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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Half Figure of an Angel

1782. White chalk, Black chalk on grey paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure in the upper right part of the fresco The Death of Saint Casilda, in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. This cathedral keeps a preparatory sketch, which was ultimately not used by the painter. The Museo del Prado also keeps other related drawings for the same sketch. The angel is depicted in half-length, in profile to the left of the drawing. The face, the torso and the left are the only visible parts.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.85

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000442
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Half Figure of an Angel
Date
1782
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Grey paper
Dimension
Height: 445 mm; Width: 269 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Muerte 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. 140, nº 240.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 85.

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. 376.

Inscriptions +

(Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, Lower right area

Nº 136.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left area

376
Printmaking. Lower left area, Front, Secondary support

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

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

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