Death of a Saint Stalked by Demons / Sketch for the Same Composition

XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil, Pencil ground on yellow paper, laid paper.
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The figure lies on a bed with her hands on her chest holding a palm branch. Figures of monks who appear to be moving cluster around the head of her bed. At her feet, there are female figures who seem to be fleeing in terror.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1977, p.18

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Inventory number: D000636
Author: José Camarón
Title: Death of a Saint Stalked by Demons / Sketch for the Same Composition
Date: XVIII century
Technique: Grey-brown wash; Pencil; Pencil ground
Support: Yellow paper; Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 150 mm; Width: 102 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

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Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1977, pp. 18.