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Episode in the Life of a Saint
José del Castillo
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20-05-2026
José del Castillo

Madrid (Spain), 1737 - Madrid (Spain), 1793

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Episode in the Life of a Saint

Second half of the XVIII century. White chalk, Black chalk on pink paper.
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Inside a prison, the saint kneels and prays before a crucifix. Two young men in Muslim dress show her a book and rebuke her. There are angels above, amongst the clouds. The composition is framed within a semi-circular arch. There is a sketch for the same composition in D003798, D000685 and D003743.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1977, p.23

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1751 1800 Black chalk Pink paper Preparatory study White chalk

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Episode in the Life of a Saint
Episode in the Life of a Saint
Black chalk on pink paper, Second half of the XVIII century
José del Castillo
Inventory number
D000686
Author
José del Castillo
Title
Episode in the Life of a Saint
Date
Second half of the XVIII century
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Pink paper
Dimension
Width: 280 mm; Height: 359 mm
Provenance
Royal Collection

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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. 23.

Agüero, Cristina, New attributions and identifications for drawings by José del Castillo, Master drawings, LII, 2014, pp. 497-512 [506,508 f.18].

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Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 632.

Inscriptions +

Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas
 Blue ink stamp. Front

Castillo
 Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, Lower right area

632
 Printmaking. Front, Lower right area

Legajo 7 / no 9 (letra siglo XIX)
 Inscribed in pencil. Front, upper area

Castillo
 Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, Lower right area

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 06-10-2015

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