Head for the Figure of a Captive

1779. White chalk, Black chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory sketch for the head of the figure in the lower-central part of the fresco The Miracle or Accusation of Saint Casilda in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. There is one preparatory sketch in Toledo Cathedral and another in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza.

The head is depicted in three-quarter length, tilted to the left of the drawing and with his eyes raised. The study is very thorough. The Museo del Prado keeps the preparatory drawing for the figure (D000592) along with other related Works.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.76

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Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Milagro de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo

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Inventory number: D000605
Author: Francisco Bayeu
Title: Head for the Figure of a Captive
Date: 1779
Technique: White chalk; Black chalk
Support: Dark toned paper
Dimension: Height: 313 mm; Width: 256 mm
Series: Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Milagro 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. 131, nº 51 / lám. 51.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 76.

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. General, Sección 3ª. Dibujos, grabados, acuarelas y miniaturas, 1879. Núm. 173?.
Estudio de cabeza de hombre. A. [utor] F. Bayeu. alto 0,32 ancho 0,25. marco negro y cristal

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 537.