Composition Study for a Sacra conversazione, the 'Panciatichi Altarpiece'

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in 1512)

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On 17 February 1512, Jacopo Panciatichi commissioned Fra Bartolommeo to
paint a large panel for the high altar of San Domenico in Pistoia. The
contract specified that the Madonna and Child had to be portrayed with
Paul, John the Baptist, Sebastian and other saints. Eleven months later the
commission was withdrawn when the partnership of Fra Bartolommeo and
Albertinelli was finally dissolved. This composition drawing shows the
design.

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Title	Composition Study for a Sacra conversazione, the 'Panciatichi Altarpiece'
Material and technique	Black chalk, heightened with white, on greyish brown prepared paper
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 237 mm Height 296 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 M 198 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in 1512
Collector	Collector / Franz Koenigs
Internal exhibitions	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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