Saint Dominic de la Calzada
Second half of the XVII century. Pencil, Blue wash, Pencil ground on laid paper.Not on display
In the foreground of the composition, there is a tomb from which a man in chains rises. The event terrifies a female figure. In front of the tomb are a rooster, two hens and a dog. In the background there is the architectural structure of a church, of which we can see the upper façade and bell gable. The figure of Saint Dominic appears in the celestial plane with an abbot’s habit and a staff on a throne of clouds.
The subject appears to refer to the legend of Saint Dominic de la Calzada, a Benedictine abbot. He performed the miracle of resurrecting a young man unjustly executed in front of his parents and bringing a roasted rooster and hen back to life.
The drawing is a Madrid school work by the circle of Claudio Coello or Jiménez Donoso, quite characteristic for its technique and its treatment of the architecture, which is quite classical.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.149-150
