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Holy Doctor
José del Castillo
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20-05-2026
José del Castillo

Madrid (Spain), 1737 - Madrid (Spain), 1793

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Holy Doctor

Second half of the XVIII century. White chalk, Red chalk on grey laid paper.
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An elderly man sits next to a rock on top of which a thick volume rests. He suspends his writing and raises his right hand holding his pen. His eyes look up to the sky.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1977, p.25

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1751 1800 Drawing Grey laid paper Red chalk White chalk

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Inventory number
D000687
Author
José del Castillo
Title
Holy Doctor
Date
Second half of the XVIII century
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Grey laid paper
Dimension
Width: 260 mm; Height: 351 mm
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1977, pp. 25.

Agüero, Cristina, New attributions and identifications for drawings by José del Castillo, Master drawings, LII, 2014, pp. 497-512 [506 f.16].

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Escultura, 1857. Núm. 124?.
Otro idem [libro encuadernado] de la misma encuadernaciòn que contiene veinticuatro dibujos de diversos autores, de Jordán, Bayeu y Castillo alto un pie y seis y media pulgadas; ancho un pie y una y media idem

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 124.

Inscriptions +

Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas
 Ink stamp of Museo Nacional de Pinturas. Front, left side

Legajo 7 / No 7
 Inscribed in pencil. Front, upper area

Castillo
 Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, Lower right area

MP [anagrama con las iníciales del Museo del Prado dentro de un escudo]
 Blue ink stamp. Front, lower left area

124
 Printmaking. Passepartout

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 06-10-2015

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