A King and a bishop preside over the opening of a tomb
XVI century. Yellow wash, Ink, Grey-brown wash, White lead on laid paper, yellow prepared paper.Not on display
A few workmen with tools clear a tomb in the presence of a bishop and a king. In the foreground, a kneeling deacon is depicted, while in the background a funeral procession appears. The technique and models are very reminiscent of the drawings belonging to the series of Saint Lawrence that is also in the Prado’s collection. The subject depicted could be the opening of the tomb of Saint Leocadia with Saint Ildephonsus and Recceswinth.
Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos T. I. Dibujos españoles, siglos XV-XVII / por A. E. Pérez Sánchez, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 1972, p.25-26
