Figures for a Composition

Mid-XVIIcentury. Black chalk on laid paper.
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Two female figures are depicted standing. Another figure is naked, seated with his back turned. There is also a standing male figure. An artist from Madrid close to Carreño’s style probably produced this drawing for a complex composition. It is evocative of Venetian figures and poses, in the manner of Escalante.

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Inventory number: D000293
Author: Anonymous
Title: Figures for a Composition
Date: Mid-XVII century
Technique: Black chalk
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 178 mm; Width: 175 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931

Bibliography +

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 167.

Other inventories +

Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 1079.

Inscriptions +

1
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front

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

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