A View of Prato with Santa Maria delle Carceri and the Imperial Castle [verso]

1500/1504

Fra Bartolommeo

Associated Names
Fra Bartolommeo

Artist, Florentine, 1472 - 1517

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 15.2 x 11.8 cm (6 x 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.23.1.b

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Associated Artworks

The image shows a full-length illustration of a figure in motion. The figure is positioned diagonally across the left portion of the image, with their body slightly bent forward and head tilted downward. The facial features are softly depicted in a profile view, with slightly curly hair framing the face. The attire includes a flowing garment with voluminous sleeves and intricate details. The figure appears to be holding onto the garment. The background is a plain, neutral parchment with subtle pencil sketches and faint hand-drawn details. A faint outline of another figure is on the right side of the image.

The Angel of the Annunciation [recto]

Fra Bartolommeo

1500

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein (Lugt 4398); Private collection; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 December 1966, no. 12); purchased by May; (P. & D. Colnaghi, London); NGA purchase in 1972.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • Drawings by Old Masters, London, P. & D. Colnaghi, 1972, no. 10.

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 12.

Inscriptions

across bottom in graphite, upside down: Fra Bartolomao/51.)

Wikidata ID

Q64562128

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