Study of the Head of a Friar for God the Father in the ‘Padre Eterno'

Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta) (in circa 1509)

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Study of the Head of a Friar for God the Father in the ‘Padre Eterno', from the collection of Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi, Lucca.

There is little doubt that a monk posed for this study of the head of a bald

man, considering the collar of his clothing. Fra Bartolommeo made several

drawings of the same person. For the head of God the Father in the painting

he used a different drawing, now in Berlin, in which the gaze of the monk is

directed downward.

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Title	Study of the Head of a Friar for God the Father in the ‘Padre Eterno'
Material and technique	Black chalk, heightened with yellow, on yellow-ochre prepared paper
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 377 mm Width 258 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)
Accession number	I 563 N 163 (PK)
Credits	Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1940
Creation date	in circa 1509
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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Fra Bartolommeo (Bartolomeo-Domenico di Paolo del Fattorino, Baccio della Porta)

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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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