Composition Drawing for the 'Salvator Mundi' in the 'Billi Altarpiece'

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1515-1516)

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Composition Drawing for the 'Salvator Mundi' (Christ as Saviour of the World Surrounded by the Four Evangelists), the Center Panel of the 'Billi Altarpiece', from the collection of Galleria Palatina, Florence.

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Title	Composition Drawing for the 'Salvator Mundi' in the 'Billi Altarpiece'
Material and technique	Black chalk, heightened with white, the framing arch in red chalk, on light grey prepared paper
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 215 mm Height 295 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 M 195 verso (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1515-1516
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Internal exhibitions	De Collectie Twee - wissel VI, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) Fra Bartolommeo (2016)
Material	Red chalk > Chalk > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Black chalk > Chalk > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art 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
Geographical origin	Italy > Southern Europe > Europe

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