Apostle
1790. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned 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 related preparatory sketch, and there are several related preparatory drawings in the Museo del Prado.
The figure is depicted half-kneeling, in profile and with his arms outstretched. The study of the clothing is very thorough. On the same sheet, there is a detailed study of two cloaks for the same figure.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.100