This is a preparatory sketch for the portrait of Eduardo Rosales’ maternal aunt, dressed in strict mourning. The finished painting, whose whereabouts is now unknown, belonged to the art historian Xavier de Salas, at one time director of the Museo del Prado and a specialist in Rosales’ work. In its superbly monumental approach and rigorous profile format, it recalls the old Roman-style portraits.
Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado. Catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 521.
Actas traslado de obras MEAC - Prado, 1971-1973. Núm. 653.
Ma Antonia Martínez Pedrosa, 1867 / hermana de D. Blas
Rear
TESTAMENTARIA / DE / ROSALES. / Gabriel / Maureta (firma del albacea Gabriel Maureta)
Scrap of paper.
Front, lower right corner
Eduardo Rosales (1836–1873) at the Prado
Madrid
03.07.2023 - 27.10.2024
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