Half-Kneeling Male Figure
1779. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.Not on display
This is a preparatory drawing for the corresponding figure in the lower right corner of the fresco Charity of Saint Casilda, located in the Cloister of Toledo Cathedral. Two preparatory sketches for the fresco are known: one in Toledo Cathedral and the other, in sepia, in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. The Museo del Prado holds various related preparatory drawings. The figure is depicted with his right knee on the ground and his right arm raised. The study of the clothing is very thorough. In the fresco, this figure helps another, higher-up figure to reach the saint’s charity.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.71
