Composition Study for 'The Nativity'

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1504-1507)

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Composition Study for 'The Nativity', from the collection of Musée du Louvre, Paris.

The desired framing of the painting is already indicated in this composition study. The landscape is sketchily indicated with slender trees and to the right there is a corner post of the ramshackle wooden stable. The artist ultimately painted this on the left, to counterbalance the two strolling angels on the right. He also modified the main figures, especially the Virgin Mary. The angels at the top of the painting were not yet included.

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Title	Composition Study for 'The Nativity'
Material and technique	Black chalk, heightened with white, on grey prepared paper
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 211 mm Height 287 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 M 96 verso (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1504-1507
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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