James the Younger

1781. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
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This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of Saint James the Younger in the lower-right part of the cupola fresco Regina Apostolorum, painted in 1781 and located in the left nave of the Holy Chapel of the Basilica of the Pilar in Zaragoza. The Museo Diocesano in Zaragoza keeps two preparatory sketches, one of them in grisaille. In the Museo del Prado, there are also several preparatory drawings for the same fresco.

The figure is depicted seated on a cloud, with his back turned and his left arm raised. The study of the clothing is very thorough. The Museo del Prado keeps a detailed study of the head (D000503).

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.80

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Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la bóveda Regina Apostolorum de la Basílica del Pilar de Zaragoza

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Inventory number: D000622
Author: Francisco Bayeu
Title: James the Younger
Date: 1781
Technique: White chalk; Red chalk
Support: Dark toned paper
Dimension: Height: 329 mm; Width: 530 mm
Series: Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la bóveda Regina Apostolorum de la Basílica del Pilar de Zaragoza
Provenance: Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 134, nº 78.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 80.

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. 183.