Child angels flying

XVIII century. White chalk, Red chalk on grey paper.
Not on display

This is a very thorough preparatory drawing, almost in its definitive version. It is intended for the group of little angels who expel the Lie in the fresco Time Discovering the Truth, painted in what is now called the antechamber of Queen María Cristina in the Palacio Real in Madrid.

These half-naked, winged child angels are depicted flying and grasping lightning bolts with their right hands.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII. C-Z, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 1977, p.70

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Inventory number: D003104
Author: Mariano Salvador Maella
Title: Child angels flying
Date: XVIII century
Technique: White chalk; Red chalk
Support: Grey paper
Dimension: Height: 355 mm; Width: 460 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII. C-Z, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 1977, pp. 70.

Mano, José Manuel de la, Mariano Salvador Maella (1739-1819): dibujos. Catálogo razonado, I, Fundación Botín, Santander, 2011, pp. 400-401.

Mano, José Manuel de la, Mariano Salvador Maella (1739-1819) Dibujos de un pintor de cámara en la Ilustración, Fundación Botín, Santander, 2011, pp. 48.