This drawing is a preparatory study for 'The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine' (Paris, Musée du Louvre).
In this preparatory study the artist confined himself to the figure of the seated Virgin. Even the Christ Child has been omitted. The artist was concerned with the position of the figure on the throne, the position of the limbs and the folds of the cloak. The drawing was squared with red and black chalk and pricked through for transfer to a cartoon, the full-size preparatory drawing for the painting.
Study for the Seated Virgin
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1511)
Specifications
| Title | Study for the Seated Virgin |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, squared in red and black chalk, 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 273 mm Height 394 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
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| Accession number | I 563 N 65 (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) Fra Bartolommeo (2016) |
| 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
Squared
> Squaring
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Squared
> Squaring
> Drawing 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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