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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Cloth

1764. Black chalk, White chalk on green paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the tent in the upper-left corner of the cupola interior fresco The Fall of the Giants, located in the Royal Palace in Madrid.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.26

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Inventory number
D003239
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Cloth
Date
1764
Technique
Black chalk; White chalk
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 327 mm; Width: 564 mm
Series
Serie de dibujos para el fresco la Caída de los Gigantes en el Palacio Real de Madrid
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo Español de Arte, 178, 1972, pp. 137, nº 144.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 26.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 137.
137. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios], / de paños y ropas de diferentes ta- / maños y formas del mismo [Bayeu], en / idem, idem, idem [muy mal estado].

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 176.

Inscriptions +

176
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

DIRECCIÓN DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE PINTURAS [+ escudo]
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

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

25.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

137.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper left area

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

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