On 26 November 1510 Fra Bartolommeo was commissioned to paint an altarpiece for the Sala del Gran Consiglio in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The composition and the figures were drawn in monochrome shades before being executed in colours. The painting, which was never completed, is in the Museo di San Marco. A number of preliminary studies for this commission have survived, seven of which are in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. They give a good impression of the artist’s working methods. The Pala del Gran Consiglio is an altarpiece with a depiction of a Sacra Conversazione. On the right a saint kneels with hands folded at the feet of the enthroned Madonna and Child. The saint cannot be identifed from attributes. This is a separate study for the figure, in which the artist sketched out the pose of the body, turned away from the viewer, and the folds of his liturgical cloak. [text: Albert Elen]
Study for the Kneeling St Zenobius, Bishop of Florence, in the 'Pala del Gran Consiglio' (Florence, Museo di San Marco)
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1510-1513)
Specifications
| Title | Study for the Kneeling St Zenobius, Bishop of Florence, in the 'Pala del Gran Consiglio' (Florence, Museo di San Marco) |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, on dark grey prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 284 mm Width 209 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 157 recto (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1510-1513 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel V, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) 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
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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