Composition Drawing for the 'Salvator Mundi' (Christ as Saviour of the World Surrounded by the Four Evangelists), the Center Panel of the 'Billi Altarpiece', from the collection of Galleria Palatina, Florence.
In 1515-1516 the rich Florentine merchant Salvatore Billi commissioned Fra Bartolommeo to paint three paintings for a chapel in the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence. The largest painting, now in the Galleria Palatina in Florence, shows Christ as Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World). He stands on a pedestal flanked by the four Evangelists. Fra Bartolommeo made several drawings for this painting in which he explored the composition. Both sides of the sheet are covered with such composition drawings.[text: Albert Elen]
Composition Drawing for the 'Salvator Mundi'
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1515-1516)
Specifications
| Title | Composition Drawing for the 'Salvator Mundi' |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, heightened with white, the framing arch in red chalk, on light grey prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 215 mm Height 295 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
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| Accession number | I 563 M 195 recto (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 III, 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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