Cloak
1778. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.Not on display
This is a preparatory drawing of part of a cloak on one leg for the main figure of a work on Saint Luke, located on the gospel side of the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Aranjuez. It depicts Saint Luke painting the Virgin. The study of the cloak is very thorough. In its holdings, the museum has both the preparatory drawing of the Saint (D002128) and the preparatory sketch (P000602) of the same section, Saint Luke Painting the Virgin, in which the similarities between the drawings and the sketch can be observed. Francisco Bayeu also painted other parts of the Chapel, including the Cupola, on which he depicted the following themes: the Attributes of the Virgin and the Glory of the Lamb of God on the High Altar; facing the High Altar, the Allegory of the Church; in front, Faith with the Tablets of the Law, and in that of the Epistle, the Prophet Isaiah. They are kept in the museum and are related to the various preparatory drawings and sketches.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.64-65
