Studies of Jesuit cardinals

XVII century. Black chalk on yellow paper.
Not on display

The two figures on the right of the composition are depicted wrapped in broad cloaks, next to buffets or tables. The figure on the left appears to be wearing military dress and rests his right leg on fallen figures or objects in a triumphal gesture.

They were reproduced by Sánchez Cantón, who corroborated the text on the drawing and considered them to be ‘a faithful summary of the drawing’s moving outlines with plenty of lively and vibrant effects’. The paintings of Jesuit cardinals for which these drawings were sketched perished in the fire of 1936 without having been photographed.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.125

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Inventory number: D000185
Author: Pedro Ruiz González
Title: Studies of Jesuit cardinals
Date: XVII century
Technique: Black chalk
Support: Yellow paper
Dimension: Height: 106 mm; Width: 165 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Pedro Ruiz González, pintor de la escuela de Madrid, Archivo español de arte y arqueología, 1943, pp. 403 Rep..

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 125.

López Sánchez, Fernando, Pedro Ruiz González (h. 1638/1642-1706) pintor barroco madrileño, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, 2007, pp. 195.

Other inventories +

Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 1482.

Inscriptions +

borrones de los dos retratos de Cardenales de la Sacristía de San Isidro [En el papel en el que está pegado el dibujo en letra del siglo XIX]
Inscribed. Front