Study for a Mother and Two Children in the ‘Madonna della Misericordia’ in Lucca, and 'The Virgin and Christ-Child with Saint Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John' (Lady Cook Madonna).
This is one of several preliminary studies for the altarpiece with the 'Madonna della Misericordia' that Fra Bartolommeo painted around 1515. It is a study for the group shown in the foreground bottom right in the altarpiece. It is likely that a mother and her two children posed for the artist. The two hands are detailed studies for the figure of an old woman, missing here, who stands behind this group in the painting.
Study for a Mother and Two Children
Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1515)
Specifications
| Title | Study for a Mother and Two Children |
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| Material and technique | Black chalk, two shades of red chalk |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 292 mm Width 218 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 128 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1515 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel II, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) Fra Bartolommeo (2016) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
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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