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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Hercoldo

1777. Red chalk, White chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the main figure in the fresco The Apparition that the Devout Hercoldo had in a Dream. It is located in the Cloister of Toledo Cathedral and was painted in 1777. Two preparatory sketches for the fresco are extant: one in Toledo Cathedral and the other in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. It depicts a male figure lying on a bed. The study of the cloth and the bed is very thorough, whereas the figure’s upper body is barely sketched. The Museo del Prado holds the preparatory drawing of the head for this figure (D000489).

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.59

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Head for the Figure of Hercoldo
White chalk on brown paper, 1777
Francisco Bayeu
Inventory number
D000375
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Hercoldo
Date
1777
Technique
Red chalk; White chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Height: 272 mm; Width: 447 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de La Aparición que tuvo en sueños el devoto Hercoldo del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 126, nº 18 / lám. 20.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 59.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 137.
137. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios], / de paños y ropas de diferentes ta- / maños y formas del mismo [Bayeu], en / idem, idem, idem [muy mal estado].

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 150.

Inscriptions +

DIRECCION DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE PINTURAS
Ink stamp of Museo Nacional de Pinturas. Front, central right area

Claustro dela Catedral de Toledo / (Fran(co). Bayeu)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper left corner

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

150
Printmaking. Lower left corner, Front, Secondary support

No 137.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper right area

Exhibitions +

Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
17.11.1995 - 13.12.1995

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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