Two studies for Mary Magdalen in the 'Pitti Pietà', from the collection of Galleria Palatina, Florence.
Fra Bartolommeo prepared the fgure of the kneeling Mary Magdalen in two studies. The feet of the dead Christ she clasps in the painting are omitted here. The artist concentrated on her pose, kneeling, supported on her elbows, with her head to one side. He added high-lights in white chalk to give the folds of her garment a realistic effect.
Two studies for Mary Magdalen in the 'Pitti Pietà'
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1511-1513)
Specifications
| Title | Two studies for Mary Magdalen in the 'Pitti Pietà' |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, on light grey prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 197 mm Height 275 mm |
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
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| Accession number | I 563 M 121 recto (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1511-1513 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Provenance | Fra Bartolommeo’s estate (1517); his heir Fra Paolino da Pistoia (1488-1547), Florence; Suor Plautilla Nelli (1523-1588), Florence; Convent of St. Catherine of Siena, Florence; Cavaliere Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri (1676-1742), Florence, acquired from the convent in 1725 and mounted in one of two albums (1729); Gabburri Heirs; Art dealer William Kent, London, bought from the Gabburri Heirs in 1758-60; Benjamin West (1783-1820, L.419), London; his son Raphael West; Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830, L.2445), London; Art dealer Samuel Woodburn (1781-1853, L.2584), London, acquired with the Lawrence Collection in 1834, cat. London 1836, seventh exhibition; The Prince of Orange, afterwards King William II of the Netherlands (1792-1849), The Hague, acquired in 1840; his sale, The Hague (De Vries, Roos, Brondgeest) 12.08.1850, lot 281 (unsold); his daughter Princess Sophie van Oranje-Nassau (1824-1897), Grand Duchess von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Weimar; her husband Grand Duke Karl Alexander von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1818-1901) Weimar; their grandson Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach (1876-1923), Weimar; Franz W. Koenigs (1881-1941, L.1023a), Haarlem, acquired in 1923; D.G. van Beuningen (1877-1955), Rotterdam, acquired with the Koenigs Collection in 1940 and donated to Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel VII, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) Fra Bartolommeo (2016) |
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| Object | |
| Technique |
Prepare
> Prepared
> Shaping techniques
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Prepare
> Prepared
> Shaping techniques
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
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Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Florence 1472/1474 - Florence 1517
Fra Bartolommeo is one of the most illustrious artists of the Italian High Renaissance. Born Bartolommeo di Paolo, he was also called Baccio della Porta. On...
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