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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Sculpture

1769 - 1770. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper.
Not on display

A figure is depicted in left profile; seated on clouds with her left arm around a male torso seen from behind. This is a preparatory drawing for the figure of Sculpture in the fresco Apollo protecting the Arts in El Pardo Palace. Sambricio considers it to be the work of Francisco, painted between 1769 and 1770.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.42

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Inventory number
D003249
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Sculpture
Date
1769 - 1770
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 330 mm; Width: 556 mm
Series
Serie de dibujos preparatorios para el fresco Apolo protege (o remunera) las Artes en el Palacio del Pardo
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo Español de Arte, 178, 1972, pp. 143, nº 295.

Arnáez, Rocío, Francisco Bayeu. Nuevas identificaciones de dibujos, Archivo Español de Arte, 181, 1973, pp. 78.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 42.

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. 188.

Inscriptions +

137
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper left area

[... SEO NACIONAL DE PINTURAS + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

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

3?
Inscribed in pen and ink. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

188
Printmaking. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

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

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