Study for a Male Figure Pointing upwards in 'The Last Judgement'

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1499-1500)

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Study for a Male Figure Pointing upwards in the Lower Half of 'The Last Judgement', from the collection of Museo di San Marco, Florence.

In the fresco painting we see a man with a raised right arm and his left arm at his side. He is standing to the right behind the second prophet in ‘The Last Judgement’ and is one of the chosen few. His depiction was prepared in this rough study. The sheet also features an initial study of the upper half of a figure in a hat behind him, as well as the start of a third undressed figure on the far left. However, neither of these are present in the reconstruction drawing by Bonajuti.

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Title	Study for a Male Figure Pointing upwards in 'The Last Judgement'
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 205 mm Height 265 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 N 84 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1499-1500
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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