A ‘Sacra conversazione’ is a scene of an enthroned Virgin and Christ Child surrounded by saints and sometimes also angels. This type of composition was inspired by altar pieces by Giovanni Bellini that Fra Bartolommeo had seen in the Venetian churches of San Giobbe and San Zaccaria. In this preparatory study the artist concentrated on the placement of the kneeling saint before the enthroned Virgin and the interaction between the figures.
Study for the Virgin and Christ-Child with St Catherine of Siena Kneeling
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1511)
Specifications
| Title | Study for the Virgin and Christ-Child with St Catherine of Siena Kneeling |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, on light grey prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing (verso)
> Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 240 mm Height 396 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 N 48 verso (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1511 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel IV, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| 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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