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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Saint Eulogius

1783. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the main figure in the central part of the fresco The Imprisonment of Saint Eulogius, located in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. The cathedral keeps a preparatory sketch, and the Museo del Prado keeps other related drawings for the same fresco and sketch. The Saint is depicted standing in profile with his right arm raised. The study of the clothing is very thorough.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.86

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Inventory number
D003236
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Saint Eulogius
Date
1783
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 557 mm; Width: 320 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la Prisión de San Eulogio en el Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 123, nº 1 / lám. 4.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 86.

Hollweg, Pia, Anton Raphael Mengs’ Wirken in Spanien, Peter Lang, 2008.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 137.
137. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios], / de paños y ropas de diferentes ta- / maños y formas del mismo [Bayeu], en / idem, idem, idem [muy mal estado].

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 172.

Inscriptions +

[... DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE PIN... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas, dos veces: la segunda en la parte inferior central y se visualiza lo que no en ésta)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

Nº 137.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower central area

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

Claustro dela Catedral de Toledo / (Fran(co). Bayeu)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left area

172
Printmaking. Lower right area, Front, Secondary support

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

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