Studies for St Peter with a Sketch of Two Saints

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

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Studies for St Peter with a Sketch of Two Saints in 'The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine', from the collection of Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Fra Bartolommeo made individual studies of all the figures in the composition. This is the preparatory study for St Peter, on the left in the painting. He points to the kneeling St Catherine. The two men behind Peter are also sketchily indicated. On the left the initial attempt at the figure of Peter was drawn without a head and arms, probably from a nude studio model. Below right there is a separate study of his hand with the two keys, for which sticks serve as substitutes.

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Title	Studies for St Peter with a Sketch of Two Saints
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 281 mm Height 395 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 M 128 verso (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	De Collectie Twee - wissel IV, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) 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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