Study for the Central Group of the 'Pavia Pietà' (The Lamentation)

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1511-1513)

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This is the most remarkable of the many preliminary drawings for the Pavia ‘Pietà’ because it was made from nude models. Two male
apprentices or ‘garzoni’ posed for the fgures. In the drawing the artist has focussed on the musculature of the upper torso of the Christ
fgure, paying much less attention to the limbs and heads. Of course, in the painting the fgure of Mary was depicted in full dress.

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Title	Study for the Central Group of the 'Pavia Pietà' (The Lamentation)
Material and technique	Metalpoint, red chalk, squared with metalpoint
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 257 mm Width 200 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 M 165 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1511-1513
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 Red chalk > Chalk > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Metalpoint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Squared > Squaring > Drawing technique > Technique > Material and technique Squared > Squaring > Drawing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	Italy > Southern Europe > Europe

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