Second modellino for Greeks and Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus

Ca. 1812. Watercolour, Pencil, Squared-up, Indian ink, Pencil ground on laid paper.
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When Madrazo was commissioned to produce a painting on this theme for Napoleon’s apartments in Rome, he decided to return to the subject of his first known drawing, the Oath of Achilles (Prado, D6682), inspired by Book 18 of the Iliad. Both in the early drawing and in this new composition, the gestures of some of the figures reflect his admiration for the Borghese Gladiator, which he had studied in Paris.

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Inventory number: D006937
Author: José de Madrazo y Agudo
Title: Second modellino for Greeks and Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
Date: Ca. 1812
Technique: Watercolour; Pencil; Squared-up; Indian ink; Pencil ground
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 420 mm; Width: 950 mm
Provenance: Purchased in 2006
Entry date: 2006

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Díez García, José Luis, La disputa de griegos y troyanos por el cuerpo de Patroclo. Un lienzo de José de Madrazo para Napoleón a través de sus dibujos preparatorios, Boletín del Museo del Prado, XXV, Madrid, 2007, pp. 62-83.

Museo Nacional del Prado, No solo Goya. Adquisiciones para el Gabinete de Dibujos y Estampas del Museo del Prado, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2011, pp. 174-180.

G. Navarro, Carlos, José de Madrazo (1781-1859). Dibujos, Fundación Botín, Santander, 2014, pp. 36-43 nº35.

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Motive: Giorgio Magnani. A la izquierda, escudo coronado con un cuerno sobre la letra "Giorgº Magniani", y contramarca "Pescia / Toscana // Al Masso".

264 x 253 mm
La medida de la contramarca de letra, 251 x 221 mm