Religious Composition

Second half of the XVIII century. Black chalk, White chalk on yellow paper.
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Two Jesuit saints (possibly Saint Ignatius and Saint Francis Borgia) flank either side of a rectangular opening that resembles a door. Above, Saint John the Baptist and another saint worship the lamb in glory.

The style is very close to that of Corrado Giaquinto and is evidently by a Spanish pupil who, due to certain conventionalisms of stroke, can be linked to Castillo.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1977, p.24-25

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Inventory number: D000688
Author: José del Castillo
Title: Religious Composition
Date: Second half of the XVIII century
Technique: Black chalk; White chalk
Support: Yellow paper
Dimension: Height: 390 mm; Width: 265 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

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Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso Emilio, Museo del Prado Catálogo de Dibujos T. III. Dibujos Españoles, Siglo XVIII C-Z, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1977, pp. 24-25.