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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Captive

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

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure in the lower left part of the fresco Miracle or Condemnation of Saint Casilda in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral, which keeps a preparatory sketch. The Ena Collection in Zaragoza keeps another. The Museo keeps other related drawings for the same fresco. The figure is depicted naked, lying on his back and with his left arm bent. The study is very thorough.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.77

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Inventory number
D003316
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Captive
Date
1779
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Height: 363 mm; Width: 550 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Milagro de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 130, nº 49 / lám. 49.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 77.

Morales y Marín, José Luis, Francisco Bayeu. Vida y obra, Ediciones Moncayo, Zaragoza, 1995, pp. 159, nº 186.

Francisco Bayeu: 1734-1795 : exposición Zaragoza, 18 abril-1, Museo e Instituto de Humanidades "Camón Aznar", Zaragoza, 1996, pp. 181, nº 34.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 23.
23. Otro idem [dibujo] de estudio de una figura, / de Mengs. Alto un pie y cuatro pul- / gadas: ancho un pie y once y media / idem [pulgadas].Tiene cristal y marco dorado liso.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 423.

Inscriptions +

[DIRECCIÓN DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE PINTURAS + escudo](el sello se visualiza entero, pero es mitad en el dibujo y otra mitad en el segundo soporte)
Ink stamp of Museo Nacional de Pinturas. Front, lower central area

nº 23.
Inscribed. Front, lower right corner

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

Claustro dela Catedral de Toledo (Fran(co). Bayeu)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, Lower right area

423
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

Exhibitions +

Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
18.04.1996 - 19.05.1996

Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
17.11.1995 - 13.12.1995

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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