Composition Drawing for 'St George Slaying the Dragon'

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1509)

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This first study is unusual for its great spontaneity and many modifications,
showing that Fra Bartolommeo wavered between a horse that rears up and
a horse that leaps forward, and whether he should depict the princess
kneeling on a hill in the background to the right or have her bolting out of
the picture to the left. Although reversed, there are striking similarities with a
similar scene that his friend Raphael painted two to three years earlier
during his stay in Florence.

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Title	Composition Drawing for 'St George Slaying the Dragon'
Material and technique	Black chalk, heightened with white, on light-grey prepared paper
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 333 mm Width 276 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 M 89 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1509
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Internal exhibitions	De Collectie Twee - wissel II, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) 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	Highlight > Painting technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	Italy > Southern Europe > Europe

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Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)

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