Drapery Study for the Kneeling Mary Magdalene

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1505-1506)

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This drawing is a preparatory study for the 'Noli me tangere' (Paris, Musée du Louvre).
This second study clearly shows how the mannikin’s right arm as well as its

head were left out. The intention here was to draw a more forward-leaning

pose, making the fold across the back less voluminous and giving it a more

flowing drape, so the head and right arm are irrelevant here. This variant

was used virtually unchanged in the painting.

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Title	Drapery Study for the Kneeling Mary Magdalene
Material and technique	Black chalk, heightened with white, on greyish brown prepared paper
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 203 mm Height 267 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 N 69 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1505-1506
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Internal exhibitions	Fra Bartolommeo (2016)
Material	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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