On 26 November 1510 Fra Bartolommeo was commissioned to paint an altarpiece for the Sala del Gran Consiglio in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The composition and the figures were drawn in monochrome shades before being executed in colours. The painting, which was never completed, is in the Museo di San Marco. A number of preliminary studies for this commission have survived, seven of which are in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. They give a good impression of the artist’s working methods. The composition of the painting of the Sacra Conversazione was worked up symmetrically. The enthroned Madonna, holding the Christ Child, occupies the central plane, with her mother St Anne behind her. Eight saints stand and kneel to their left and right. Two unknown saints also kneel in the foreground. These are studies for the one on the left who looks at the viewer, bringing him into the scene. Fra Bartolommeo repeated variations of the feet and the turned head and shoulder. [text: Albert Elen]
Detail Studies for the Male Saint Kneeling in the 'Pala del Gran Consiglio'
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1510-1513)
Specifications
| Title | Detail Studies for the Male Saint Kneeling in the 'Pala del Gran Consiglio' |
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| Material and technique | Red chalk |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 294 mm Width 223 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 M 9 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1510-1513 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel V, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) Fra Bartolommeo (2016) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| 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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