This sheet contains studies for the figure of St John the Baptist in the altarpiece that Fra Bartolommeo painted for the cathedral of Besançon. The kneeling figure has a superimposed grid for transferring it to the canvas. The artist redrew parts of the figure to work out the facial expression and position of the hands in more detail.
Studies for St John the Baptist in the ‘Carondelet Madonna’
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1511-1512)
Specifications
| Title | Studies for St John the Baptist in the ‘Carondelet Madonna’ |
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| Material and technique | Metalpoint, two shades of red and black chalk, squared |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 295 mm Width 211 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 N 125 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1511-1512 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel III, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) Fra Bartolommeo (2016) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Squared
> Squaring
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Squared
> Squaring
> Drawing 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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