Dead Christ

1703. White chalk, Black chalk on laid wrapping paper, blue prepared paper.
Not on display

Christ is depicted lying on the ground, with the upper part of his body leaning on something. In the foreground, the nails and the crown of thorns can be seen.

It is a study for a Pietà or a Burial of Christ, similar to the one etched by Conchillos himself in 1672. The technique is the same as that of his renowned nude figure studies. Another similar example, dated 1693, is kept at the Academy of San Fernando.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.86

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Inventory number: D000120
Author: Juan Conchillos y Falcó
Title: Dead Christ
Date: 1703
Technique: White chalk; Black chalk
Support: Laid wrapping paper; Blue prepared paper
Dimension: Height: 285 mm; Width: 400 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Ars hispaniae: historia universal del arte hispánico, XVIII, Plus Ultra, Madrid, 1947, pp. 292/ lám.425.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 86.

Angulo Íñiguez, Diego, A corpus of spanish drawings. IV Valencia (1600-1700), Harvey Miller, Londres, 1988, pp. nº9 pg.20.

Marco García, Victor, Dibujos de Juan Conchillos Falcó (1641-1711). Catálogo razonado, Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica-Instituto Ceán Bermúdez, Madrid, 2026, pp. 196 nº14.