A Pilgrim Saint Preaching to the Crowd
Late XVII century. Black chalk, Pencil on laid paper.Not on display
A saint is depicted with a short cloak and a staff, seated at the foot of a tree to the right of the composition. He stands before a crowd seated on the ground in a wide space around him. They are listening to him with expressions of adoration and full attention. The background is of a landscape.
It is a work made in Madrid at the end of the 17th century. It is heavily influenced by Luca Giordano, from whom various figures and poses are exactly taken.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.160
