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