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. This is the design for the standing Christ with his right arm raised. The outlines of the figure were made much bolder and it was completely squared for transfer on to panel; a grid was drawn over it so that assistants could copy the figure to scale, and the artist then painted it. It is a fine example of the practical function of drawings in the artistic process. [text: Albert Elen]
Study for Christ in the 'Salvator Mundi'
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1515-1516)
Specifications
| Title | Study for Christ in the 'Salvator Mundi' |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, squared with black chalk, on greyish brown prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 285 mm Width 201 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 7 (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) |
| Material | |
| 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
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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