Flying Cherubim

XVII century. Grey-brown wash, Black chalk, White lead, Pencil, Red chalk on laid paper.
Not on display

This scene presents the study of seven cherubim fluttering in various poses. One of them half-kneels in prayer, while another one holds a palm branch and a third scatters flowers.

On the reverse, there are some unidentifiable lines rendered in sanguine pencil.

It is a very characteristic work of Pereda. Rather than a preparatory work for a specific canvas, it seems to be a study of various poses. They may have been intended for later use in different compositions, especially for those of the Immaculate Conception, as in the drawing Angels for an Immaculate Conception (D173).

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.114

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Series

Obras incautadas. Un proceso abierto

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Inventory number: D000172
Author: Antonio de Pereda y Salgado
Title: Flying Cherubim
Date: XVII century
Technique: Grey-brown wash; Black chalk; White lead; Pencil; Red chalk
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 243 mm; Width: 180 mm
Series: Obras incautadas. Un proceso abierto
Provenance: Works of Art Recovery Service; Dirección General de Bellas Artes, 1971
Entry date: 1971

Bibliography +

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 114.

Pérez Sánchez, A. E., D. Antonio de Pereda (1611-1678) y la pintura madrileña de su tiempo, Cat. exposición celebrada en Madrid, Salas de Exposiciones del Palacio de Bibliotecas y Museos, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, 1978, pp. nº 10.