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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Christ and an angel amongst clouds

1782. Black chalk, White chalk on blue laid thin wrapping paper.
Not on display

The upper register of this preparatory drawing depicts a triumphant Christ surrounded by clouds with his arms outstretched. In the lower register, an angel leans to the left. It is undoubtedly a study for the fresco of a cupola interior. The Museo del Prado keeps two studies for this drawing: one for Christ’s head (D003284), and the other a preparatory drawing for the angel (D003280).

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.116

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Inventory number
D003305
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Christ and an angel amongst clouds
Date
1782
Technique
Black chalk; White chalk
Support
Blue laid thin wrapping paper
Dimension
Height: 537 mm; Width: 400 mm
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 140, nº 223.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 116.

Arnáez, Rocío, Aportaciones a la obra de Francisco Bayeu, Archivo español de arte y arqueología, 195, 1976, pp. 348.

Kasl, Ronda, Painting in spain in the age of enlightenment: Goya and his contemporaries, University of Washington Press, Washington, 1996-1997, pp. 200-202, fig. 7.

Other inventories +

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. 429.

Inscriptions +

MP [anagrama con las iníciales del Museo del Prado dentro de un escudo]
Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

Por Fran.co Bayeu
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower right corner

429
Printmaking. Passepartout

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

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 29-07-2017

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