Apparition of the Virgin of Good Counsel to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

XVII century. Wash, Pencil, Pencil ground on yellow paper.
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The upper register of the drawing is cut out in the form of a mixtilinear arch. It presents a certain degree of restoration.

To the right, a full-length image of the Virgin with the Christ Child in her arms is depicted on an altar. In front of her, a knight with his sword strapped around his waist kneels with his arms spread in a gesture of devotion. In the upper part of the composition, a group of cherubim pull aside a curtain. The architectural background is of a classicist style.

The attribution to Claudio Coello documented in the Prado inventories, acknowledged by Mayer, does not seem plausible given the numerous differences with other drawings of a similar nature by this artist. The technical similarities with the work of Herrera Barnuevo are even greater, especially in the depiction of the angels holding the curtain. This is directly inspired by Cano and executed with a very personal drawing style, just as in the figure of the Virgin.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.97-98

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Apparition of the Virgin of Good Counsel to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

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Inventory number: D000150
Author: Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo
Title: Apparition of the Virgin of Good Counsel to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Date: XVII century
Technique: Wash; Pencil; Pencil ground
Support: Yellow paper
Dimension: Height: 123 mm; Width: 160 mm
Provenance: Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Mayer, August L., Handzeichnungen spanischer Meister. 150 Skizzen und Entwürfe von 16 bis 19 Jahrhunderts, II, Leipzig, 1915, pp. nº 121.

Mayer, August L., Dibujos Originales de Maestros Españoles, II, The Hispanic Society, Nueva York, 1920, pp. nº 121.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 97-98.

Sullivan, Edward J., Baroque Painting in Madrid. The contribution of Claudio Coello with a catalogue raisonné of his works, Columbia, 1986, pp. 249, nº DR13.

Sullivan, Edward J., Claudio Coello y la pintura barroca madrileña, Nerea, Madrid, 1989, pp. 284, nº DR13.

Díaz García, Abraham, Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo, Cuadernos de arte e iconografía, XIX, 2010, pp. 64-66.