The Annunciation
Ca. 1620. Grey-brown wash, Charcoal, Red chalk, Squared-up on yellow laid paper.Not on display
To the left, the Virgin Mary kneels while facing forward, next to the reclining chair that the cloak partly covers. To the right, almost in profile, an angel kneels with his hands crossed over his chest.
This is a preparatory drawing for the painting in the church of Santo Domingo el Antiguo in Toledo, dated 1620. It presents slight variations from the painting.
Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos T. I. Dibujos españoles, siglos XV-XVII / por A. E. Pérez Sánchez, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 1972, p.37
