The Eternal Father, Cherubim and Angels
Mid-XVIIcentury. Black chalk, Red chalk on dark yellow paper.Not on display
In the upper part, God the Father is depicted half-length, holding the globe, in a gesture of blessing. Cherubim and seraphim, as well as some heads of cherubim, surround him.
It is probably a study for the upper part of a painting on the Annunciation. It is a work from Madrid that dates from the middle of the century. The attribution to Coello is not plausible.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.136
