formularioRDF
The itinerary <em>TITULORECORRIDO</em> has been successfully created. Now you can add in works from the Collection browser
<em>TITULOOBRA</em> added to <em>TITULORECORRIDO</em> itinerary

Close Continuar a ficha de la obra Continuar a ficha de la obra
02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Head for the figure of Saint Mark

Ca. 1775. White chalk, Pencil on green paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the head of the figure of Saint Mark intended for the cupola interior fresco Regina Santorum Omnium before the Holy Chapel and its enclosure in the Basilica of Our Lady of Pilar in Zaragoza. The Museo Diocesano de Zaragoza keeps the oil sketch for the fresco. The study depicts a bearded male head from the front and turned to the right in a foreshortened view from below. This drawing appears inaccurately published under number D001134 – which corresponds to a drawing by Donato Creti – in the catalogue for the exposition Francisco Bayeu 1734–1795 published in Zaragoza in 1996.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.56

Technical data

Related artworks

The Virgin
Red chalk on dark toned paper, 1775
Francisco Bayeu
Saint Lawrence and Saint Stephen
White chalk on blue paper, 1775
Francisco Bayeu
Angel
Red chalk on dark toned paper, 1775
Francisco Bayeu
Inventory number
D003275
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Head for the figure of Saint Mark
Date
Ca. 1775
Technique
White chalk; Pencil
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 558 mm; Width: 329 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la bóveda Regina Santorum Omnium de la Basílica del Pilar de Zaragoza
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. 133, nº 66.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 56.

Francisco Bayeu: 1734-1795 : exposición Zaragoza, 18 abril-1, Museo e Instituto de Humanidades "Camón Aznar", Zaragoza, 1996, pp. 160, nº 21.

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. 233.

Inscriptions +

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

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

233
Printmaking. Lower right 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

Visor 360

Drag with the cursor to rotate the piece

Other works by Francisco Bayeu

Print on demand

Print artworks available in our catalogue in high quality and your preferred size and finish.

Image archive

Request artworks available in our catalogue in digital format.

Up