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Miriam, Sister of Moses
José del Castillo
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20-05-2026
José del Castillo

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

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Miriam, Sister of Moses

Second half of the XVIII century. White chalk, Black chalk on grey paper.
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In the centre of the composition, Miriam plays the drum. Next to her, other girls dance and play instruments in front of others who watch them. In the background, Moses stands on an eminence. The drawing is a copy of a composition by Luca Giordano, undoubtedly a companion piece to David and Abigail (D000679). The Prado canvas of the same subject (P000159) is a different composition.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1977, p.28

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1751 1800 Black chalk Drawing Grey paper Instruments, Musical
White chalk
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Inventory number
D000680
Author
José del Castillo
Title
Miriam, Sister of Moses
Date
Second half of the XVIII century
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Grey paper
Dimension
Height: 282 mm; Width: 465 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. 28.

Agüero, Cristina, New attributions and identifications for drawings by José del Castillo, Master drawings, LII, 2014, pp. 497-512 [502, 504 f.13].

Úbeda de los Cobos, Andrés, Luca Giordano at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2017, pp. or. P166, pg176.

Úbeda de los Cobos, Andrés, Luca Giordano en el Museo Nacional del Prado: catálogo razonado, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2017, pp. o.r. P166 pg.176 (copia José del Castillo).

Other inventories +

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 391.

Inscriptions +

Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas
 Blue ink stamp. Front, upper central area

Jordán inv. Castillo del
 Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower area

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

F.A. 391
 Inscribed in pencil. Front, Lower right area

Legajo 7 / No 18
 Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper area

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

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