Eros Scolded by Aphrodite

1812. Pencil, Grey-brown wash, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on wove paper.
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This preliminary drawing sheds light on Madrazo’s creative approach. On the verso, a pencil sketch suggests a horizontal setting in which the landscape plays a more prominent role. On the recto, after experimenting with denser vegetation, he completed the scene with ink and wash, removing unwanted lines and achieving a pictorial effect that foreshadows the final composition.

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Inventory number: D006705
Author: José de Madrazo y Agudo
Title: Eros Scolded by Aphrodite
Date: 1812
Technique: Pencil; Grey-brown wash; Pencil ground; Grey-brown ink
Support: Wove paper
Dimension: Height: 321 mm; Width: 234 mm
Provenance: Collection of the Madrazo family (José de Madrazo and his sons Federico, Luis and Juan de Madrazo y Kuntz); by inheritance to María Teresa Madrazo y Madrazo, 1897; Mario Daza Campos, 1940; Daza Juliá sisters, 1943; purchased from Juan José Daza del Castillo, 2006
Entry date: 2006

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Solache Vilela, Gloria, José de Madrazo y la práctica del aguafuerte durante su estancia en Roma. (1810-1813) Estampas inéditas y su proceso creativo., Boletín del Museo del Prado, XXV, 2007, pp. 84-96.

G. Navarro, Carlos, José de Madrazo (1781-1859). Dibujos, Fundación Botín, Santander, 2014, pp. 60 n.56.