In the years 1515-1516 Fra Bartolommeo painted an altarpiece with the 'Salvator Mundi', a risen Christ standing on a podium (now in the Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Florence), with two side panels with prophets (now in the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence), which was installed in the Cappella Billi in the church of Santissima Annunziata in Florence. In these two almost identical detailed studies we can see from the hatching lines that the artist originally had in mind a globe that was to have lain at the base of the podium. Ultimately he opted for a circular frame with a landscape. The two seated putti who support it on the left and the right were given wings in the painting. These two studies were primarily made to establish their poses. [text: Albert Elen]
Two Studies for the Pair of Child Angels Supporting the Globe in the 'Salvator Mundi'
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1515-1516)
Specifications
| Title | Two Studies for the Pair of Child Angels Supporting the Globe in the 'Salvator Mundi' |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, the contours of the globe at the bottom in red chalk, squared |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 282 mm Width 208 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 115 (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) |
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| 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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