Reclining female figure. Study of Drapery
1812 - 1813. Pencil on laid paper.Not on display
This was a preparatory drawing for one of the figures in the Apollo and Hyacinthus lunette, possibly a nymph or a personification of Lacedaemonia. Madrazo first focused on the nude figure, meticulously revising outlines and volumes, before adding the drapery over her legs. The depiction of the woman, leaning against a plinth, her head turned towards the viewer, testifies to Madrazo’s rigorous compositional approach and his attention to detail.
