Female Figure

1779. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of the maid in the central part of the fresco The Charity of Saint Casilda in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. Two preparatory sketches for the fresco are extant: one in Toledo Cathedral and the other, in sepia, in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. The Museo del Prado keeps several related drawings for the same fresco.

The figure is depicted standing and imposing silence with her left hand. The study of the clothing is very thorough, whereas the figure is barely sketched. In the fresco, this figure appears to the left of Saint Casilda, in the same pose as in this drawing. Only a cloak has been added to cover her shoulders.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.71

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Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Caridad de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo

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Inventory number: D000596
Author: Francisco Bayeu
Title: Female Figure
Date: 1779
Technique: White chalk; Red chalk
Support: Dark toned paper
Dimension: Height: 512 mm; Width: 316 mm
Series: Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Caridad de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance: Royal Collection
Entry date: 1839

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 129, nº 35 / lám. 37.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 71.

Other inventories +

Inv. cuadros, estampas y dibujos del Estudio Vicente López, 1839. Núm. s/nº.
Cuarenta y cinco figuras dibujadas por Bayeu

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 136.
136. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios] / de figuras, de varios tamaños del / mismo [Bayeu] en muy mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 277.

Inscriptions +

[DIRECCIÓN DEL MUSEO N... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Ink stamp of Museo Nacional de Pinturas. Front, upper central area

2
Inscribed. Front, upper right corner

Nº 136.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, central right area

Claustro dela Catedral de Toledo / (Fran(co). Bayeu)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower central area

MP [Anagrama con las iniciales dentro de un escudo]
Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

277
Printmaking. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015