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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Head for a Male Figure

1776. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory sketch for a male head for a figure on the right in the midground of the fresco Predication of Saint Eugene. The fresco was painted in 1776 and is located in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. Two preparatory sketches for the fresco are extant: one in Toledo Cathedral and the other in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. The bearded male head is depicted in more than three-quarter length, facing forwards and leaning downwards.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.58

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000478
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Head for a Male Figure
Date
1776
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Height: 261 mm; Width: 230 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Predicación de San Eugenio 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. 145, nº 343.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 58.

Other inventories +

Inv. cuadros, estampas y dibujos del Estudio Vicente López, 1839. Núm. s/nº.
Noventa y cuatro cabezas dibujadas por el mismo [Bayeu]

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 135.
135. Ochenta y dos dibujos sueltos / de cabezas de diferentes / tamaños, de Bayeu en muy / mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 474.

Inscriptions +

Nº 135.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left area

MP [Anagrama con las iniciales dentro de un escudo]


Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

[DIRECCIÓN DEL MUSEO ... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, lower central area

Por Fran(co). Bayeu
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left area

Exhibitions +

Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
17.11.1995 - 13.12.1995

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

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