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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Saint John the Evangelist

1771. Oil on canvas.
Room 086

Sketches for the pendentives of the dome of the collegiate church at La Granja (Segovia). With this decoration Bayeu continued the project begun by Giambattista Tiepolo, who died in 1770, imbuing the compositions with the harmony, solidity and clarity he learnt while training under Mengs. Three of the evangelists are shown writing, inspired by angels, while Saint Luke, patron of painters, holds an image of the Virgin and Child.

Technical data

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Imagen del carrusel
Inventory number
P002486
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Saint John the Evangelist
Date
1771
Technique
Oil
Support
Canvas
Dimension
Height: 58 cm; Width: 58 cm
Series
Serie de bocetos preparatorios para el fresco de la cúpula de la Colegiata de La Granja de San Ildefonso
Provenance
Royal Collection (acquired from Julián María Piñera, 1842)
Entry date
1842

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Museo del Prado. Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1985, pp. 41.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas (I) La Colección Real, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1990, pp. nº2760.

Morales y Marín, José Luis, Francisco Bayeu. Vida y obra, Ediciones Moncayo, Zaragoza, 1995, pp. 92.

Bray, Xavier, The iconography of Francisco Bayeu's frescoes for the Colegiata at La Granja de San Ildefonso, The Burlington magazine, 139, 1997, pp. 543.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, 1857. Núm. 2760.
Desde el número siguiente 2748 al 2762, ambos inclusives, fueron comprados por S.M. a D. Julián María Piñera, en virtud de orden de 1º de setiembre de 1842, habiéndose abonado por ellos la cantidad de 10.000 R.s von [...] / Ydm. [Bayeu] / 2760. / Una pechina, San Juan Evangelista. / Alto 2 pies, 1 pulg; ancho 2 pies, 1 pulg.

Inscriptions +

2760.
Inscribed in orange. Front, lower area

Location +

Room 086 (On Display)

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Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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