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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Saint Augustine

1766. Black chalk, White chalk on green paper.
Not on display

This drawing depicts a kneeling figure with his arms outstretched and his head foreshortened when seen from below. The study of the garment is very thorough, whereas the limbs are only provisionally sketched. This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of the saint in the fresco Saint Augustine between Christ and the Virgin, located in the cupola interior of the high altar of the church in the convent of la Encarnación in Madrid.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.27

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Inventory number
D003264
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Saint Augustine
Date
1766
Technique
Black chalk; White chalk
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 331 mm; Width: 558 mm
Series
Serie de dibujos para el fresco San Agustín entre Cristo y la Virgen en el Real Monasterio de la Encarnación de Madrid
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo Español de Arte, 178, 1972, pp. 138, nº 185.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 27.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 136.
136. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios] / de figuras, de varios tamaños del / mismo [Bayeu] en muy mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 217.

Inscriptions +

[DIRECCIÓN DEL MUSEO ... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

136
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, central right area

217
Printmaking. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

MP [Anagrama con las iniciales dentro de un escudo]
Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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