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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Study of four arms with hands

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

This is a preparatory drawing for two figures on the left side of the midground that studies the upper extremities for the fresco The Imprisonment of Saint Eulogius located in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral, where a preparatory sketch is kept. The Museo del Prado keeps other related drawings and a related sketch. This is a study of two arms facing upwards with their hands joined in prayer, and two arms facing downwards with one hand crossed over the other.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.87

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Inventory number
D003294
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Study of four arms with hands
Date
1783
Technique
White chalk; Black chalk
Support
Blue paper
Dimension
Height: 324 mm; Width: 561 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. 146, nº 379.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 87.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 143.
143. Treinta y siete idem idem [dibujos sueltos] de estu- / dios de extremos, de varios tamaños / y autores desconocidos.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 255.

Inscriptions +

[DIRECCIÓN DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE PIN... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

65.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

Nº 143.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper right area

255
Printmaking. Lower central area, Front, Secondary support

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

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

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