Our Lady of the Pillar and Saints
XVIII century. White chalk, Red chalk on blue paper.Not on display
This is a preparatory sketch for the canvas on the high altar of the Escuelas Pías (Pious Schools) Church of San Fernando in Madrid, destroyed in 1936. The Cavestany Collection keeps the sketch.
The drawing depicts the image of the Virgin on the pillar, in the centre, with Saint Ferdinand pointing to her on the left and Saint Louis and Saint Charles Borromeo on the right. Angels surround the Virgin.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.157
