This study from a life model was made for the kneeling figure of St Catherine of Siena in the lower right section of a large altarpiece with God the Father, St Mary Magdalene and St Catherine of Siena, commonly know as 'Il Padre Eterno', that the artist painted in 1509 for the Dominican monastery on the Venetian island of Murano. Fra Bartolommeo received the commission in April 1508 during a visit to the monastery. When, in 1513, he had not yet received the payment he sold the painting to the Dominican monastery in Lucca (now in the Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca). He revised the posture of the kneeling saint in another drawing, which was used for the final composition.
Study for the Kneeling St Catherine of Siena in the 'Padre Eterno'
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in 1509)
Specifications
| Title | Study for the Kneeling St Catherine of Siena in the 'Padre Eterno' |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, on light gray-preparared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 274 mm Width 222 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 125 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in 1509 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel VIII, 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
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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
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