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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

An Apostle

1790. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for one of the figures of an apostle in the lower-right part of the canvas The Assumption of the Virgin on the main altarpiece in the Parish Church of Valdemoro in Madrid. The Museo Camón Aznar in Zaragoza keeps a preparatory sketch. The Museo del Prado has several related preparatory drawings.

The figure is depicted standing and in profile, praying before the tomb and with the cloak gathered behind him. The study of the cloth is very thorough, whereas the extremities and the head are barely sketched.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.100

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000599
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
An Apostle
Date
1790
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 493 mm; Width: 295 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el Retablo Mayor de la Asunción de la Virgen, de la Parroquia de Valdemoro, Madrid
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 142, nº 271.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 100.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 137.
137. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios], / de paños y ropas de diferentes ta- / maños y formas del mismo [Bayeu], en / idem, idem, idem [muy mal estado].

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 212.

Inscriptions +

[... DEL MUSEO NACION... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

212
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

Nº 137.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper left area

MP [Anagrama con las iniciales dentro de un escudo]
Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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