This sheet gives a good impression of the artist’s working method. The side displayed is filled with sketches for various projects. He began drawing in the lower portion and then turned the sheet around to fill the upper portion. At the top is a composition sketch for ‘The Last Judgement’ and below, among others, a study for the figure of Christ for the ‘Salvator Mundi’. The reverse of the sheet is also used in this optimal manner., Sketches for Various Projects including the 'Salvator Mundi', the central Panel of the 'Billi Altarpiece', from the collection of Galleria Palatina, Florence.
Sketches for Various Projects
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1515-1516)
Specifications
| Title | Sketches for Various Projects |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Red chalk, pen and brown ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 219 mm Height 291 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
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| Accession number | I 563 N 127 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 | |
| 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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