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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

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

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Inventory number
D000621
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Apostle
Date
1790
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Width: 531 mm; Height: 331 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 285.

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. 193.

Inscriptions +

[...TURAS + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas; se visualiza entero, pero es mitad en el dibujo y otra mitad en el segundo soporte; hay otra parte del sello circular en la parte inferior central del segundo soporte)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

193
Printmaking. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

Nº 137.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper right 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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