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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Head for the Figure of a Moor

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

This is a preparatory sketch for the head of the figure in the central register of the fresco Miracle or Accusation of Saint Casilda in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. A preparatory sketch is kept in Toledo Cathedral and another in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. The head is depicted turned three-quarters to the right. The study is very thorough, and the preparatory drawing for the figure (D003821) is kept in the Museo del Prado along with others.

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000345
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Head for the Figure of a Moor
Date
1779
Technique
Red chalk; White chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Height: 313 mm; Width: 262 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. 130, nº 45.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 75.

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. 115.

Inscriptions +

DIRECCIÓN ... ...TURAS [DIRECCION DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE PINTURAS]
Ink stamp of Museo Nacional de Pinturas. Front, upper right area

115
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

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

407
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower right corner

Nº 135.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower right corner

Claustro dela Catedral de Toledo / (Fran(co). Bayeu)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower central 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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