This is a modellino for the canvas commissioned by Charles IV during his exile in Rome for the ceiling of a room in the Palazzo di Spagna. The artist and his royal client’s tastes are revealed in the use of quintessentially Raphaelesque models, evident in the face of the woman and the poses of the two small putti holding up the cartouches.
G. Navarro, Carlos, José de Madrazo (1781-1859). Dibujos, Fundación Botín, Santander, 2014, pp. 64-65 n.64.
Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado. Catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 353-354.
Inv. Nuevas Adquisiciones (iniciado en 1856). Núm. 2756.
José de Madrazo
Santander
09.06.2014 - 14.09.2014
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