Moses
1781. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.Not on display
This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of Moses in the upper part of the central register of the interior cupola of the fresco Regina Prophetarum. The latter was painted in 1781 and is located in the right-hand nave of the Holy Chapel of the Basilica of the Pilar in Zaragoza. The Museo Diocesano in Zaragoza keeps two preparatory sketches, one of which is in in grisaille. There are also several preparatory drawings for the fresco kept in the Museo del Prado. The figure is depicted kneeling on a cloud with his right arm extended upwards. The study of the cloak is very thorough while the limbs and head are barely sketched.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.82
