Captive

1779. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure in the lower-central part of the fresco The Miracle or Accusation of Saint Casilda in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. There is one preparatory sketch in Toledo Cathedral and another in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. The Museo del Prado keeps other related drawings for the same fresco. The figure is depicted seated, with his head tilted to the left of the drawing and his hands clasped together. The facial features of this drawing do not correspond to those of the fresco, whereas the extant preparatory drawing for the head (D000605) does correspond.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.76

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Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Milagro de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo

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Inventory number: D000592
Author: Francisco Bayeu
Title: Captive
Date: 1779
Technique: White chalk; Red chalk
Support: Dark toned paper
Dimension: Width: 510 mm; Height: 308 mm
Series: Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Milagro de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance: Royal Collection
Entry date: 1839

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 130, nº 50 / lám. 50.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 76.

Other inventories +

Inv. cuadros, estampas y dibujos del Estudio Vicente López, 1839. Núm. s/nº.
Cuarenta y cinco figuras dibujadas por Bayeu

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 136.
136. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios] / de figuras, de varios tamaños del / mismo [Bayeu] en muy mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 281.

Inscriptions +

[DIRECCIÓN DEL MUSEO NACI... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Ink stamp of Museo Nacional de Pinturas. Front, central right area

3
Inscribed. Front, upper right area

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

Nº 136.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper right area

Claustro dela Catedral de Toledo / (Fran(co). Bayeu)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower right corner

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015