The Conversion of Paul the Apostle

Late XVII century. Grey-brown wash, Touches of white chalk, Pencil on laid paper, blue prepared paper.
Not on display

To the right, the fallen Saint Paul lifts his gaze and his right arm towards Christ, who appears in Glory. The entire left side of the composition is filled by two horses which have fallen in violent postures.

The postures are inspired by Flemish Rubenesque engravings, which were known to all Spanish artists who painted this episode. The technique and the graphic design are characteristic of the compositional drawings by Conchillos kept in the Museo de Bellas Artes in Valencia. Its inspiration from the work of his master, March, is evident when compared with drawing D00143.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.86-87

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Inventory number: D000124
Author: Juan Conchillos y Falcó
Title: The Conversion of Paul the Apostle
Date: Late XVII century
Technique: Grey-brown wash; Touches of white chalk; Pencil
Support: Laid paper; Blue prepared paper
Dimension: Height: 171 mm; Width: 290 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Soria, Martín S., Esteban March. Baroque Battle and Portrait Painter, The Art Bulletin, 1945, pp. pg.123.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 86-87.

Angulo Íñiguez, Diego, A corpus of spanish drawings. IV Valencia (1600-1700), Harvey Miller, Londres, 1988, pp. nº19 pg.21-22.

Marco García, Victor, Dibujos de Juan Conchillos Falcó (1641-1711). Catálogo razonado, Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica-Instituto Ceán Bermúdez, Madrid, 2026, pp. 204-205 nº22.

Solache Vilela, Gloria, 'Apéndice.El papel azul y el dibujo : Juan Conchillos Falcó', En: Victor Marco: Dibujos de Juan Conchillos Falcó (1641-1711)
Catálogo razonado, Madrid, 2026, pp. 389-400 [394].