymous. Fragment van een muurschildering. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.