Two Studies for Sts Francis and Dominic Embracing, and a Study for a Piece of Drapery

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

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Two Studies for Sts Francis and Dominic Embracing, and a Study for a Piece of Drapery in 'The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine', from the collection of Musée du Louvre, Paris, and for the Lunette Fresco in the Ospizio della Maddalena, Le Caldine.

To the right behind the Virgin Mary one can see two monks in an embrace in the background: Sts Francis and Dominic. St Dominic is reputed to have had a vision in which he and St Francis were presented to the Lord as the true defenders of the Christian faith. It was one of Fra Bartolommeo’s favourite themes, and this was not the first time he depicted it.

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Title	Two Studies for Sts Francis and Dominic Embracing, and a Study for a Piece of Drapery
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	Width 191 mm Height 265 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 M 122 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1511
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Internal exhibitions	Fra Bartolommeo (2016)
External exhibitions	Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023)
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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